Posts Tagged ‘ apps ’

Myriad Alien Vue Brings Android Apps To Your TV Without The Extra Hardware

Myriad Alien Vue Brings Android Apps To Your TV Without The Extra Hardware

Myriad Group is probably best known for creating a solution that brings Android apps to some decidedly non-Android devices , and it looks like the Zurich-based company has set their sights on app-ifying yet another screen in your life: your television. Sorry tweakers, this isn’t the sort of thing you’ll spend a weekend...

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BestVendor Raises $3M For Work App Recommendation Platform

BestVendor Raises $3M For Work App Recommendation Platform

BestVendor , which aims to create an online resource where business professionals can exchange recommendations for work-related software and services, has raised $3 million in Series A funding. The financing round was co-led by RRE Ventures and SoftBank, with previous backer Lerer Ventures, Founder Collective’s David Tisch and Old Willow Partners participating. Founded...

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Facebook For Android Finally Has More Daily Active Users Than Facebook For iPhone

Facebook For Android Finally Has More Daily Active Users Than Facebook For iPhone

For the first time, the Facebook for Android mobile app has eclipsed the daily active user count of Facebook for iPhone. The Android app launched in September 2009 more than a year after its iPhone sister and has been playing catch-up ever since. Both are developed internally by Facebook. This week the two...

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If Freemium Is In, Then Why Do Paid Apps Still Reign Supreme?

If Freemium Is In, Then Why Do Paid Apps Still Reign Supreme?

Earlier today, we posted on some data from Pando Networks that shows that free-to-play online games, often overlooked in the hype around social and casual games, are growing just as fast and as furiously around the globe as their counterparts. Obviously, much of this has to do with the industry’s transition from paid...

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Fast Society Deadpools Its Messaging App, Preps Cameo For Launch

Fast Society Deadpools Its Messaging App, Preps Cameo For Launch

Fast Society today announced it will shut down its group messaging app and instead devote resources to its new app Cameo that will launch next month. Group messaging seemed like such a big opportunity a few years ago. But that was before Apple launched iMessage , Skype bought GroupMe , and Facebook converted...

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