There’s no question that Google+ has quickly become the most successful social offering that Google has ever released, racking up more than 25 million users in a matter of weeks. That may still be light years behind Facebook’s user base of more than 750 million, but the search company’s social platform seems to be...
Ladies and Gentlemen, meet the Droid HD. The previously unseen handset was known to be floating around, thanks to its EXIF data making a quick appearance on Flickr, but the Droid HD is ready for a bit of spotlight. The Droid Bionic has been enjoying its share of attention for months now, even as...
Apple and Nokia, along with Qualcomm and several other companies, are still weighing bids for InterDigital Inc in order to scoop up its trove of patents for wireless tech, reports Reuters. The company is up for sale and is proceeding with its auction. The news that Apple and Nokia are interested in the roughly...
The guy in charge of Apple’s mobile ads platform, Andy Miller, is headed out the door. AllThingsD reported his impending departure this morning. Miller is apparently headed to Boston-based Highland Capital where he’ll be a general partner. That’s the same venture capital firm that funded Quattro Wireless, the mobile ads company Miller founded that...
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Google has inadvertently created an API that third-party developers can use to check whether a word entered by a user is likely to be offensive or not. While Google’s recently launched What Do You Love? site was a neat showcase for some of the company’s services, what interested developers was the list of profanities...
We first covered Blippar back in June, when it gave The Next Web a demo of the augmented reality (AR) app that “brings brands to life”. Blippar sells itself as the first image-recognition mobile platform aimed specifically at brand-consumer engagement And to celebrate the official launch this week, the guys behind Blippar have teamed...
When Foodspotting first launched, I have to admit, I was skeptical. I have clearly been proven wrong. The popularity of the concept of sharing images of your food is obvious as Foodspotting has already hit the 1 million download mark, and continues to grow. Foodspotting is all about sharing snaps of your meals at restaurants,...