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A wave of apps like Wavii and Summly serve news on the go - Reuters

A wave of apps like Wavii and Summly serve news on the go - Reuters | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
A wave of apps like Wavii and Summly serve news on the goReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Silicon Valley may believe that mobile devices represent the future of information technology, but they've yet to come up with a slick and comprehensive way...
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LukeW | WWDC 2013: Just the Data

LukeW | WWDC 2013: Just the Data | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
LukeW Ideation + Design provides resources for mobile and Web product design and strategy including presentations, workshops, articles, books and more on usability, interaction design and visual design.
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Google Won’t Approve Glass Apps That Recognize People’s Faces… For Now | TechCrunch

Google Won’t Approve Glass Apps That Recognize People’s Faces… For Now | TechCrunch | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.
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Why Google is saying adios to some of its most ardent app developers

Why Google is saying adios to some of its most ardent app developers | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
It's too hard to pay developers in Argentina for Android apps, so Google isn't going to anymore. Last Friday, Google began sending letters to developers in Argentina announcing that, as of this summer, all paid mobile apps will be unpublished.
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It’s back (again): NY courts approve Uber, Hailo, green taxis in one fell swoop

It’s back (again): NY courts approve Uber, Hailo, green taxis in one fell swoop | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
Today, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced two noteworthy decisions by the state's Court of Appeals that is a victory for companies looking to get into the transportation ...
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PlanGrid’s Blueprint App Adds Automatic Hyperlinking And Web-Based Markup | TechCrunch

PlanGrid’s Blueprint App Adds Automatic Hyperlinking And Web-Based Markup | TechCrunch | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
PlanGrid, a startup that hopes to replace blueprint printouts on construction sites with those that can be viewed on an iPad, has just released its latest app update.
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FreedomPop Will Take On Carriers This Summer By Offering Smartphones And A New Freemium Phone Plan | TechCrunch

FreedomPop Will Take On Carriers This Summer By Offering Smartphones And A New Freemium Phone Plan | TechCrunch | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
Freemium wireless internet startup FreedomPop has been out to undercut traditional wireless carriers on data plan costs for over a year now, but now the company wants to up ante once more.
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Facebook Advertises That You Can Turn Off Home “If You Need Some Alone Time” | TechCrunch

Facebook Advertises That You Can Turn Off Home “If You Need Some Alone Time” | TechCrunch | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
Desperate to make its homescreen replacement Home seem less invasive, Facebook is advertising that you can temporarily deactivate it and use your HTC First or other Android phone as normal.
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Use Duolingo on Android to learn languages while mobile

Use Duolingo on Android to learn languages while mobile | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
Duolingo eliminates the procrastinator's 'no time' and 'too costly' excuses by offering mobile language learning at no cost. Read this article by Nicole Cozma on CNET.
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Volvo used crowdsourcing to update its innovative 'On Call' smartphone app | Digital Trends

Volvo used crowdsourcing to update its innovative 'On Call' smartphone app | Digital Trends | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
Volvo opened suggestions up to its Facebook page allowing users to give their feedback on what new features they’d like to see.
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Intel sets Haswell launch for June 4th, details bold battery life claims

Intel sets Haswell launch for June 4th, details bold battery life claims | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
Haswell is hardly a secret at this point: there's been a steady drip-drip of demos and technical leaks since as far back as 2011, and just a month ago we
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SmartThings opens up its home automation platform to developers

SmartThings opens up its home automation platform to developers | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
To say SmartThings' Kickstarter campaign was a success is an understatement: the Internet of Things outfit, which offers a clever array of home
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TechStars-Backed Bondsy Launches An iOS App To Bring Bartering Into The 21st Century | TechCrunch

TechStars-Backed Bondsy Launches An iOS App To Bring Bartering Into The 21st Century | TechCrunch | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
Today a TechStars-backed company is launching out of private beta and into the App Store in an attempt to bring the Utopian notion of a barterer's lifestyle to fruition.
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Google Plans to Fund, Develop Wireless Networks in Emerging Markets

Google Plans to Fund, Develop Wireless Networks in Emerging Markets | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
Google Inc. is working to connect a billion or more new people to the Internet.
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Big Impact On A Small Budget: Ben’s Friends Wants To Build A Web & Mobile Support Network For Every Rare Disease | TechCrunch

Big Impact On A Small Budget: Ben’s Friends Wants To Build A Web & Mobile Support Network For Every Rare Disease | TechCrunch | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
There's a lot of exciting and head-turning technology out there today, and it's changing our world in a multitude of ways, some more obvious than others -- and at a fairly astounding rate.
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Aiming To Make You More Productive, Focus@Will Launches A Music App For iOS | TechCrunch

Aiming To Make You More Productive, Focus@Will Launches A Music App For iOS | TechCrunch | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
I've always been impressed by people who can listen to music while they write. I mean, I'll do it every once in a while, especially when one of my co-workers is being particularly distracting, but in general I've found that music just slows me down.
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Samsung Says New Superfast “5G” Works with Handsets in Motion | MIT Technology Review

Samsung Says New Superfast “5G” Works with Handsets in Motion | MIT Technology Review | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
Samsung has made some bold claims about its “5G” technology, but experts await published confirmation.
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Microsoft Details Its Plans For Making Windows 8.1 More Attractive To Businesses, Adds New BYOD Tools, Selective Remote Wipe & More | TechCrunch

Microsoft Details Its Plans For Making Windows 8.1 More Attractive To Businesses, Adds New BYOD Tools, Selective Remote Wipe & More | TechCrunch | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
Windows 8.1, which will launch in preview on June 26th, isn't just about bringing the Start button back. For Microsoft, it's also an opportunity to get businesses of all sizes to take another look at an operating system they mostly ignored so far.
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Google Will Soon Launch Google Web Designer, A Free HTML5 Development Tool For Creating Web Apps, Sites And Ads | TechCrunch

Google Will Soon Launch Google Web Designer, A Free HTML5 Development Tool For Creating Web Apps, Sites And Ads | TechCrunch | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
Google will soon launch Google Web Designer, an HTML5 development tool for "creative professionals." The service, Google says, will launch within "the coming months" and is meant to "empower creative professionals to create cutting-edge advertising...
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LukeW | Designing for Thumb Flow

LukeW Ideation + Design provides resources for mobile and Web product design and strategy including presentations, workshops, articles, books and more on usability, interaction design and visual design.
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Best Samsung Galaxy S4 cases

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Looking for a new case for your GS4? Here are CNET's current top choices. Read this article by David Carnoy on CNET.
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Microsoft launches website directly contrasting Windows 8 tablets and the iPad

Microsoft launches website directly contrasting Windows 8 tablets and the iPad | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
Recently Microsoft launched a website that directly compares and contrasts Windows 8-based tablets and Apple's iPad. As Tom Warren of The Verge notes, the method is similar to prior ...
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Is this the best smartphone plan ever?

Is this the best smartphone plan ever? | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
T-Mobile has a great plan for those who use their smartphones primarily as data devices. But finding the plan can be a challenge. Read this article by Danny Sullivan on CNET News.
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The Rise of the Mobile-Only User

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You don't get to decide which device your customer uses to access the internet.
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LukeW | Data Monday: What Are People Doing on Mobile?

LukeW Ideation + Design provides resources for mobile and Web product design and strategy including presentations, workshops, articles, books and more on usability, interaction design and visual design.
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One year in, Lyft raises a $60M round led by Andreessen Horowitz, says it gives 30k rides a week

One year in, Lyft raises a $60M round led by Andreessen Horowitz, says it gives 30k rides a week | Mobile Terra Firma | Scoop.it
Ridesharing startup Lyft has announced a $60M Series C round led by Andreessen Horowitz, on the same day it celebrates its one-year anniversary. In honor of the occasion, the company ...
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