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Smaato Raises $7 million from Singapore’s EDBI and more

Smaato, a mobile advertising start-up that helps publishers to monetize their content through mobile applications has just raised $7 million of fresh funds. The $7 million round of funding was led by Singapore’s EDBI, together with existing shareholders including Aeries Capital. The new funds will help Smaato’s expand internationally, in particular to extend its presence […]

Retailers are Missing the Connection with Mobile Shoppers

Mobile shopping applications that provide consumers access to price comparisons, product availability, coupons, recommendations, ratings and reviews helped drive online spending to record highs during the 2010 holidays. However, according to a new study from Motorola Solutions, many brick-and-mortar retailers paid dearly for neglecting to keep… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my […]

Apple Tries to Trademark App Icons

Apple has filed trademark motions for its official iPhone and iPad app icons with minutely detailed descriptions. Here’s the description for the MobileMe iDisk, for instance: “The mark consists of a rectangle with rounded corners depicting a stylized white cloud on a blue background.” Descriptions are accompanied by large image files of the icons. As […]

Turn Your iPad into a Moving Landscape With Magic Window

This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. Name: Magic Window Quick Pitch: Magic Window turns your iPad into a virtual window […]

Apple’s iAds Could Cost Advertisers $10 Million at Launch [REPORT]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has made it clear that he thinks today’s mobile ads aren’t up to par. However, his company’s solution to it –- iAds –- will come with a hefty price tag; up to $10 million for advertisers that want to be on board for the product’s launch in June. According to The […]

The Case For a Mac App Store

Will there be a Mac App Store, similar to the iPhone App Store that cemented Apple’s dominance of the mobile applications space? According to an email response from Steve Jobs, the answer might be “nope”. But that’s one heck of an opportunity to throw away. Steve Jobs’ Denial After rumors last week that Apple might […]

Ford’s SYNC AppLink Brings Android and BlackBerry Apps to Your Car

Today Ford is announcing SYNC AppLink, a downloadable software upgrade for Ford SYNC systems that will allow hands-free voice control of popular applications for the BlackBerry and Android smartphones. The first car to get SYNC AppLink support will be the 2011 Fiesta, which will be available later this summer. Back in January, Ford announced the […]

Appboy Gets a New Design, iPhone App and Best Buy Partnership

Back in October we wrote about Appboy, a social network for mobile app developers and users. Since launching, Appboy has continued to evolve into a community for both developers and users to find and rate apps, as well as submit ideas for new mobile applications. Appboy has just rolled out a big update to its […]