May 17th, 2013

The number of apps available for Google Glass continues to mount, with Google announcing a host of new partners at I/O, including Twitter, Facebook and CNN. The Twitter app gives Glass users access to...

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May 17th, 2013

appside
From children’s apps to digital magazines and the second screen, every day we at The Appside report on the size and shape of new and evolving apps across the creative industries. We keep you in touch...

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May 16th, 2013

App Store 50bn
The App Store hit its 50 billionth download yesterday, with half of that coming over the last 14 and a half months. The App Store launched in July 2008, hitting 25bn downloads in early March 2012, which...

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May 7th, 2013

Nintendo Wii u
Nintendo is reportedly turning to apps to help the Wii-U out of its hole. The Japan Times reports that Nintendo has offered software to developers to allow them to convert their smartphone apps for use...

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May 7th, 2013

smartphones
Britain’s smartphones are at risk of becoming “app graveyards” according to uSwitch, which claims that 29% of Britons use less than a quarter of the apps they have downloaded regularly. The company...

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April 23rd, 2013

Tumblr
Tumblr has launched its first mobile ads via its iOS and Android apps. The first ads come from ABC Entertainment, ABC Family, GE, Pepsi and Warner Bros, which is using the ads to promote The Great Gatsby...

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April 18th, 2013

Linkedin android
LinkedIn has relaunched its Android and iOS apps to include greater personalisation via a customisable navigation page. Other new features include a revamped stream with tailored updates, news and original...

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April 18th, 2013

ebay
eBay gained 2.8m new customers in the first quarter of 2013 through mobile, the company has revealed, with its suite of mobile apps passing 162m downloads. eBay said the strong performance in mobile drove...

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April 11th, 2013

Google Glass
Google Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers have come together to form the “Glass Collective”, an investment partnership to nurture apps for Google Glass. The collective...

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