Korean startup VCNC has received a strategic investment from Japanese Internet giant DeNA to turn its couples app Between into an open platform for third-party developers. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. DeNA (pronounced D-N-A) is one of Japan's top mobile Internet companies. Its core business is Mobage, a social games platform, but it also offers e-commerce and other online services.
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Between, A Couples App, Pairs Up With Japanese Mobile Giant DeNA 0
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Event Discovery App Fever Gets $3M Seed Funding From Flickr’s CEO And Other Investors 0
May 7th at 3:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsFever, an event discovery and booking app for iOS and Android, has received $3 million in seed funding from investors including Jeff Pulver, an early investor in Twitter and Foursquare); Bernardo Hernandez, the CEO of Flickr; Gary Shainberg; soccer player Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid; and musician Alejandro Sanz.
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Science Inc. Acquires Armenian Mobile App-Maker Inlight 1
July 11th at 7:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsLooks like Science Inc. is getting more serious about mobile development — the startup studio is announcing that it has acquired an eight-person company based in Yerevan, Armenia called Inlight.That company developed the iOS app of the same name, a social newsreading service targeting women. Science CEO Mike Jones and Chief Business Officer Peter Pham (pictured above at TechCrunch…
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Luxury Consignment Site Shop-Hers Makes Its Mobile Debut 0
September 30th at 8:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsOnline consignment shops operate in a crowded market these days with a range of stores offering everything from eBay-like, peer-to-peer sales of clothes bought at The Gap and Target to high-end stores where luxury goods are authenticated, approved and sold on your behalf. One company making a dent on the latter side of that spectrum is Shop-Hers, a marketplace for luxury goods that now…
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8 apps to help you actually keep your 2015 New Year's resolutions 0
January 1st at 4:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsWhen it comes to keeping those pesky resolutions, your smartphone can actually be your best friend
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Why Your Favorite Snapchat Apps No Longer Work 2
April 3rd at 11:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsOutside of a mobile application’s official product, there tends to exist a broader ecosystem catering the wants and unmet desires of its user community. For Instagram, there are apps to boost your followers; Tinder users could once peer into who likes them and undo their accidental swipes; and dozens Snapchat apps bloomed, allowing users to automatically save incoming photos or…
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Apple and Google both have Confederate flag apps in their app stores 0
June 25th at 3:45am / Mashable / 0 opinionsBoth Google and Apple's app stores have several apps with the Confederate flag prominently displayed in the app icon.
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Le Tote’s Clothing Rentals App Lets You Seek Out New Outfits From Your iPhone’s Search Screen 0
October 23rd at 9:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsOnline shoppers looking to spice up their wardrobe on a more regular basis can now download a new app from Le Tote, a “Netflix-for-clothing” type of service backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures and others, which launched to the public this week. From the app, you’ll be able to access Le Tote’s online catalog of over 150,000 pieces of clothing and…
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Hound, a voice-powered virtual assistant app, launches publicly 1
March 1st at 8:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsKeyvan Mohajer is hoping the past nine years of research and work building a digital assistant at SoundHound will be worth the wait.Today, SoundHound CEO Mohajer said the company is publicly releasing its Hound app, a tool that lets users search for answers to questions and complete some tasks through voice commands. Some examples include searching for restaurant results on Yelp or summoning…
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Apple opens blog on third-party Siri integration, highlighting Pinterest, Vogue & more 0
September 1st at 8:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsIn an unusual move, Apple has launched a blog promoting iOS 10's third-party app integration for Siri, initially focusing on the voice assistant's image-related search capabilities.
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Shopping App NetPlenish Is a Win for Consumers and Sellers 0
May 5th at 4:20pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsNetPlenish CEO Dave Compton believes "there are two types of shoppers: convenience and price-driven." Compton says his wife was faced with a common shopping problem --...
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Top 30 iPhone Apps for Organization and Productivity 0
December 30th at 1:52pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsSo it's almost the new year, and you want to start being more organized and productive, right? Well we've put together a list of great iPhone apps to help you manage your...
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Aisle411 Partners With ZipList For Shopping Lists, Recipe Search 0
October 10th at 9:37am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsMobile shopping app aisle411 is partnering with ZipList, a recipe search and shopping list platform, in the newest release of the aisle411 iPhone app, out now. With the update, aisle411 version 2.0, is also adding better aisle navigation, mapping out an optimized path through stores, whether that’s to help you locate a single item or all the items on your shopping list.
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This Chocolate Bar Uses Augmented Reality 0
January 13th at 12:10am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsLacta, a Greek Chocolate brand owned by Kraft, has created a mobile app for Android and iOS that allows you to send love messages and see them appear on a…
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You Need to Start Consulting the Google Shopper iPhone App Before Buying Anything 0
February 2nd at 3:00am / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThere's no excuse for any iPhone user to go shopping without consulting the Google Shopper app first. It's free, it's fast, it'll tell you if you're getting a good deal, and it'll pull up product reviews for better decision making. The app allows you to search for products using ordinary queries, voice searches, or by taking a photo of a barcode or book cover. The results will include price comparisons, reviews, and inventory information for some retailers. The app is free and available in the Apple App...
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Daily App Deals: Get Buy Me a Pie! for iPad and iPhone for Free 0
February 23rd at 10:30pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThe Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. Buy Me a Pie! (iTunes) Previously $2.99, now Free. Buy Me a Pie! allows you to create lists and share them with your family and friends' iOS devices. Perfect for grocery lists, Buy Me a Pie! ensures that you will never miss an item on your shopping list again, as it automatically syncs with your iOS device the moment someone edits a shared list. Get it for Free. (via...
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4 Grocery List Apps That Make Shopping, Syncing Lists Simple 0
September 7th at 9:36pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsIt's always nice to come home to a well-stocked refrigerator and make a delicious dinner for yourself or your family. Planning your grocery list can ensure that, when you...
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Kuvva Brings Curated Wallpaper Art to your iPhone 0
October 22nd at 12:11pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsWe first covered Kuvva in April last year, noting that it is “the easiest way to have a unique, stylish Twitter background that changes weekly.” At that time, Kuvva sourced…
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Real Estate Snooping App HomeSnap Arrives On iPad, Now Connects Agents With Clients 2
December 18th at 9:23pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsHomeSnap, the real estate app that uses MLS and public record data to offer home prices and other info about houses both on and off the market, is today launching on the iPad. While the original application for iPhone took advantage of the phone’s sensors and camera to ID nearby homes while you’re out and about, the iPad application offers more of a lean-back experience, primarily focused on…
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The Week in iOS Apps: Robots! Space! Westeros! 0
November 30th at 9:30am / Macworld / 0 opinionsThis week’s roundup of iOS apps includes offerings across a variety of realms—including Westeros. Already this week, we’ve brought you reviews of Fantastical for iPhone, WordPress for iOS, and Minecraft Reality, as well as news of updates to Google Drive’s iOS app....
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Notabli Launches Its Private Social Network For Parents 0
January 30th at 10:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsNotabli isn’t the first iOS app to offer a private social network for parents – we’ve already seen 23Snaps and Everyme do just that – but its blend of sensible design, advanced photo-editing features and one-way child invitations helps it stand abreast with the competition....
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iPhone GPS App Scout Offers Personalized Directions 0
March 21st at 6:45am / Mashable / 0 opinionsAs Apple works on improving its built-in Maps app, the Cupertino, Calif. company has left room for several mapping apps to win a place in iPhone owner’s hearts. One mobile GPS app called Scout recently skyrocketed to number two in the App Store, and provides users with turn-by-turn directions to their next location, as well as a few other features.
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Evernote Hello for iPhone gets Passcode Lock, Better Card Scanning 0
April 5th at 1:27am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsEvernote has updated its Hello business contact app for the iPhone with a new passcode lock feature for premium users, flash controls for taking photos of business cards and improved scanning capabilities....
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Futureful's Smart Newsreader Launches Globally 0
June 28th at 4:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsPart news reader, part browser and part social feed, Futureful is proving to be an interesting example of how smart design really is capable of bringing something fresh to the content discovery table....