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Facebook Promises New Version of Mobile App Will Actually Load This Time, We...
"We’ve rebuilt the app from the ground up, so now the app opens much faster and your news feed and notifications load right when you open Facebook," the company says. Damn, just when you were getting...
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With Two New Execs and Lofty Expansion Plans, Onswipe’s on Its Way Up
Mr. Baptiste (jasonlbaptiste.com) The first sound we heard upon ringing the doorbell at the Onswipe offices just off of Union Square was the pitter-pattering of puppy footsteps. "Is that a dog?" we...
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As Rumors About a $2B Valuation Swirl, Airbnb Sees Mobile Traffic Double
Mr. Vilcsak and what we have to presume is a fake mustache. (Photo: Twitter) Despite New York's recent crackdown on illegal hoteliers--which has put the tech-friendly city at odds with successful...
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After Significant Layoffs, Zynga Officially Rolls the Dice on Real Money...
Mr. Pincus (Photo: Wikipedia) After two big blows in succession--downgraded earnings forecasts, followed by 5 percent layoffs and the end of its studios in Boston, Japan, and the UK--Zynga's third...
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Verizon Waives Two Weeks of Voice and Text Charges for Sandy Victims
(Photo: Twitter/swissmiss) Anyone in the New York/New Jersey region knows how hard it was to make a call or send a text message in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy's devastation. Simply dialing up your...
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Facebook Execs Stop Just Short of Tap Dancing in Celebration of Mobile Revenue
(elitedaily.com) Doesn't it seem the Facebook IPO was just yesterday? And yet here we are at the company's third earnings release, which brings promising news. In fact, we're a little surprised the...
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‘Designated Texter’ Campaign Launches for Those Physically Incapable of Not...
(Photo: Mike Luckovich/Frugal Cafe) Do you enjoy rolling the window down while driving to catch the breeze in your hair? Hooking your iPhone up to the car stereo so you can enjoy the complex musical...
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When Pigs Flirt: Christian Group Decries Bestiality in Geico Mobile App
(Screencap) So you're an insurance company, and you've got a snazzy new smartphone app that does things like helps your customers call for a tow truck when their car breaks down. Also, you have a...
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Is Marissa Mayer’s Yahoo Splintering Into ‘Have and Have-Nots’?
"Look at that guy with his ThinkPad, lol." (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images) As part of her attempt to drag Yahoo into the twenty-first century, kicking and screaming if necessary, CEO Marissa Mayer is...
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If You’re an Android Coder in NYC, Expect a Huge Salary
(Photo via Uncalno Tekno) Android is eating the planet as more people worldwide take up Android as either their first or latest smartphone. Problem is, those people need apps, and apps need coders to...
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