Monday, September 3, 2012

Top Stories of the Day // September 3, 2012

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Today's Top Stories // Sep 3, 2012

7-Weeks In, Dalton Caldwell's App.net Gets First Dedicated iOS App, Passes 17,500 Users

Back in July, Dalton Caldwell (of imeem and picplz fame) announced an "audacious" goal: To create a better, developer-and-user-supported (and ad-free)... read more

Android Smartphone Sales, Led By Big Screens, Are Growing Everywhere Except In The U.S.

We've seen a lot of images of an (alleged) iPhone coming soon with a bigger screen, and some numbers out from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, the WPP-owned market... read more

On Lack Of IT Readiness - And Innovators Dilemma. VMware Delivers A Sad Reality

Editor's note: Ben Kepes is a technology evangelist, an investor, a commentator and a business adviser. More about Ben here. He hangs out 24*7 on Twitter.... read more

Rocket Internet's 'Blitzkrieg': JP Morgan Invests In Russian Fashion Site Lamoda; $40-80M Reported

Less than a month after JP Morgan put investments into two Rocket Internet-baked fashion sites modelled on Zappos -- an undisclosed investment into... read more

Purported Redesigned Apple Earbuds Leaked In Vietnam

While rumors of the new iPhone have been rampant for most of the summer, not much has been leaked about accessories other than a purported new cable. That is... read more

How Obama Stole Romney's RNC Thunder With Clever Social Media

President Barack Obama managed to steal an impressive amount of Gov. Mitt Romney's press coverage with a few, cheap social media tricks, including the most... read more

Social Gaming, Dating Account For The Biggest Growth In Carrier Billing

Over the last year, we have seen some notable advances in mobile carrier billing -- which lets people pay for services and content on their phones by charging... read more

Swarmly Debuts Its 'Waze For People' On iOS -- Know Where Is Hot Or Not, Right Now

Swarmly, a newly-released app for iPhone, thinks it's seen a gap in the location sharing market. Unlike check-in apps like Foursquare or indeed Facebook's own... read more

MyVoucherCodes Adds Restaurant Booking Functionality To Its Mobile App, Powered By Toptable

In a move that seems like a bit of a no-brainer, but for which the company is claiming a UK first: MyVoucherCodes has added the ability to make a restaurant... read more

T-Mobile Launches CleverConnect, A Bobsled-Style VoIP Service For Europe

T-Mobile today becomes the latest operator to leverage the popularity of free internet phone calls and texts in hopes of luring in more users around its brand.... read more

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