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Flickr Co-Founder Launches Findery Social Discovery App

When it came to officially launching her latest service, Findery, Caterina Fake decided that she wasn’t going to be rushed. “With apps, it’s really important to get it right the…

WhatsApp Deal Highlights Suite of Similar Apps

Facebook’s announcement it is paying $19 billion in cash and stock to acquire WhatsApp is a milestone in the short history of mobile messaging apps. Hundreds of millions of people…

New NU App to Link World to the Campus

LEWISTON – Niagara University has launched a new app that will connect the world to the campus, giving users access to news, events and scores, as well as an employee…

Shopping Apple: Mobile Payments for Physical Goods

Apple is pushing toward an expanded mobile payment system with which consumers can buy physical goods through their iTunes accounts.  In its retail stores, the company has allowed shoppers to…

Apple Receives Patent for 3-D Mapping Concept

On January 7th, U.S. Patent No. 8,624,974 B2 was awarded to Apple for its newest concept: “Generating a Three-Dimensional Model Using a Portable Electronic Device Recording.”  Though it’s a mouthful…

BlackBerry Sues Startup Founded by Ryan Seacrest

Troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. is accusing a company backed by “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest of being a rip-off artist. The allegations emerged in a patent infringement lawsuit filed…

Jim Carrey’s Award-Winning Children’s Book, “How Roland Rolls,” Now An Enhanced E-Book

Versions for E-Reader Devices Feature Abundant Special Effects, Original Music, and Character Voices LOS ANGELES How Roland Rolls, the first book by actor/artist Jim Carrey, recent winner of the 2013…

Apple Guides Shoppers Inside Stores with iBeacon

NEW YORK – GPS will tell you how to get to the nearest Apple store. With iBeacon, Apple hopes to guide you around once you’re inside. On Friday, Apple Inc….

Need Some Holiday Cheer?

Since August, Apple has promoted its Apple Store app by giving away free music, free e-books, free apps, and more.  Now that summer is over and the holiday season is…

iPhone App Lets Users Create and Send Physical Paper Letters

Mr. Postman, an app for Apple iPhones, will let users create and send physical paper letter from their smartphones, its British developer says. Once created on a smartphone, the letter…

Smirnoff Introduces Collaborative Video Storytelling App

The Smirnoff Co. announced the global launch of the Mixhibit app, a new tool that blends users’ best moments captured on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter into a video. According to…

New DNR App Aims to Aid Hunters

It’s not just the weapons used in hunting that are becoming more high-tech. Just in time for the gun deer season, which starts Saturday, the state Department of Natural Resources…