Ori Allon, a two-time entrepreneur who sold his previous companies to Google and Twitter, is back now with a third startup called Urban Compass. The details are scarce but it will… Read more »
Sprint has bought up the half of Clearwire it doesn’t own, paying $2.2 billion for the 4G provider. The deal gives Sprint some much needed spectrum as it competes against Verizon… Read more »
Just seven months after introducing Sail, a payment platform for small merchants that competed with Square, VeriFone is now saying it is retreating from that business and will look to banks… Read more »
New York is getting on board with e-hailing services for taxi cabs though it’s doing so slowly. The Taxi and Limousine Commission approved a one-year pilot program that will allow companies… Read more »
PayPal is targeting cash lovers and the underbanked with a new cash card that allows people to use cash for online purchases. The cards can be bought at 30,000 locations and… Read more »
EasilyDo, a new personal assistant and productivity app, looks to proactively complete dozens of tasks for users rather than waiting for them to do it. The app, which rolls up a… Read more »
Did you really mean to click that mobile web banner? Google is introducing a two-stage process to root out accidental clicks. Advertisers will have to brave a click-through dip for a… Read more »
Maluuba, a Siri for Android app, is now offering users a way to shop by just asking Maluuba questions. The app has integrated with Walmart and Best Buy and pulls up… Read more »
Flickr has been largely forgotten in the mobile photo market. But it’s trying to make a comeback with a new iPhone app that adds better social sharing, photo editing and viewing… Read more »
Vodafone Ventures is leading an $8.3 million investment in Jibe Mobile, which is working on a platform to help developers integrate Joyn. Joyn, which is backed by GSMA, enables rich communications… Read more »