Salon-booking service StyleSeat has finally made its way to mobile, after seeing its smartphone usage increase from 15% during the company's first year (2011) to now 78% of total usage today. Says company co-founder and CEO Melody McCloskey of StyleSeat's mobile traction, "it's completely blown up in the last couple of years." The company, which has today grown to 200,000 stylists across 15,000…
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Salon Booking Platform StyleSeat Goes Mobile, Ahead Of Upcoming Series A 0
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Our Favorite Android, iOS and Windows Phone Apps of the Week 2
December 14th at 3:10am / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsSFeel that holiday spirit in the air? It smells like pine trees and whatever toy parents are beating each other up over this year. Share the giving spirit and present your phone with some sweet new apps. Multi-Platform UpdatesViberSThis week's update brings the ability to make VoIP phone calls to any phone number, landline or mobile, for an allegedly low rate (calls to other app users are free). The app also displays your phone number on caller ID, so your far-flung friends need not know you're calling...
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PDFpen Scan+ review: Scanning app for iOS is very good at OCR 0
December 12th at 6:55am / Macworld / 0 opinionsPDFpen Scan+ does a great job of recognizing the text in your documents, including documents written in 18 different languages....
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Fiverr lets users buy & sell services anywhere with new iPhone app 0
December 10th at 7:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsPopular user-to-user service marketplace Fiverr made their first move from the desktop to mobile devices on Tuesday with the launch of their new iPhone app, allowing customers to order gigs on the go.
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Fiverr hits the iPhone to let you buy weird and wonderful services on the go 0
December 10th at 5:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsFiverr, the marketplace that allows people to offer their services to others for as little as $5, has made today made its mobile app debut with the launch of an iOS version....
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Former Apple engineer slims down Square's credit card reader 0
December 10th at 6:51am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsPayments company Square on Monday unveiled a new, slimmer credit card reader designed by a team lead by former Apple engineer and current Square VP of Hardware Jesse Dorogusker.
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How get the most out of Google’s apps and services when using an iPad 2
December 7th at 8:07pm / GigaOM / 0 opinionsGoing “all in” with Google’s online services does not mean that Android is the only option for your tablet. The following will show just how much attention Google has given to to Apple’s own iPad.
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Amazon’s virtual desktop service WorkSpaces launches on iPad 1
December 5th at 3:28am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsThree weeks after Amazon announced Amazon WorkSpaces for AWS customers to create virtual desktops on various devices, the e-commerce giant has now launched an app specifically for iPad users....
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Amazon’s New Cloud Desktop Service, Amazon WorkSpaces, Arrives On iPad 0
December 4th at 7:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsAmazon WorkSpaces, the company's recently announced virtual desktops service and competitor with VMware, has now arrived on the iOS platform, or more specifically, on iPad. The new app will allow those who have access to the WorkSpaces Limited Preview currently in progress to use their iPad device as a cloud desktop of sorts, in order to handle everyday corporate computing tasks, like editing…
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Like Counter Pro: This iPad app displays your company’s Facebook Page ‘Likes’ in real-time 0
December 4th at 5:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsAs vain as it may be, people like to be liked and the world of social networking is no different. Admit it, you secretly wish those quips you post to your Wall gain at least a double-digit ‘Like’ count. Right?...
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Roundup: Black Friday mobile app deals for iOS and Android (updating) 0
November 29th at 10:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsIt’s Black Friday time once again, and with it comes the usual mad rush to grab the very best hardware and software at bargain prices....
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The Best Black Friday App Deals 2
November 29th at 9:10pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsBlack Friday's not just for real-world goods; it's also arguably the biggest day of the year for sales on great apps. We've listed a ton of the best deals below, and we'll add more as we see them. If you know of any we missed, let us know in the comments! iOS Android Mac Windows Welcome to our coverage of all the best Black Friday deals. Deals are continuing to pour in, and this post will be constantly updated right up to the … Read…
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Readdle Slashes 50% Off 5 Top iOS Apps In Black Friday Sale 1
November 29th at 7:04pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsReaddle, the team behind some of the best productivity apps and utilities for iOS, has slashed 50% off five of its top offerings for Black Friday. The sale includes titles like PDF Expert for iPhone and iPad, Calendars 5, and…
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Salesforce unveils Salesforce1, a new CRM platform to help companies shift focus to customers 1
November 18th at 10:28am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsThe advancement of technology has enabled companies to become better connected with the global marketplace. However, it also places them in the unenviable position of trying to keep up with the latest trends to reassure the public that they’re not falling behind in the times. In doing so, one key relationship is arguably being mismanaged: that with the customer....
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Securing your private messages with cryptography apps and services for iOS and OS X 0
November 12th at 12:14pm / GigaOM / 0 opinionsWhen it comes to secure online communication you can choose to secure the message, protect the identity of the messenger or both. These techniques for iOS and OS X devices will help ensure that your message gets to its intended recipient, and only that recipient.
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'Living Wallet' Runs Away From Shopaholics' Hands 0
October 22nd at 9:05am / Mashable / 0 opinionsThe Living Wallet looks like a regular wallet -- except for the small wheels on its sides. According to its official website, the wallet pairs with a bookkeeping app called Zaim, which works on the iPhone, Android, iPad and on the web. The wallet, created by a Japanese company, looks ordinary on the outside -- but inside, it's anything but. See also: 10 Weird Japanese Products That Are Actually Kind of Useful The wallet can apparently be set to two different modes, Save Mode and Consumption Mode.
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Microsoft Brings Remote Desktop App To Android & iOS 1
October 20th at 10:24pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsAs promised, Microsoft has released its official Remote Desktop app for Android and iOS to coincide with the launch of Windows 8.1. The app is free to download and use, and just like the many third-party remote desktop clients, it…
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22 of the best mobile messaging apps to replace SMS on your smartphone 3
October 18th at 5:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsWe’ve known for sometime that SMS is becoming passe for many smartphone owners worldwide....
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Microsoft launches Remote Desktop for Android and iOS, bringing the Windows desktop to phones and tablets 2
October 17th at 11:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsIn addition to the release of Windows 8.1, Microsoft today launched Microsoft Remote Desktop for Android and iOS, bringing the Windows desktop to phones and tablets. You can download the free app now directly from Google Play and Apple’s App Store....
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Microsoft's new iOS and Android Remote Desktop apps let you control a PC from a phone 2
October 17th at 11:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsMicrosoft is providing a new way for iOS and Android users to access their Windows PCs today. A new Remote Desktop app is now available for both operating systems, letting you simply connect to a Windows PC and control it. While a number of third-party solutions have existed previously, including Citrix and others, Microsoft's native support is the latest in its continued push to provide apps across Windows, Android, and iOS....
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Want Office on your iPad or Android tablet? Try Microsoft’s new Remote Desktop app for iOS 0
October 17th at 2:30pm / GigaOM / 0 opinionsWant to remotely connect your iPad, iPhone or Android device to a Windows PC from afar? There have been a number of third-party methods to do this, but now Microsoft is providing a free one too.
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Double Robotics review: Why go to the office when a robot can go for you? 2
October 16th at 6:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsWhat can you do for those times when you need to be in the office, but you just can’t make it? How about having a robot go in your place? That’s the idea with Double, a telepresence robot that works with the iPad....
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Tap Forms review: Promising personal database is feature-filled 0
October 15th at 6:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsTap Forms 1.5 is a personal database app for your Mac offering a number of useful tools for collecting and managing your personal information. The app makes it easy to create basic relational databases, offers iCloud synchronization, provides data encryption, and includes dozens of pre-fabbed databases you can use as they are or as a foundation for building new databases of your own....
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Readdle Brings Next-Gen Image Processing To Scanner Pro, New Features To Calendars 5 0
October 10th at 5:44pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsReaddle has this week updated two of its most popular productivity apps for iOS, adding next-generation image processing to Scanner Pro, and a number of new features to Calendars 5. You can now enjoy much-improved scans with better legibility in the former, as well as task creation and an app icon badge in the latter.
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Groupon updates its Breadcrumb point-of-sale iPad app with customer profiles and employee reports 0
October 9th at 6:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsGroupon is updating its point-of-sale Breadcrumb app for the iPad today to help business owners track the preferences of their customers and keep tabs on how their staff are performing....