Like going to the movies but hate going alone? A new iPhone app hopes to provide a way to solve that without the need for having something as messy as a social life. Filmaster, a recent startup has launched a new app that it’s describing as “Foursquare for film,” that allows movie fans to check-in at screenings and keep up to date with …
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IKEA Launches Virtual Furniture, Makes Your Desktop More Swedish
IKEA may be the go-to place for affordably-priced furniture, but did you know that it’s now branching out into virtual shelving, as well? IKEA sites in Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are offering customers an app that lets them organize their desktop using the Swedish company’s Expedit shelving unit.
The app comes from …
Earthquake Preparedness Apps to Help You In Case of an Emergency
While you can’t prevent natural disasters like earthquakes, you can prepare for them so you know what to do when one hits.
Your phone can become a tool to help you survive a dangerous situation. Here are some suggestions of which apps to download so you can be prepared when disaster strikes. While it’s still scary to be put in that …
Sony Releases New App to Entertain, Make You Buy Movies
Warner Bros. may be using Facebook to rent its movies, but Sony Pictures has a different idea on how to lure more eyeballs towards its wares (Don’t worry, they’re also said to be in negotiations with Facebook over rentals). The studio is launching a new app for the iPad and iPhone called “My Daily Clip” which, you guessed it, offers …
Foursquare Partners with AMEX at SXSW
SXSW is famous for being a launch pad for new apps and new tech features. Among those being tested out this year is Foursquare’s American Express partnership. Now, when you check in at selected locations and purchase at least $5 worth of goods, you can get a $5 credit on your statement.
Wall Street Journal talked to AMEX vice chairman …
SETI Explorer App Finally Gives your Phone a Purpose
Finally, your phone can do something more important than check email, browse the internet or help misguided birds channel their aggression against their pig overlords: The SETI Institute has launched a private beta test for SetiQuest Explorer, an app that will allow users to search for intelligent life in space.
The new app – …
What’s Going to be Huge at SXSW? Group Messaging
The following is a guest post by Thor Muller, the co-founder and CTO of Get Satisfaction.
Years ago my mother cornered me, as she often does. “What’s going to be the next big thing?” she asked me.
“Telepathy,” I blurted. I was being cheeky, of course. But I wasn’t far off, as she now reminds me. The last decade has been a race to …
Move Over, Flipboard: Zite is the Latest Personalized iPad Mag
We don’t all have that well-read friend who can direct us to the latest news stories and blogs that he thinks we’d appreciate. That’s why there’s Zite, a free personalized iPad magazine and news discovery service that launched today.
While it’s noticeably similar to the much-loved Flipboard, Zite functions more as a web discovery …
Foursquare 3.0: Recommended Locations, New Merchant Features
Foursquare is giving users more reasons to check in with Foursquare 3.0 including better deals, more suggested places to visit and an easier way to rack up points.
As added incentive to check in, Foursquare 3.0 added a Explore tab. You can search for a category like “German restaurants,” and the app will point you to the nearest …
Every PC from HP Will Run WebOS, but Why Stop There?
During HP’s recent announcement of its TouchPad tablet, it was revealed that the WebOS software running on the company’s line of tablets and smartphones would also find its way into other HP products—most notably, computers and printers.
There was some initial scuttle about what WebOS laptops and desktops might look like and how …
Al Jazeera Launches Twitter Dashboard to Track Middle East Politics
Social media may have been credited with driving a lot of the uprisings and revolutions in the Middle East recently, and now it may be the best way to keep track of what’s happening in each of them. Al Jazeera has launched a Twitter dashboard that tallies daily the number of tweets about political developments in Egypt, Libya, Yemen and …
Android’s Hidden Music Backup Feature Harmonizes with Google
Well, well, well. Looks like we have some more fuel for the ages-old Google Music rumors. An enterprising developer shoehorned the new Motorola Xoom Android tablet’s music application onto his plain old Android smartphone and went he went into the phone’s settings menu, he was surprised to find a feature labeled “Sync Music” sandwiched …