worldspy - 19.07.12 00:13 The new feature let businesses push specials to you when you're nearby without making you feel like you're getting spammed.

Plenty of people open up Foursquare not to check in but to use the Explore feature to look for a new bar or restaurant, see what friends are up to, or, most importantly, revisit favorite haunts in search of new tips and... mehr bei fastcompany.com

worldspy - 11.07.12 17:25 Apple rumors are often so much digital smoke blowing in the breeze, but a new crop have some real weight behind them and may be giving us clues about Apple's upcoming new hardware.The iPad Mini: It's Back!This rumor has come and gone and come again, driven by two seemingly opposing forces: The army of smaller, more portable 7-inch Android tablets... mehr bei fastcompany.com

worldspy - 11.07.12 14:25 News updates all day from Fast Company.Unusual new gaming console Ouya, a tiny peripheral based on Android and targeted at a $99 launch price, has now raised over $2.4 million on Kickstarter at the time of writing and still has 28 days of funding yet. Speaking to VentureBeat, founder Julia Uhrman said that she and her team hadn't anticipated such... mehr bei fastcompany.com

worldspy - 05.07.12 14:12 News updates all day from Fast Company.One of the advantages that Google's Nexus 7 tablet may have over its Amazon rival the Kindle Fire is that Google wants to push it out internationally sooner, whereas Amazon is overly US-centric now. But it's emerged that when the Nexus hits British shores, it will lack access to Google-distributed TV shows,... mehr bei fastcompany.com

worldspy - 03.07.12 13:27 News updates all day from Fast Company.Microsoft is writing down $6.2 billion on its 2007 purchase of aQuantive, an online ad serving system. According to the Guardian this places the software giant at risk of an accounting-based quarterly loss (when its sales and profitability had aimed it at a profit of around $5 billion), and demonstrates the... mehr bei fastcompany.com

worldspy - 02.07.12 22:51 News updates all day from Fast Company.Mozilla is developing a Firefox-powered smartphone that will be ready by 2013. The big news here is the smartphone's Firefox OS, which is being built with HTML5, the most recent version of the standard code used to create websites. mehr bei fastcompany.com

worldspy - 02.07.12 22:51 News updates all day from Fast Company.We already know Americans work a lot. Now, a new Good Technology study puts a precise number on all those phone calls and emails you log after hours: 365. That's how many overtime hours the average American works a year, though it may feel less like work when you're checking your email at the dinner table, in... mehr bei fastcompany.com

worldspy - 02.07.12 20:39 For 101 years, IBM has been known primarily as a giant corporate entity that makes mainframe computers and all sorts of enterprise-centric tech. Slowly and slightly, that identity is shifting. This will only speed up the rate of change: IBM is working on a product that directly touches consumer's lives, an augmented reality shopping app. mehr bei fastcompany.com

worldspy - 30.06.12 20:49 The tech-savvy mayor teams up with Silicon Valley vets to create a site that delivers news and information the way 20-somethings are used to consuming it.Newark's social-media-savvy mayor is diving into the digital game. Cory Booker tells Fast Company he's teaming up with Silicon Valley veterans to create a video site that will energize and engage... mehr bei fastcompany.com

worldspy - 29.06.12 00:14 News updates all day from Fast Company.Via Bloomberg: Apple will give iTunes its most radical makeover to date, sources tell Bloomberg. Apple hasn't changed much about iTunes since it launched in 2003, but sources say the new version, due by the end of the year, will have tighter integration with social networks (long live Ping), better sharing... mehr bei fastcompany.com