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Users of the photo blog platform Tumblr will soon have mobile advertisements inserted into their updates, and they will largely look like normal posts. Users of smartphone apps will first see up to four spots per day, an ...read more

Nike has teamed up with Instagram to create an HTML5 app called "Nike PhotoiD". Users of the app can interactively configure their future Air Max shoes by selecting a photo from their own Instagram profile, whereupon "Ni ...read more

The Seattle-based company Placed specialises in location-based analysis and has just launched "Placed Affiliate" to enable developers to make money from their apps even without advertising. Users of participating apps ar ...read more

The music identification service Shazam has been updated to include a feature called "Shazam for TV", which enables users not just to read cast biographies and trivia about TV shows, but also to access information about ...read more

  The “StreetOwl” mobile app, developed by the American company of the same name, enables drivers to match their car insurance to the way they drive and save themselves some money. First of all, the app ...read more

The pizza delivery service Domino's Pizza has added an augmented reality app featuring the virtual pop star Hatsune Miku to its packaging in Japan. ...read more

The iPhone application Automatic connects a car's on-board diagnostics computer with a smartphone. ...read more

The start-up "Emmas Enkel" recently launched an augmented reality shopping pilot project in cooperation with the mobile phone company Vodafone. ...read more

At selected branches of McDonald’s in Europe, smartphone users can now wirelessly recharge their phones while eating their meal. ...read more

Volkswagen has teamed up with Google and the creative agency Deutsch and launched a smartphone app called "Smileage" which measures the fun factor of every car journey. ...read more

HTC offers an extra telephone called the "HTC Mini" which is supplied together with the "Butterfly" smartphone. ...read more

The new Foursquare iPhone application "Foursquare for Business" allows shop owners and businesses to share local updates, access a list of recent visitors and their comments, and track analytics. ...read more

“Scanimalz” are plush animal toys with a QR code that can be scanned to launch an adventure with the toy in a smartphone game. The app is freely available for Apple and Android devices. Games can be activated ...read more

Duane Reade now gives its customers the chance to play the augmented reality game "Ingress" in its stores. ...read more

The app Drive Kit Plus enables Mercedes drivers to extend their car's infotainment system with the help of an iPhone. ...read more

McDonald's is offering its Australian customers a app called "TrackMyMacca's" that uses GPS and image recognition to provide information on the origin of the ingredients used. ...read more

Lingerie company Delta has exploited the automatic deleting feature for messages in Facebook's chat ...read more

"SoundTracking" is a mobile application for Android and iPhone that enables smartphone users to share their music automatically on Twitter. ...read more

The Californian online dating platform Tagged now offers a mobile application called “Sidewalk”, which allows users to capture and share interesting places and events in San Francisco. “Sidewalk” ...read more

The menswear specialist Hointer from Seattle gives customers in its store the chance to order selected jeans and trousers directly to the fitting room from their smartphones. To ensure that customers have a good overview ...read more

The London-based start-up Bloom.fm has launched a music streaming service that specialises in smartphones. The service aims to offer both music on demand and automated radio. Users of the iOS app are greeted by a navigat ...read more

The British non-profit organisation Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research lets the participants of its “Pledgeit” campaign challenge their friends to do things for a good cause. People first have to sign up via ...read more

The Canadian start-up Checkout 51 offers an app for mobile couponing that enables users to get discounts on certain brands at a variety of supermarkets even if they don’t have coupons. With “Checkout 51″ ...read more

“popSLATE” is a protective case for Apple’s iPhone and it provides a rear-facing 4-inch E-Ink display. E-Ink display technology only needs power to change images and can therefore run for a long time on ...read more

Air France offers a mobile app called "Music in the Sky" that enables passengers to discover new music by pointing their smartphone camera towards the clouds. ...read more