This category covers startups that provide for the mobile communications industry. Here you will find posts that relate to apps and peripherals for all your mobile devices.
The SkyLight device holds the user’s smartphone camera steady over the eyepiece of a microscope so as to enable the user to take pictures with the phone of the images seen through the microscope…. Read More…
A while back I wrote a guide about making time lapse videos with your Android. There, I showed you the basics of time lapse, and gave a small review of two apps: Tina Time Lapse and TimeLapse, both very capable applications. Lapse It would have been on my list, but at that time it was … Read More…
Gimmie, a startup created by seasoned game developers, is launching a new rewards program for users of mobile apps. Gimmie’s new incentives platform, which begins beta testing today with 10 mobile app developers and consumer brands, can boost in-app revenue …… Read More…
Mobile design is growing exponentially and design will become a key differentiator in user’s choice of apps and platforms. Scoutzie is the place to find best in class designers and to understand the future of mobile design…. Read More…
Relying on just one AA battery, the newly launched SpareOne mobile phone holds its power for an astonishing 15 years, with 10 hours of consecutive talk time on a single charge. Developed by industry giant XPAL Power—which also makes the combined battery pack and phone case PowerSkin—SpareOne’s … Read More…
Startups have an inherently predictive quality. As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear o…… Read More…
The PhoneSuit Elite’s claim to fame is its slimline dimensions and super-fast charge times. Measuring at just less than 17mm thick, it doesn’t add too much bulk to your handset but more than doubles battery life. It can charge your iPhone from flat to full in two hours and offe… Read More…
Yahoo has entered the already saturated group-messaging market with the launch of Yahoo Hub, an app aimed at reducing the divide between traditional SMS and data-centric messaging software. Yahoo Hub… Read More…
Until now there hasn’t been a keyboard that was as slick, light-weight and useful as the iPad itself. The TouchFire keyboard brings the brilliance of using the iPad as a writing application to life without the additional bulk that accompanies other iPad keyboards on the market today. … Read More…
Going paperless is our current expectation for businesses, and services like Square are helping community store-fronts implement technologies that make the payment process quicker, easier and eco-friendly. Proximiant has just launched a new service that is similar to Square but uses NFC technology. The service will allow consumers to receive a digital receipt of their purchase that is beamed directly to compliant smartphone’s without having to give personal information to the seller. Proximiant provides a free low-cost hardware platform that uses NFC (near field communication) to pass a receipt from a register to new mobile phones…. Read More…