I'd wager everyone has shopped at Walmart at one point or another in their lives. I'd also wager that many people have had experiences where the checkout person was incredibly slow and seemed more interested in talking than ringing up your purchase. What you may not be aware of is that Walmart has been testing an iPhone scan and check out feature in some markets around the country.
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Walmart expands iPhone checkout feature to 12 more markets
Samsung announces new apps for smart TV users
Samsung has announced some new apps that are coming this spring to deliver Samsung smart TV users more personalized viewing experiences. Samsung already has a large and impressive number of apps available for smart TV users and has added three more popular apps to its line. The apps will be available for Samsung smart TVs, Blu-ray players, and some home entertainment systems.
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Google Keep official, web and Android apps available now
It looks like that the leaked preview of Google Keep that we were treated with a couple of days ago is now official. Google announced Google Keep today, and it comes in the form of a web app tied to Google Drive, as well as an Android app that's available now in the Google Play store. Google Keep is the search giant's answer to Evernote and other note-taking apps out in the wild.
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Jawbone UP Android app available now on Google Play
Today the Android app for the device known as Jawbone UP is available for the first time. Before now, the Jawbone device was only able to connect to iOS devices - notably the iPhone - but you'll now be able to work with any and all current Android devices, Samsung to HTC, Motorola, LG, and back again. This move will expand the Jawbone UP universe vastly, with millions of Android users joining the big Google mobile party daily.
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Microsoft offers Windows developers $100 for their apps
Microsoft is offering new incentives to get more developers to create apps for its struggling Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 platforms. Microsoft says that for every app that you develop (and that gets approved), you will get $100. You can make up to 10 apps for Windows 8, and 10 apps for Windows Phone 8 for a grand total of $2000. You won't be paid with direct deposit, or by paper check, but instead with a virtual Visa card.
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ABC reportedly working on live-streaming mobile app
It seems that networks are finally coming around to the idea of bringing their live content to mobile devices. It's said that US television network ABC is currently working on a mobile app that will be able to live stream broadcasts over WiFi or a data connection as long as users have a cable or satellite subscription.
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Flickr app gets updated for iOS
If you're an iPhone user who uses the Flickr app frequently, the app was updated over the weekend. The update for the iOS version of the app brings an important new official feature that a lot of users will be appreciative of. With the new updates the app officially adds hashtag support.
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Scosche controlFREQ car stereo turns your smartphone into a remote
Scosche has announced a new product called the controlFREQ. The controlFREQ and is a stereo receiver for your vehicle that allows you to use your smartphone as a wireless remote control via an included app. Using this app, the car stereo turns most smartphones including Android devices and the iPhone into a remote control button also streams music directly to the receiver.
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Facebook blocks MessageMe users from its “Find Friends” feature
MessageMe may be the new guy on the block, but it has been experienced phenomenal success since its launch. The app had launched a little over a week ago, and has already hit the number 2 position on iOS's Social Networking section. The app sees so much success, even in an over-saturated market of messaging apps, because its part of a social gaming company called LOLapps, which currently has over 50 million active users on Facebook.
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500,000 Google Reader users convert to Feedly
When one door closes, another one opens, and that statement proves very true for Feedly. After Google's shocking announcement that it's going to shut down its Google Reader service, Feedly's user base has increased phenomenally. The service has already gained over 500,000 new users in just 48 hours. Feedly has done a great job in enticing Google Reader users to convert to its service, and it has launched new servers and increased its bandwidth by 10 times in order to keep up with demand.
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Thrillist reveals that 45% of its revenue comes from JackThreads iPhone app
This week at the developer and startup-centric F.ounders conference, Thrillist CEO Ben Lerer has announced that his company's JackThreads iPhone app is responsible for 45% of their overall revenue. This statistic was part of the CEO's talk about how a modern mobile-centric strategy for a company such as Thrillist can be - and is - the best way to go. Lerer also mentioned that the company only very recently switched over to a "mobile-first" strategy in the past few months.
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CBS launches full-episode streaming app on iOS
CBS has been absent from streaming services like Hulu and Netflix for quite some time, although they recently joined Hulu in January. The network has never really bought into the whole streaming fad in the first place, which has no doubt made a few streaming customers upset, since CBS has a handful of good shows that are just dying to be watched over the internet. However, CBS has launched their own streaming app for iOS that gives you full episodes eight days after they've first aired.
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