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Apple to allow developers to respond to and solicit App Store reviews in iOS 10.3

Among several highly anticipated features of Apple’s iOS 10.3 is an update to the App Store’s review system that will… Read More

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Dating app Siren, where women make first move, lands $500k in funding, providing alternative to Tinder, Match and others

Siren, the Seattle-based dating app that lets women make the first move, has raised $500,000 of a planned $750,000 seed round. The… Read More

Expedia expands Android and iPhone apps to include rental cars and local activities

Expedia has finally expanded its mobile app to enable customers to book rental cars and local activities in addition to flights and hotels. The… Read More

India’s Flipkart shuts down mobile website, but says desktop version will stay for now

In India, where smartphone adoption is ahead of computer use, companies are constantly having decide where to invest their resources. Take Flipkart, for… Read More

India’s Flipkart to shut down website within a year, thanks to popularity of mobile

The popularity of mobile phones in India is driving the country’s biggest e-commerce company to shut down its web portal within a year. FlipKart… Read More

Pro.com launches new app, giving home repair experts the ability to manage bids on the go

Pro.com has launched a new mobile app, which will help home improvement experts manage job requests on the go as traffic begins… Read More

Mobile bill pay app Prism raises $2M to help you pay your bills on time

Prism, a three-year old startup, has raised $2 million over multiple rounds to help people pay their bills using a free… Read More

Target adds in-store spin to iPhone app by adding interactive maps for all 1,800 U.S. stores

Target has already taken some pretty extreme measures to beat Amazon this holiday. Last month, it started offering free shipping on… Read More

Groupon launches a travel app, targeting its fastest growing category

A new app being released today by Groupon is enabling the daily deals company to place a bigger emphasis on travel.… Read More

Customer files lawsuit against Expedia after paying $650 in surprise bag fees

No one likes paying bag fees. But one Expedia customer is taking it a step further — suing Expedia after paying $650… Read More

Personal travel assistant: Expedia updates mobile app with real-time itinerary

Nearly 18 months ago, Expedia laid out a vision to become a “Web 3.0 personal travel assistant,” for the mobile… Read More

Apple App Store tops 40 billion downloads — half of them in past year

Microsoft recently announced that the Windows Phone more than doubled the size of its app catalog in 2012, adding more than… Read More

Expedia expands mobile app to include 200-plus airlines, 140,000 hotels

While it was Priceline making headlines last week with its acquisition of Kayak, Bellevue-based Expedia has gone behind the scenes… Read More

New mobile game turns your phone into ghost hunting toy

Just in time for Halloween, here’s a unique mobile game that can provide a little extra spook this October. Ghost… Read More

Food review site Chewsy opens doors to food critics

Maybe reading food reviews written by random people isn’t going to convince you to try out that new dish at… Read More

Embattled Penn State football program kicks off new iPhone app with help from Seattle startup

It’s no secret that the image and aura of the Penn State University football program went from representing high-class tradition to… Read More

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