500px Debuts Android App, Updates iPad Version for Retina Display
Toronto-based photo sharing site 500px, which has done a good job of attracting away pro and advanced amateur photographers…
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Banjo Hits 1M Users in Just Nine Months
Social location-based app Banjo has reached one million users in just nine months, the company announced today, hitting that…
Personalized News Service TrapIt Growing as Competition Increases
Personalized content discovery engine TrapIt is now delivering almost four million articles to users every day, and has passed…
Springpad Launches Redesign of Smart Notebooks Platform
Springpad is launching a redesign of its cloud-based notebooks application today, along with revamped iPad, iPhone and Android…
Photo App EyeEm Almost Doubles Engagement Post-Instagram Acquisition
On Monday Facebook dropped a bomb by announcing its $1 billion acquisition of social photo sharing site Instagram. At the time,…
Payments Companies Making Mobile Wallets a Reality
Connected smartphones and other devices can take the place of any number of other items, including calculators, watches, maps…
Braintree At $4B in Annual Ecommerce Payments
Online payments gateway Braintree, founded in 2007, is about to hit a significant milestone: the company told BetaKit that…
NFC-Enabled Devices and Brand Adoption on the Rise
With wireless connectivity technologies like GPS and Bluetooth becoming standard for connected devices, Near Field Communication…
SkillPages Crosses 1 Million UK Members, Approaches 4 Million Globally
Social skills directory SkillPages just announced that they’ve passed one million members in the UK, and expect to cross…
Are Subscription Goods Startups Hitting a Wall?
ShoeDazzle, which launched as a subscription-based shoe sales site that delivered a pair of shoes every month for $39.99, has…
Remind101's Messaging Tool for Teachers Growing Quickly
Education tech startups are popping up in classrooms across the country, trying to enable students and teachers to learn using…
Chute’s Platform Pivot Attracting Strong Developer Interest
Chute, the Y Combinator-backed startup that began life as a photo-sharing app before transitioning to a backend platform that…
Discovr Aims to Become Your Go-To Discovery Brand
Content discovery is a new hotspot for web-based services and mobile apps. There’s no shortage of app recommendation…
Swipely Launches Main St. Marketing Manager for Smarter Loyalty Programs
Loyalty programs designed to be easy for the average merchant to pick up and use are becoming an increasingly popular feature…
Kickstarter Funding Grows By 70% In Just 3 Months
The last time Kickstarter trumpeted its numbers was when it revealed stats through the end of 2011, by which time it had received…