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Mobile shopping start-up Digby snags BlackBerry deal
Alltel’s BlackBerry devices will now come preloaded with a mobile shopping application called Digby. Just in time for holiday shopping.
Digby, of Austin, Texas, aims to make shopping-on-the-go easier. Web surfing on the Blackberry can be cumbersome, given most web sites aren’t designed for mobile devices…. Continue Reading
Twitter apparently banned in UAE, like many other sites
The United Arab Emirates has apparently banned Twitter because its content is “not consistent with the religious, cultural, political and moral values” of the country.
The report comes from investor Joi Ito, who posted this screenshot (below) on his blog while traveling through the country and… Continue Reading
HotPads to show rent vs. buy home prices
With plummeting housing prices and rental rates going up (credit crunch victims need a place to live, after all), prospective home buyers face more confusion about whether it’s better to buy or rent a home.
Housing search engine and listing service HotPads.com thinks it has the… Continue Reading
Adapx provides an old-fashioned (but high-tech) pen for field work
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Digital pen maker Adapx of Seattle, Wash., says it is changing the way data is captured in the field – by giving you a new-fangled pen.
Nothing works in the field like good, old-fashioned pen and paper. You can chew on the end of the pen,… Continue Reading