ShopSavvy’s focus on design and discovery leads to huge engagement growth

ShopSavvy's new look is paying off in a big way.

ShopSavvy heads to iPad, as it braces for tablet-heavy holiday shopping

After making a name for itself as a useful smartphone app for in-store shopping, ShopSavvy is finally launching on the iPad today -- a shift that has forced the company to think beyond its current price comparison strategy.

ShopSavvy taps into Best Buy’s API for better, faster mobile shopping

Shopsavvy is about to get a lot more useful for Best Buy shoppers.

Onavo: Mobile shoppers compare prices most on Saturdays, buy most on Sundays, Mondays

The rising popularity of mobile shopping apps is leading to entirely new consumer behaviors, according to a joint report by mobile data compression company Onavo and IDC.

ShopSavvy Marketplace lets any retailer hop aboard the barcode-scanning bandwagon

Oh, how the times have changed for ShopSavvy. When the barcode-scanning app first launched on Android in 2008, hundreds of retailers had refused to give up their pricing and inventory data to it. Now that ShopSavvy has proven itself as …

Mobile marketplace Grabio aims to be a better Craigslist

With online bulletin-board Craigslist seemingly ignoring mobile entirely, the race is on for someone to offer the first great mobile marketplace. One contender is Grabio, which initially started out as a consumer to consumer marketplace, but is now seeking out …

Watch out Craigslist: ShopSavvy launches Savvylistings, a dead simple mobile marketplace

Even with the advent of online marketplaces like eBay and Craigslist, it’s far too easy to accumulate junk that you’d be better off selling. Now there’s an easier way to sell your aging and neglected collection of vintage records.

ShopSavvy, …

Black Friday 2011: the best apps and services for holiday shoppers

Whether you’re braving retail stores this Black Friday, or just choosing to stay at home and hunt deals virtually, it’s best to be prepared. If you have a smartphone, then it’s easier than ever to plan your Black Friday festivities …

Hands on with Amazon’s Flow augmented reality shopping app for iPhone

Amazon has launched a new mobile app for the iPhone called Flow that smoothly combines augmented reality with e-commerce.

Flow uses the camera on the back of the iPhone to scan UPC barcodes and tell you pricing on Amazon. On …

From Android app to big business? ShopSavvy raises $7M for mobile shopping service

ShopSavvy, a barcode scanning startup with applications for the iPhone and Android devices, is making the mobile shopping experience more social and ramping up hiring, thanks to $7 million in fresh funding.

Led by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, this is …