StumbleUpon has finally released its mobile apps for the iPhone and Android. "Think about all those times when your’e riding the bus, sitting at the airport gate, or waiting for friends, playing with the same mobile apps again and again," says StumbleUpon’s mobile apps team. "Now you can have the perfect boredom-buster: with StumbleUpon for …
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for: ‘2010’
eBay Plans End To Third-Party Checkout Solutions
In the not-particularly-near future, eBay’s checkout process will become a simpler affair. The company announced today that it intends to stop supporting third-party checkout solutions on June 30th of next year. This seems like a wise move for several reasons. For starters, it will grant eBay more complete control over its site, and search boxes …
Firefox 4 Gets Panorama and Sync
About a month ago, Firefox Creative Lead Aza Raskin revealed "Tab Candy", a Firefox feature designed to make managing tabs easier. It shows an overview of all tabs so they can be quickly located. It also includes other organizational features like tab groups. It has only been available in alpha form, but Raskin announced today …
Pandora Improves Its Music Discoverability
Pandora announced today that it is giving users the ability to launch genre-based Internet radio stations. While Pandora is known for the creation of personalized stations, based on artists or songs, this gives users the opportunity to listen to broader stations, while remaining in their musical comfort zone. "Our listeners have been telling us for …
Intel and Nokia Collaborate on 3D Mobile UIs
Intel and Nokia announced that they have created a joint laboratory at the University of Oulu aimed at creating new user interfaces and experiences. It’s called the Intel and Nokia Joint Innovation Center, and will employ about two-dozen R&D professionals. Intel says the lab will initially conduct research for mobile user experiences that could leverage …
Overstock Launches Private Sales Site
Online retailer Overstock.com has launched a private sales website today called Eziba.com. Eziba offers exclusive deals on home decor products from a variety of popular brands. Items will be offered in daily sales starting each day at 11 EDT. Each sale will last between 48 and 72 hours. "We are excited to launch …
NewsBasis Aims to Be Basis for News-Maker, News-Breaker Relationships
In a nutshell, NewsBasis is a site where journalists and bloggers can find sources, while experts and companies can find journalists and bloggers to write about them in their articles. WebProNews had a conversation with NewsBasis Founder and CEO Darryl Siry (who also happens to be a contributor to Wired, and was formerly CMO of …
