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Law firm associate puts names to faces with iPhone app

Cooley Godward associate, Eric Koester has developed a new app for the iPhone that connects people’s faces to their names by using photos from their LinkedIn accounts.

Droid + Gizmo5 = Trouble for phone companies

Google has bought Gizmo5 and while one analyst sees a looming battle with Skype, there may be implications for Droid and its ability to bypass toll calls through major carriers.

Detergent company gives Facebook photos clean look

Wisk is an example of a company trying to take advantage of this new, modern apps age.

As virtual goods’ sales increase, so do payment and development opportunites

Social networking sites, online gaming sites and apps are continuing to generate rapid growth in the sale of virtual goods, thereby influencing an expanding market for payment options that are becoming available to the consumer. In turn, greater opportunities for apps developers are becoming available.

Lawsuits over Facebook’s Beacon app complicate possible settlements

In what has been developing into a cautionary tale of when good apps go bad, potential class-action settlements in California and Texas surrounding Facebook’s Beacon ad program may substantially affect one another. The outcomes in California and Texas jurisdictions will also play a role in other cases involving Beacon, Blockbuster, and Facebook.

Google Voice appeared to have security concern

Google’s new and innovative app, Google Voice, could create unanticipated security risks. What happens if names and phone numbers leak into the Internet?

iPhone crowdsourcing is gaining momentum

Both the iPhone and it’s crowdsourcing capabilities are becoming more useful and popular with each passing day.

Couch Potatoes to go

EyeTV application is on its way to the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Independent app store hits its own milestone

GetJar, an independent app store, yesterday announced 1.5 billion app downloads in its first year of operation.

GetJar has been around since 2004. It features close to 50,000 applications — such as Google Maps and the Opera browser —…

Lessons learned from App Store to help sell your software

Some smart tips from BlackberryCool to help sell your app:

  • Constantly experiment with price points
  • Getting featured is your top priority
  • Choose the right time to launch your product
  • Choosing the right category
  • Searching optimization through branding

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