Volunteers Working to Translate Storify into Arabic
Storify has recently announced that it will be working in cooperation with Taghreedat to translate its interface into Arabic. We caught up with Taghreedat co-founder Mina Takla to find out…
US Smartphones Have an Average of 41 Apps Installed
The growing ubiquity of smartphones in the US is helping to drive the surge in app downloads, but as Nielsen reports the average number of apps per device has also…
Apple's New iPhone to Feature 4-inch Screen, Start Production in June
Working with the mindset that an Apple rumour isn’t confirmed until the Wall Street Journal comments on it, a new report from the newspaper has suggested the company will finally…
VeriFone to Launch Sky News Bulletins In London Cabs
Passengers in London’s Hackney carriages will soon be able to make the most of their time when stuck in traffic jams or on the move. VeriFone, known for its payment…
Facebook Boosts IPO Size By 24.8%, May Raise Up To $18.4 Billion
Facebook has filed yet another amended S-1 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). After raising its price range to between $34 and $38 yesterday, the social networking…
Evernote: Signups for New Chinese Service are "Off The Chart"
It’s been less than a week since Evernote unveiled its dedicated Chinese service, but already downloads of standalone Yinxiang Biji app are “off the charts”, according to Troy Malone, the…
LG Debuts Optimus UI 3.0, an HTC Sense & Samsung TouchWiz Rival
Playing catchup in the Android smartphone market to Samsung and in some respects HTC, Korean electronics giant LG has today launched an updated version of its custom Android user interface…
Juggle Helps You Find People to Get Things Done
If you find yourself wondering where time goes and wishing you could have a few extra hours in the day to get things done, then the Juggle app from LetsAllShare…
Instadash: A Slick Instagram Web App
While Instagram has no Web-based interface to speak of, there is certainly no shortage of third party sites trying to fill that void. Instadash is yet another site we can…
Loewe Repeats: We've Had No Contact With Apple
Originally linked with a $113 million takeover by Apple, German TV maker Loewe has again distanced itself from reports after Rainer Hecker, chairman of the board, yesterday told shareholders at the…
The BBC's Plans for the First Digital Olympics
The BBC has given the biggest indication yet of what its digital offering will look like for the London Olympics, and The Next Web was on hand yesterday to get…
Facebook Files Dispute Over Facebook.info Domain
On the eve of its blockbuster IPO, social networking giant Facebook has found the time to file a formal complaint with the World Intellectual Piracy Organization (WIPO) in an effort…
Nuance Processing 2B Voice Commands a Year, Not Including Siri
Nuance’s voice technology is now helping to process over 2 billion voice commands each year on mobile phones, even without factoring in the increased usage of Apple’s Siri technology, the company…
iZettle Looks For 3,000 Beta Testers In The UK
iZettle is one of the European companies doing what Jack Dorsey’s Square is doing in the United States: trying to convince small businesses and individuals to take card payments with…
Fotolia Raises $300 Million In Debt, Equity Financing
First stock imagery site Shutterstock files for a $115 million IPO, and now rival Fotolia is selling 50 percent (note: link goes to a paywalled Financial Times article) of the…
