Paul Sawers is Apps & Media Editor at The Next Web. Follow Paul on Twitter: @TGW_Paul, or email him at paul(at)thenextweb.com.
UK independent film distributor Revolver Entertainment has launched a new Facebook video-on-demand (So-VOD) service at Cannes Film Festival 2012. FindWatchShare reels in Revolver’s library of indie flicks, new and old,…
2011 was a tumultuous year for the Middle East, but the troubles also served as a reminder of the role technology can play in giving everyone a voice. Live video-streaming…
UK independent book publishers Canongate and Faber & Faber are launching a new audiobook venture together. As The Bookseller reports, Canongate will manage the sales and production side of the new…
I don’t know about you, but I’ve just about had my fill of so-called Instagram alternatives, though I do still occasionally bust out Instagram itself if I’m looking to taint…
We’ve covered app-recommendation service Appsfire on more than a few occasions in the past – for example when it launched new iOS and Android apps, and when it rolled out…
The day after we reported that Wikitude was taking its augmented reality (AR) tech beyond apps and direct to the mobile Web, we’ve gotten wind that AR platform Zappar has…
The Weather Channel has rolled out a new version of its iOS app which sees a massive interface overhaul and a number of key new features introduced. Launched in the…
One month after social TV app Zeebox finally arrived on Android, the second-screen platform has announced a slew of new features designed to better engage audiences. Today’s announcement means that…
We first covered Soluto last year, a startup with $18million in funding behind it and a crack team of PC enthusiasts. The platform allows Windows users to help other PC…
We’ve seen a surge in taxi apps in recent times, with the likes of Hailo securing $17m in series A funding, and Uber rolling out a new mobile-friendly site aimed…
Skype in the Classroom was launched by the now Microsoft-owned VoIP platform back in 2010, and was one of the company’s first forays into the education realm, aimed at helping…
Wikitude brought augmented reality (AR) to early smartphones with the Wikitude AR Travel Guide, kicking off when Google launched its G1 Android phone way back in 2008. It tapped the…
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…
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…
We first caught up with Kicksend last August at Y Combinator’s Demo Day. It’s a Web, desktop and mobile app that lets you send files to any recipient’s email address, or…
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