Play Safe Android App Gives Kids a Smartphone Sandbox
Posted by PCWorld
This fabulous freebie locks down your phone while giving your kids access to the apps and games you’ve approved[...]
Continue ReadingAtlassian Launches A Marketplace For Project Management Add-Ons
Posted by TechCrunch
Atlassian, the Australian company that makes popular software project management tools JIRA and Confluence, has opened a marketplace where customers can download and buy add-ons for the company’s apps.Usually, the launch of a marketplace or app store signals a company’s broader platform ambitions, but Atlassian President Jay Simons says the platform approach has been “part of our DNA” for a long time. The company regards JIRA and Confluence, in particular, as its core products, so it has been building its own add-ons, and companies like Box and Zendesk have offered their own integrations. (Marketplace includes add-ons for a few other Atlassian products, too.)[...]
Continue ReadingGroup-Payments Startup Payumi Poised To Launch After Seed Round
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The whole area of making payments as a group of people, whether it be for joint gift purchases (weddings), or even simple things like housemates paying bills etc. has been an area several startups have tried to tackle.
ShareAGift in the UK focuses on joint gift purchases, but is more an affiliate gift sales model. In the US there is WePay and PayDivvy, both of which err on the side of being deposit account providers. WePay has moved to being a B2B play, trying to woo small merchants away from PayPal. In France there is Leetchi and FriendFund in Berlin. Many have substantial backing from VCs.
Now, Payumi in the UK is poised to come out of public beta and hopes to cover all the ‘group pa[...]
Continue ReadingShareAGift in the UK focuses on joint gift purchases, but is more an affiliate gift sales model. In the US there is WePay and PayDivvy, both of which err on the side of being deposit account providers. WePay has moved to being a B2B play, trying to woo small merchants away from PayPal. In France there is Leetchi and FriendFund in Berlin. Many have substantial backing from VCs.
Now, Payumi in the UK is poised to come out of public beta and hopes to cover all the ‘group pa[...]
Leisure Suit Larry creator wants “infringing” Kickstarter campaign taken down (exclusive)
Posted by VentureBeat
Leisure Suit Larry creator Al Lowe and his company Replay Games say they plan to sue Wisecrack Games today to shut down its $500,000 Kickstarter crowdfunding project because it infringes on their copyright and misrepresents Lowe’s participation in the project.
Chicago-based Wisecrack Games just started a project to raise $500,000 to create Sam Suede in Undercover Exposure. The game is a “comic adventure for the 21st century.” Like Leisure Suit Larry, it’s a sex farce. Ken Wegrzyn describes the game is a new one based on an original design that he suggested to Al Lowe years ago.
Wegrzyn and Lowe worked on the Sam Suede game about seven years ago. The idea is take a new[...]
Continue ReadingChicago-based Wisecrack Games just started a project to raise $500,000 to create Sam Suede in Undercover Exposure. The game is a “comic adventure for the 21st century.” Like Leisure Suit Larry, it’s a sex farce. Ken Wegrzyn describes the game is a new one based on an original design that he suggested to Al Lowe years ago.
Wegrzyn and Lowe worked on the Sam Suede game about seven years ago. The idea is take a new[...]
Google finally does something with Zagat, adds reviews with launch of Google+ Local
Posted by VentureBeat
Google surprised a lot of people last fall when it announced that it was buying restaurant ratings company Zagat. Now, Google is finally making some moves with the buy via Google+ Local, an overhaul of Google’s local search.
With the revamp, Zagat reviews are now a key part of Google+ Local. The new local search adds restaurant ratings to Google Search, Maps, and as a new tab in Google+. Google will also be updating its Google Maps app for Android and iOS to add in new Google+ Local results.
As for the design, you’ll notice that Google’s five-star reviews are gone and replaced with Zagat’s 30-point scale. On the Google+ side, the Zagat reviews are joined by personal r[...]
Continue ReadingWith the revamp, Zagat reviews are now a key part of Google+ Local. The new local search adds restaurant ratings to Google Search, Maps, and as a new tab in Google+. Google will also be updating its Google Maps app for Android and iOS to add in new Google+ Local results.
As for the design, you’ll notice that Google’s five-star reviews are gone and replaced with Zagat’s 30-point scale. On the Google+ side, the Zagat reviews are joined by personal r[...]
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