A new startup, backed by Lightbank, the same source that brought us Groupon, today launches its plan to revolutionize local store loyalty schemes. It's not about Starbucks' ubiquitousness and paper loyalty cards, it's about improving your friendly local stores.READ»
Hotspot Shield has just released an iOS version that gives iPhone and iPad users easy, secure VPN access. However, there's a difference: Unlike the PC product, mobile isn't free.READ»
We digital filmmakers may drool over the sight of awesome new gear like Canon's EOS C300 Digital Cinema Camera, but dealing with the footage that comes out is often a royal pain. The days of "one mag of film equals about 12 minutes" ...READ»
Bill Nguyen launches startups with haste, never researches the competition, and makes the same mistakes "again and again."
So why do people keep giving him so much money?READ»
GroupMe launched a new version this week and its updated interface has led me to wonder if group messaging will achieve that rare thing, the gold standard for an online service: everyday app status. READ»
Popular news app Pulse partners with NBC News. Gaddafi's female army. Oprah Winfrey will take over as the CEO and chief creative officer for her OWN network. Zuckerberg leaving Google+ rumors, Murdoch caves. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.READ»
The Nokia N9, unveiled last week, is a beautiful device with an exceedingly difficult job: improve upon the iPhone's UI without totally admitting that it has become a universal standard for touch phones. At its best, the N9 succeeds ...READ»
On this day in history Charles Goodyear received a patent for the vulcanization of rubber, and Mister Spock received a patent for the rubberization of ears ... well, we kid. But for genuine reports on what's in today's news read on:READ»
Font design has come a long way since those primordial days when typographers had to draw everything by hand (poor things), but to hear Gustavo Ferreira tell it, the tech remains hopelessly stuck in the past. That’s because drafting ...READ»
The U2 front man is a cofounder of the charity that is now putting every step of activism--from information to calls to politicians to actual protests--in your pocket.READ»
It’s every design groupie’s fantasy: to wake up with Wim Crouwel, the Dutch graphic-design demigod renown for making boring old grids look downright sublime. Now -- of course -- there’s an app for that.
The Design Museum ...READ»
There are enough musical-instrument apps to fill an orchestra, converting iPhones and iPads into everything from pocket pianos to trombones. But the new NodeBeat doesn't just ape another instrument; it transforms your iPad into a ...READ»
Philadelphia residents have a new weapon for fighting municipal corruption: An iPhone app that lets them send photos and video of money-wasting city employees directly to the controller's office.READ»
While the politicians, insurance companies, and health care providers debate the social and economic problems of health care, ripe opportunities for improvement are going unnoticed. What’s lacking in this process is a strong shot of ...READ»
Nothing against FourSquare or Color, but at this point in our smartphone-powered lives, the phrase "location aware" usually makes me want to run screaming. But the latest album from Bluebrain, a musical duo based on Washington D.C., ...READ»
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