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Korea’s top chat app gives a glimpse of what Facebook Messenger payments could look like

Sep05
by on September 5, 2014 at 11:31 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia

There’s plenty of speculation that Facebook will introduce mobile payments to its Messenger app in the future, and South Korea’s top chat app is giving the US company a glimpse of how it could work. Kakao — which completed a $3 billion merger recently and has 154 million registered users worldwide – teased a payments solution in February, and now KakaoPay has launched. Available in Korea — where it claims an incredible 93 percent installation rate on all smartphones — the service is integrated into the Kakao Talk app and will virtually store up to 20 credit and debit cards. KakaoPay is initially rolling out for Android, but there…

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Frontline Ventures announces $50m fund for European startups

Sep05
by on September 5, 2014 at 10:53 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

European VC company Frontline Ventures has announced a €40 million ($50 million USD) fund, which will be run by partners Shay Garvey, Will Prendergast and William McQuillan from Dublin and London. Frontline Ventures focuses on early-stage software-based startups and typically invests invests between €250,000 and €2 million per deal. It has made eight investments in the past year including Logentries, Boxever, CurrencyFair and Qstream. It’s been a good year for Europe-focused investment funds, with Google Ventures arriving on the scene with $100 million, while Russia’s Runa Capital unveiled a $200 million fund too. Feature Image Credit – ALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP/GettyImages

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8 lesser known, but very useful, Apple Mac utilities

Sep05
by on September 5, 2014 at 10:03 am
Posted In: Around the Web, LifeHacks, Roundups

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Your Mac comes with a bunch of Apps pre-installed, neatly organized in the Applications folder. You’ve got the iWork suite, AddressBook, iCal and some other useful applications. Also in there is another folder called Utilities. You might have used a few of the applications within it, but there’s more there than you might think. Here are 8 hidden gems with some neat tips and tricks you can get out of them. Activity Manager Console DigitalColor Meter Disk Utility Grab Keychain Access VoiceOver Utility System Information Activity Manager Open it up every now and then, and keep an eye on the CPU,…

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Movli is a movie database, social network, and recommendation engine all in one

Sep05
by on September 5, 2014 at 9:58 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Even though it’s had $1.5 million in the coffers via a seed investment several years ago, Movli has remained an ‘under the radar’ startup for most people since its inception in 2011. The Tel Aviv-based startup has recently launched its Web-based portal for film-lovers, as it looks to “transform the world’s movie-watching experience,” as the company puts it. The space it’s entering is pretty busy as things stand – there’s the long-established Amazon-owned IMDb for starters, while Jinni serves as a ‘semantic discovery engine’ designed to help you find ideas for movies to watch. Then there’s the lesser-known Letterboxd, a…

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Boxer brings its hybrid email client/to-do list app to Android

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by on September 5, 2014 at 9:32 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Following its rebrand from Taskbox last year, Mailbox-rival Boxer has finally brought its email client to the Android realm too. To recap, Boxer and its predecessor Taskbox have been offering a fairly powerful hybrid email/to-do list app for a while already, with a new look and set of features leading to claims that set it up nicely to challenge Mailbox. Now, following its acquisition of Enhanced Email back in February, Boxer is now looking to expand its userbase with Android. Boxer’s ambitions extend beyond simple email management into the productivity sphere, with a built-in ‘to-do list’ feature letting you shift your…

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