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Jiggster for Android lets you buy, sell or swap console games in the UK, without any fees

May09
by on May 9, 2014 at 12:07 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches, Product Reviews, UK

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Jiggster, a new platform for buying, selling and trading games in the UK that soft-launched in beta on Android a few weeks back. Being the occasional gamer that I am, it seemed about time to took a closer look at the service. The key premise behind its existence is that gamers are fed up of being ripped-off in retail stores trading in their own games at a reduced price, and then buying someone else’s traded-in game at an inflated price. Jiggster gets around this issue by allowing its members to buy and trade games, or create their own deals using a combination of…

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Did Dr. Dre just confirm that Apple is buying Beats for $3.2 billion? [Updated]

May09
by on May 9, 2014 at 9:18 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Shareables

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Update: The video and accompanying photos have been pulled from Tyrese Gibson’s Facebook page. You can still watch the clip on YouTube however. Apple is rumored to be acquiring Beats Electronics in a landmark deal worth $3.2 billion. While the purchase is yet to be confirmed formally by either company, a Facebook video uploaded by actor Tyrese Gibson suggests an announcement is imminent. In a clip spanning just 83 seconds, the Hollywood actor – most well-known for his roles in The Fast and the Furious and Transformers movie franchises – congratulates hip-hop icon Dr. Dre on the acquisition. It’s fair…

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Did Dr. Dre just confirm that Apple is buying Beats for $3.2 billion?

May09
by on May 9, 2014 at 9:18 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Shareables

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Apple is rumored to be acquiring Beats Electronics in a landmark deal worth $3.2 billion. While the purchase is yet to be confirmed formally by either company, a Facebook video uploaded by actor Tyrese Gibson suggests an announcement is imminent. In a clip spanning just 83 seconds, the Hollywood actor – most well-known for his roles in The Fast and the Furious and Transformers movie franchises – congratulates hip-hop icon Dr. Dre on the acquisition. It’s probably fair to assume that a fair amount of alcohol was being consumed at the music studio, as Gibson cracks jokes about the Forbes…

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AutoNavi is making its app more like a browser as the race to be the Google Maps of China heats up

May09
by on May 9, 2014 at 8:49 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, maps, Profiles and Interviews

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The race to conquer mobile mapping in China is getting extremely heated. Earlier this week, China’s largest Internet firm Tencent bought an 11.3 percent stake in Chinese mapping provider NavInfo for CNY1.17 billion ($187 million). The deal could see NavInfo services integrated into WeChat, Tencent’s mobile messaging app which boasts 355 million active users worldwide with most in China. Tencent’s move came only weeks after Alibaba sank $1.15 billion to buy AutoNavi, a larger rival to NavInfo — which in turn came nearly a year to the day that Alibaba first invested in AutoNavi, shelling out $294 million for a 28 percent stake. Amid…

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AutoNavi is making its app more like a browser as the race to be the Google Maps of China heats up

May09
by on May 9, 2014 at 8:49 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, maps, mobile maps, Profiles and Interviews

China map
The race to conquer mobile mapping in China is getting extremely heated. Earlier this week, China’s largest Internet firm Tencent bought an 11.3 percent stake in Chinese mapping provider NavInfo for CNY1.17 billion ($187 million). The deal could see NavInfo services integrated into WeChat, Tencent’s mobile messaging app which boasts 355 million active users worldwide with most in China. Tencent’s move came only weeks after Alibaba sank $1.15 billion to buy AutoNavi, a larger rival to NavInfo — which in turn came nearly a year to the day that Alibaba first invested in AutoNavi, shelling out $294 million for a 28 percent stake. Amid…

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