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Dopplr Launches iPhone App, But Where’s The Add Trip Button?

TechCrunch  Jul 16 09

Dopplr has launched an iPhone app they are billing as a "social atlas". Curiously, and possibly wisely, you don’t even need an account at Dopplr to use the app, meaning it will get exposed to a lot more potential users. However, a let down from the get-go is that you can't add upcoming trips from within the app right now, which is kinda the point with Dopplr, as it's users will attest - although the feature is planned, they say. The app appears first on the iPhone, but apps for Nokia, Blackberry and Google Android platforms are also in the pipeline. The app is available from the iTunes store here. Full story...

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Plastic Jungle Raises $7.4 Million for Gift Card Marketplace

TechCrunch  21 minutes ago

Plastic Jungle, a marketplace for gift cards, has secured $7.4 million in Series B funding, led by Redpoint Ventures with Shasta Ventures Bay Partners, First Round Capital and other investors participating.

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YC-Funded Data Marketplace Is An Amazon For Structured Information

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Google Will Soon Offer A Way For Users To Opt-Out Of Google Analytics Tracking

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Google Denied “Nexus One” Trademark

TechCrunch  3 hours ago

So in 2008, a company called Integra Communications filed for a "Nexus" trademark having something to do with voice and data telecommunications.

Undisputed Fiction Or Viacom’s Smoking Gun? Early Emails Between YouTube’s Founders

TechCrunch  3 hours ago

We're still poring over the hundreds of pages of documents that were just released in the YouTube/Viacom litigation.

August Capital Bets Big On Blippy

TechCrunch  4 hours ago

Blippy is always fun to write about because so many people are enraged by its very existence. But all that rage apparently hasn't stopped the company from getting lots of investor attention.

With A New Widget, Google Further Turns Android Phones Into Buzz Machines

TechCrunch  4 hours ago

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Labotec Raises Funding For Crowd-Sourced Mobile App Development Venture

TechCrunch  5 hours ago

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Google Calendar’s Smart Rescheduler Searches For The Best Meeting Times

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The only thing worse than company meetings is trying to schedule one. The more people who need to be at that meeting, the harder it is to find a time slot that works with everyone’s schedule.



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