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Facebook abandons HTC First launch in the UK while it makes ‘a better Facebook Home experience’ -

The HTC First, the only smartphone to come pre-installed with Facebook Home, is no longer coming to the United Kingdom.
TheNextWeb  just under two hours ago:

Hyperlocal social network Nextdoor launches an iOS app as it prepares to go global this year -

Nextdoor, a private social networks for neighborhoods, has launched an iOS app for its service. In doing so, the company is giving the 12,000-plus communities that are currently on the service.
TheNextWeb  3 hours ago:

Mailbox takes its massively popular email client to the iPad -

Today Mailbox, the quite popular email client that landed first on iPhone, announced the release of an iPad version of its app.
TheNextWeb  3 hours ago:

Wake is a beautiful iOS alarm clock app that lets you slap, flip, shake and swipe yourself out of bed -

There’s no shortage of third-party alarm clock apps for iPhone, there’s Suno and Rise for starters.
TheNextWeb  4 hours ago:

Foxconn is reportedly keen on a 4G license in Taiwan as it aims to diversify its business -

Hot on the heels of investing $8.7 million in a local fiber optic provider, Taiwanese firm Foxconn is now said to be setting its eyes on acquiring a 4G license in.
TheNextWeb  4 hours ago:

Shazam’s iPad app now features background auto-tagging, and maps to view most-tagged songs by region -

Shazam, the music discovery and tagging service, has rolled out a major new update to its iOS app, introducing a single universal app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, as.
TheNextWeb  4 hours ago:

Messaging app maker imo.im raises $13m, bolsters its Android and iOS apps with ‘Broadcasts’ -

Palo Alto, California-based imo.im, which offers a comprehensive communication and social discovery platform with the same name, has raised $13 million in a round of funding led by co-founder and.
TheNextWeb  5 hours ago:

Telefonica and Telenor sign on mobile payments firm Fortumo, ups its payment reach by 460 million users -

European telecommunication operators Telefonica and Telenor have signed an agreement with mobile payments firm Fortumo, further solidifying the fast-growing company’s position as one of the leaders in providing such a.
TheNextWeb  5 hours ago:

BSkyB inks £49m deal with Virgin Media Business to overhaul its network infrastructure across the UK -

Sky broadband customers should see their Internet connection get a whole lot faster in the next few years, thanks to a new £49 million ($73.
TheNextWeb  7 hours ago:

Alibaba ruffles Beijing government feathers as its Taobao online mall launches hospital booking service -

Alibaba-owned Taobao, China’s most influential online retail site, is widely known as a place where one can buy everything and anything under the sun.