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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  57 minutes 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  about an hour 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  about an hour 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  2 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  3 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  4 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.
TheNextWeb  5 hours ago:

Softbank grants US government the right to approve a director for Sprint, should takeover bid succeed -

Amid security concerns over the cross-border takeover of Sprint Nextel by Softbank, the Tokyo-based company has agreed to give the U.
TheNextWeb  5 hours ago:

Amazon debuts 7-inch and 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD tablets in over 170 countries, will ship from June 13 -

Amazon has just announced that its Kindle Fire HD tablet – both the 7” and 8.9” HD display-sporting versions – are now available to customers in over 170 countries and.
TheNextWeb  5 hours ago:

Jack Dorsey’s digital payments company Square expands beyond North America, landing in Japan first -

Red hot payments startup Square is invading Asia after it announced that its service has launched in Japan, which becomes its third market worldwide in addition to the US and Canada.