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Not just a game: stock market app TradeHero’s secret to standing out is value-added information 0
September 27th at 9:48am / The Next Web / 0 opinions
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Singapore App Maker MyHero Raises $10M Series A For Its Stock Market Trading Gamification App, TradeHero 0
September 27th at 5:03am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsAn app that lets people play the stock market without the risk of losing any real money has turned its virtual cash game into a pile of actual Benjamins, by closing out a $10 million funding round. The app in question, TradeHero, is made by a Singapore-based developer MyHero. Investors in the round are Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers China fund (KPCB China) and IPV Capital.
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Background App Refresh in iOS 7 reportedly causing login issues for some apps 3
September 24th at 1:31am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsAn apparent bug in iOS 7's Background App Refresh implementation is causing users of certain third-party apps to be kicked out of login sessions, forcing them to reenter their credentials every few hours.
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Our Favorite iOS, Android, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week 0
September 21st at 4:10pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsHello! You might notice that Apps of the Week looks a little different this week. You might also have noticed that our usual App of the Day posts were conspicuously absent. Things are changing, and we're replacing App of the Day with a new, improved, and Windows Phone-inclusive Apps of the Week. Let us know what you think of the changes, and please, enjoy....
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Google Wallet client lands on iOS, missing a key feature 0
September 20th at 12:42am / Macworld / 0 opinionsOn Thursday, iOS devices gained yet one more way to manage your financial details, thanks to the release of an official client for Google’s Wallet service....
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Google Wallet finally arrives for iPhone, exactly 2 years after it launched on Android 0
September 19th at 9:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsGoogle Wallet has finally arrived for iPhone, two years to the day after it launched on Android....
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Google Wallet Finally Comes To iOS 2
September 19th at 8:04pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsGood news, Google Wallet users — you can now access your account on your iOS device with an official Google Wallet app. You can use it to make payments to friends, track your loyalty cards, and access nearby offers. One feature you won’t find, however, is tap-to-pay, which relies on NFC connectivity.
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Google Wallet Comes To iOS After Dropping NFC Requirement On Android 0
September 19th at 8:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsEarlier this week, Google rolled out a new version of the Google Wallet app for Android, which dropped the requirement that phones had to feature NFC technology for in-store payments to run the app. Now that this requirement has been dropped and Wallet has a new focus on loyalty cards, coupons and offers, the company is also bringing it to iOS today.