NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Are New Yorkers different? Yes, they
are, according to the filmmaking team of Nick and Colin Barnicle and Matthew
Davis Walker, who today released the first of a new micro-series of
documentaries about the unassuming lives of unique New Yorkers who each
embody the heart and soul of what it means to be a New Yorker. Entitled "A
New York Story," the series consists of five short films that premiered this
week on the Huffington Post and will reside on newyorkstory.tv.
The first in the series tells the tale of Paul Schweitzer, whose Flatiron
District company was founded by his father in 1932. In an age of smart phones
and social media, Schweitzer still goes out daily on calls to repair and
restore vintage typewriters – and finds a new generation of typewriter
aficionados who find typing and tweeting equally attractive. His story is... (more)
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Nielsen says that 44.5 percent of consumers who purchased a smartphone in the
last three months bo... (more)
KANSAS CITY, MO -- (Marketwire) -- 01/27/12 -- H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) today
launched its new tax preparation filing app for the iPhone and Android
smartphones with a great offer for tax filers this season. This new
"on-the-go" tax filing option features a free simple federal tax and state
tax return through Feb. 29.
The H&R Block At Home smartphone app is free to download and offers the
same H&R Block guarantees of free audit support, free audit representation,
accurate calculations and the maximum tax refund to which the taxpayer is
entitled.
Using the smartphone app, filers c... (more)
Mobile development tools are changing rapidly.
I had started work on comparing cross-platform mobile tools about a month
back. I had initially started with a list of 26 tools. Few got added on the
way.
However, what is most interesting is that in this short period of time one of
the tools (Open Plug) was discontinued. It was a Flash based tool. Since
Adobe decided to discontinue Flash for mobile in favor of HTML5 – they
really had no choice. Another tool (Pyxis Mobile) has been renamed as (Verivo
Software).
Coming back to mobile tool comparison – I had categorized the tools into... (more)
eBay Motors today announced new updates to the eBay Motors iPhone® app,
available for immediate download on iTunes, with features including taking a
picture of a vehicle to instantly search for it on eBay, and streaming live,
exclusive content. The eBay Motors iPhone® app already enables auto lovers
to shop for vehicles and the parts that go with them anytime, anywhere –
the updates announced today enable auto fans to further simplify their
shopping experience, make sharing with their friends more seamless, and
access entertaining and informative original content, right from thei... (more)