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Friday, 17th June 2011

Photogram: A Simple, Fun Photo-Sharing App for iPhone

I very rarely review a single mobile app these days - we prefer to do mobile app round-ups here on ReadWriteWeb - but I'm going to make an exception this time for Photogram. This new iPhone application, launched just yesterday, is deserving of a mention, if only for catching my attention among a sea of mobile photo app startups. From the…

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A Lady Went for a Drive

There is no law against women driving in Saudi Arabia. That doesn't keep women who drive from being arrested, though, as the case of Manal Al-Sharif proves. Instead of laws, the kingdom's women are forbidden from driving due to fatwas, or religious opinions, rendered by ultra-conservative clerics of the influential Wahhabi sect. Today, those…

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Salesforce.com's Chief Scientist on Why Gamification is the Future of Work

Game mechanics have found their way into many aspects of our lives, and the enterprise is poised to be next, according to Salesforce.com Chief Scientist JP Rangaswami. In a session at ReadWriteWeb's 2Way Summit earlier this week, Rangaswami outlined how and why gamification will shape the future of work. As a new generation of knowledge workers…

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Spotify Raises $100 Million

European music streaming service Spotify has closed a $100 million round of funding in anticipation of a launch in North America. The round comes from DST, Kleiner Perkins and Accel. American consumers who pay attention to the tech and music industries may have a bit of Spotify whiplash. It is coming. It didn't come. Why didn't it come? It is…

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ReadWriteMobile Poll Summary: Your Thoughts on Recent Mobile Trends & News

Every week on ReadWriteMobile, we ask readers questions pertaining to trends and news related to the mobile industry. Sometimes we ask you about thoughts on the mobile platforms themselves, other times about user behavior or monetization methods. This week, we'll take a look back at some of our polls from the past few months to summarize what…

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