On Tuesday, Tech Cocktail co-founder and CEO, Frank Gruber, appeared on NPR in Washington, D.C. as a guest on the popular Kojo Nnamdi Show. The title of the show was “Mobile Money.” We’ve covered mobile payments quite a bit on Tech Cocktail, as it’s a fast-evolving space. In the broadcast recording (link is below), you…
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Earlier this we week, we covered the social sharing trends from 2011. The biggest standout theme from AddThis’ data revealed what we had already suspected; 2011 was the year that widescale mobile adoption went from a future prediction to our current reality. With today’s release of the “Mobile Year in Review 2011″ by MobileFuture, this…
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There are few places in the U.S. that speak to our love for shopping like the Mall of America in Minneapolis, so it is fitting that QR Codes met their match there on Black Friday. Mall of America worked with Minneapolis-based mobile agency MixMobi to deliver time changing offers within each of the QR Codes…
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A few weeks ago, Samsung gave me a Galaxy S II SGH-T989 phone from T-Mobile to test out. I have been an Android fan for a while. My previous phone was a Google Nexus One (made by HTC), which I liked except that the space for apps is limited. Here are my first impressions of…
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“We have passed the quarter of a billion sales mark” for iOS devices. That’s 250 million iPhones, iPods, iPads, etc.” – Tim Cook Impressive. But lest you think today’s event on Apple’s Cupertino campus was completely focused on the iPhone 4S, there were some other updates covered in the session during which Tim and his…
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The iPhone5 did not make its debut today. However, the iPhone 4S did. New Apple CEO Tim Cook called it “the most amazing iPhone ever,” as each new generation of the iPhone should be. Here’s a rundown of the features: Voice Control. More than just Google voice search, Apple’s “Siri” service looks to be pretty impressive. The Siri…
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We are living in a mobile world, and there has been an explosion of activity in the past several months from apps to tablets and other mobile devices. So join us for an evening mingling with other mobile enthusiasts, investors, designers, developers, bloggers and entrepreneurs as we showcase a dozen or so local mobile developers and…
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Now where did I put those keys… Today’s Friday? Oh man, it’s garbage day! Life’s little obligations pile up quickly. Astrid is a task app that’s here to help. I know what you’re thinking–simply type in your tasks and check them off, right? Easy as pie. Astrid, however, is smarter than the average task list. I downloaded it to…
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Japanese software maker Sea’s Garden recently introduced an app to repel mosquitoes, dubbed “Mosquito Buster”. The idea is to annoy the heck out of those blood-sucking nuisances by broadcasting high frequency sound through the speakers of a smartphone. Humans hear frequencies from 20Hz up to 20kHz (22kHz is supposedly inaudible). The app deliverers a sound…
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Apple’s App Store is full of fun games that all utilize the brilliant touch screen capabilities that iOS devices have. I find it very interesting and ironic that a game that is completely voice controlled is now available on the App Store. It’s called PAH! and if you’re in need of a good laugh, then…
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Two months after the iPad 2 debuted in March, around 40% of users surveyed said their iPad was their primary computer, up from around 30%... Read More
There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
We are excited to announce the participating startups for Tech Cocktail's South by Southwest (SXSW) event: #Startuplife Celebration presented by .CO. It was one of... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More