Strategic Sharing: Zipcar Leads $13.7M Investment In Campus Car-Sharing Startup Wheelz
February 22, 2012 – 8:25 am | No Comment

Well, you have to hand it to the strategy team over at Zipcar . Arguably the largest on-demand car-sharing network, Zipcar went public last year and not long after saw its market cap cross $1 billion . It’s since fallen back, and with collaborative consumption and the market for car-sharing heating up, the big players have to make moves. Zipcar has since forged a partnership with Ford, making it the largest provider of cars for Zipcar’s University program , and, in December, the company took a controlling stake in Spain’s largest car-sharing network, Avancar . Today finds Zipcar making another strategic move to get its mitts in fellow car-sharing companies, again with a focus on universities, whose students are among the most eager adopters of car-sharing models. What do I mean? The company today announced that it is a lead investor in the $13.7 million series A financing of Wheelz , a junior, university-focused version of itself. The Detroit-based Fontinalis…

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K01: Toshiba to roll out super-slim Windows Mobile slider phone
March 30, 2010 – 7:12 am | No Comment
K01: Toshiba to roll out super-slim Windows Mobile slider phone Whereas Sharp decided to cautiously embrace Android , Toshiba still seems to be firmly in the Windows camp. After releasing the “iPhone killer TG01 ” on WinMo 6.5 last year , the company announced another Windows Mobile-based cell phone in Japan today (Toshiba is one of Microsoft’s official “Mobile Partners” , after all). Toshiba’s K01 will be marketed as the ISO02 in Japan [JP] and is a Windows 6.5.3 phone, to be more exact. These are the main features: Snapdragon processor (1GHz) 4.1-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen (480×800 ...
More pics and video of possible next-gen iPhone display leaked
March 30, 2010 – 7:12 am | No Comment
More pics and video of possible next-gen iPhone display leaked Back in February, we showed you some leaked pics from iResQ that were supposedly pictures of the next-gen iPhone's front face. Now, SmartPhone Medic, another iPhone repair outfit, has released pictures and video of what appears to be almost the exact same next-gen iPhone faceplate that iResQ showed off. SmartPhone Medic's video shows a bubble-wrapped part being removed from packaging labelled as "OEM 4G LCD & DIGITIZER," along with some other lettering that I can't quite make ...
Motorola and Optus Launch MOTOBLURT Smartphones in Australia
March 30, 2010 – 1:57 am | No Comment
Motorola and Optus Launch MOTOBLURT Smartphones in Australia Motorola has partnered with Optus to unveil a new batch of smartphones in Australia. The new range is the MOTOBLURT range which will be made of 3G Android-powered devices that includes the Motorola DEXT and Motorola BACKFLIP. Among the features that the MOTOBLURT range will carry include social networking, email access, and photo sharing. They will be aided by various mobile plans from Optus such as ...
Autotrader iPhone App Launched
March 28, 2010 – 1:55 pm | No Comment
Autotrader iPhone App Launched Autotrader has announced the launch of its own iPhone app in the UK. The Autotrader iPhone app calls for users to take pictures of car license plates. The app later on scans and identifies the make and model of the said car. This allows users to get more information on a particular car model and even find out if similar cars are available for sale in ...
DreamVision All Rounder i7
March 27, 2010 – 9:32 am | No Comment
DreamVision All Rounder i7 All the way from Australia Pioneer Computers has upgraded its small-sized desktop DreamVision i7 which can now feature the latest Intel processors, more specifically the Intel Core i3, i5, and i7. The new DreamVision i7 model can also have up to 8GB of memory RAM and you can add 3 hard-drives making a total of 3TB of storage capacity, or you can also opt for something faster and go for SSD – solid state drives. Other features of the i7 include an ...
Frogman iPhone App plays 3D Frogger better than George Costanza
March 23, 2010 – 2:34 am | No Comment
Frogman iPhone App plays 3D Frogger better than George Costanza If Frogger had been anything like Frogman, it would have never died after Frogger II: Beyond the Pond. As it is, Frogman is Frogger to the 3rd dimension, and it is available for the iPhone as an App. I don’t have a price for this App yet, but it will be available come April. For those of you who don’t know what the title means, it is a reference to a Seinfeld episode called “The Frogger”. Try and find it if you can. Source Related Post...
SimCity Deluxe coming soon to iPhone
March 23, 2010 – 2:33 am | No Comment
SimCity Deluxe coming soon to iPhone An updated version of the the preferred game for those who want to create cities and watch them prosper or founder is coming to the iPhone this summer. SimCity Deluxe from EA Mobile will have a user interface that improves on the current Sim City offering, with enhancements that make it look a bit more SimCity 4 on the PC. SimCity has been popular on the iPhone since it was released in 2008...
iPodMeister gives you an iPad for your old CDs
March 22, 2010 – 12:47 am | No Comment
iPodMeister gives you an iPad for your old CDs Want to get a new iPad but a little short on cash? Trade in a bunch of your old CDs or DVDs to a company called iPodMeister and your problems are solved. Sound too good to be true? It's not, reports the New York Times. iPodMeister was founded by a group of musicians and students who realized that though CDs are virtually worthless in the US, they often fetch higher prices abroad. Their business model ...
Apple leads the App Store race with 170,000 apps
March 20, 2010 – 8:39 pm | No Comment
Apple leads the App Store race with 170,000 apps Silicon Alley Insider has posted an interesting chart that shows the total number of apps available across various mobile platforms. As you can see from the chart, Apple's iPhone leads the pack by a longshot with 170,000 apps according to AppShopper.com. AppShopper typically lists more apps than Apple publicly states it has because AppShopper updates its numbers on a daily basis. As of today's count, AppShopper says Apple has approved 198,924 apps with 171,722 available to download. The ...
Square used for fundraiser payments at SxSW
March 19, 2010 – 2:37 pm | No Comment
Square used for fundraiser payments at SxSW Square is a very cool piece of hardware for the iPhone and other smartphones; when combined with the Square service, you can accept credit card payments right on your iPhone. TechCrunch reports that charity:water used Square at SxSW to collect donations, and other uses are already cropping up; flower carts and political fundraisers, for instance. If you haven't seen it in action, check out our ...