This document summarizes various news items in the mobile tech industry. It discusses how Sony and RIM are losing market share while Twitter is exploring new business models. It also outlines new mobile apps like ShopSavvy, Amazon's Flow, and TapBuy. Additionally, it mentions funding for startups like DesignCrowd and BeutyMint and the success of games like Angry Birds without marketing spend. In summary, the document provides brief updates on major companies and new apps in the mobile tech space.

1. UA HiTech Digest #5
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2. Big players
• Sony and RIM Continue To Lose Ground

3. Twitter Business model ?
• “Top News”
• “Top People”
• Paid results for commercial intent

4. Newcomers

5. ShopSavvy
• Mobile app for iOS, Android, Windows Phone
7 and Nokia phones
• October of 2008
• 10M unique users
• 50M scans / month
• Eduardo Severin (Facebook co-Founder)
• $9M round ($7M)

6. Market
• $3B (2010) -> 13B (2016) market
• Amazon’s Flow iPhone App
– Augment reality
– Full info at Amazon.com
• eBay RedLaser

7. TapBuy
• Credit card information
• Shipping address
• Deals, coupons, checkout process
• Daily deals

8. DesignCrowd Raises $3 Million
• Australian-based startup
• $3M from Starfish Ventures
• Upload a design project
• Set a deadline
• Set a budget
• Invite the platform’s designers
• 25 – 100 custom designs

9. BeutyMint
• Expert system about skin care
• Every month shipping
• 500 000 visitors in first 24 hours
• Thanks To Jessica Simpson
• BeachMint (JewelMint, StyleMing)
• ShoeMInt

10. VooMote
• Series A round
• Power A, Ré, L5, Redeye, Unity
Remote, IRB1, Fastmac, and Harmony Series
• Peel

11. Angry Birds
• 500M downloads
• 2 years
• No marketing dollars
• 100M last 2 weeks

12. Sources:
• www.watcher.com.ua
• www.techcrunch.com
• www.mashable.com

13. Дякую за увагу! ;)