TWiLBM #140: Looking back or thinking ahead

Published: July 29, 2013, 2:46 p.m.

\n\nOn the show today: YFind is acquired by Ruckus Wireless; Weston Expressions launches Linkett to connect smartphones with dumb screens; Cineplex expands their out of home reach by acquiring EK3 Technologies; Timehop raises $3million; Imersia brings Epic to life in New Zealand; Garmin brings HUD to the dashboard; AudioVox partners with AT&T for on-board auto diagnostics. Plus a Mobile Minute with Chuck Martin, our resource of the week on Showrooming and special guest Tyler Bell of Factual.

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\n\nFeatured Guest: Tyler Bell of Factual (26:00)

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\n\nA Mobile Minute with Chuck Martin: The retail quest for the mobile cookie? (10:08)

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\n\nMobile fascination of the weekEverlapse (6:30)

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\n\nTop news of the week

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\n\n1. YFind acquired by Ruckus Wireless (12:40)
\n\n2. Weston Expressions launches Linkett (16:00)
\n\n3. Cineplex to acquire EK3 Technologies (21:25)
\n\n4. Timehop raises $3M (38:40)
\n\n5. Imersia + 20thCenturyFox + Westfield Malls (46:53)
\n\n6. Garmin\u2019s take on the dashboard HUD (51:55)
\n\n7. AudioVox and AT&T automobile on-board diagnostics (57:08)

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\n\nResource of the weekShowrooming numbers (62:00)