Plano-based Rent-A-Center, the provider of furniture and electronics rentals, has started a big rollout of its smartphone rentals across the nation, announcing the availability of phones in dozens of cities nationwide this morning. The company--which had announced plans to offer up a selection of Samsung Galaxy smartphone earlier this month--said the new offering is aimed at cash- and credit-strapped consumers put off by the high upfront cost of (More info...)

posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2014(Full story)


Tantrum Street Bolsters Board
Dallas-based Tantum Street, a developer of mobile payment and digital wallet apps, said today that it has bolstered its board of directors. The company said that Roman Kikta, managing partner of Mobility Ventures, has joined the company's board to help provide strategic guidance to the company. Kikta has previously served at Nokia, Panasonic, and other companies, and also has been involved in such companies as InnerWireless, Spatial Wireless, and (More info...)

posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2014(Full story)


Asure Software Expands In Dubai, Singapore
Austin-based software developer Asure Software said late Monday that it has opened up two new, international offices, opening up locations in Dubai and Singapore. The company--which develops cloud-based, time, labor, and workplace management software--said the offices will serve the Middle East and Asia Pacific markets. Asure Software said the new offices will offer local technical and sales support, and also help to support its channel partners (More info...)

posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2014(Full story)


Invodo Adds New Visual Commerce Offering
Austin-based Invodo, the provider of service to the e-commerce industry, said today that it has added a new offering which adds "spin" photography to its content production and technology solutions. "Spin photography" is the use of 360 degree photos which let consumers see a product from multiple sides, and pan, zoom, and rotate on multiple axes while shopping online. According to Invoco, it now is able to provide photography services -- using laser-gui (More info...)

posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2014(Full story)