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	<title>Big in Japan &#124; ShopSavvy Barcode Scanner App</title>
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		<title>Standalone QR Code Reader Released (iOS4)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lots of ShopSavvy users have asked us to release a standalone QR Code Reader so I asked one of our barcode scanner SDK licensees to build a simple QR Code Reader using our SDK. It took him about an hour to put it all together (it took Apple three weeks to approve it). All it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.biggu.com/2010/09/02/standalone-qr-code-reader-released-ios4/</link>
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		<title>Winner of ShopSavvy &#8216;Tweet to Win&#8217; Announced!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;from the press release:
Big in Japan Announces Winner of First ShopSavvy &#8216;Tweet to Win&#8217; Contest After Drawing More than 220,000 Entries

Heather Brown-Smith wins HTC EVO 4G in contest to spread the word about ShopSavvy, the local retail shopping companion for 6+ million mobile users.
Big in Japan, the leader in barcode-powered shopping by mobile consumers, announced that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.biggu.com/2010/09/01/winner-of-shopsavvy-tweet-to-win/</link>
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		<title>Top Alcohol Scans in Ireland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder what Irish ShopSavvy users are scanning in liquor stores? Evidently one of the retail partners we are working with in Ireland asked Philip the question so we thought we would share the results. Here are the Top 20 Alcohol Scans in Ireland:
1	Jack Daniels 70cl
2	Blossom Hill White Zinfandel
3	Eristoff Original 70cl
4	Southern Comfort 70cl ???
5	Moet &#38; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.biggu.com/2010/08/26/top-alcohol-scans-in-ireland/</link>
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		<title>Why Windows Phone 7 is Important</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you were like me you would have asked why Microsoft was bothering to build yet another smartphone operating system (aka Windows Phone 7) to compete with blockbuster hits like the iPhone and Android. If you worked on WinMo 6.5 you might be even MORE jaded. But I want to suggest that, in the end, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.biggu.com/2010/08/15/why-windows-phone-7-is-important/</link>
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		<title>My Fix for the iTunes App Store (and Android Market)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are almost a hundred thousand apps that shouldn&#8217;t be in Apple&#8217;s iTunes App store. They look a lot more like SPAM than apps and we all have seen them (30 apps with almost the same logo with slightly different names are just SPAM). I have a solution for Apple (and all other app stores): [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.biggu.com/2010/08/13/my-fix-for-the-itunes-app-store-and-android-market/</link>
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		<title>Sneak Peek of ShopSavvy on Windows Phone 7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wondering what ShopSavvy will look like with full &#8216;Metro&#8217; styling? Wonder no more. If you want to get on the wait list for the Beta (or just get notified when it is available) sign up here. See all of the screenshots on Flickr:

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		<link>http://www.biggu.com/2010/08/11/sneak-peek-of-shopsavvy-on-windows-phone-7/</link>
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		<title>Gamerator Status Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jaime, one of the Gamerator guys, sent me an update on our unit today. If you missed my post last week, we are getting a Gamerator (Kegerator + Video Game) for our office. They are still working on the joystick and keg system, but it is almost done. They should be able to ship on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.biggu.com/2010/08/08/gamerator-status-update/</link>
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		<title>Scanner Kit SDK 4.0 Available NOW!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Yesterday I wrote about the back story on our need to release an updated Scanner Kit SDK for the iPhone. If you are a developer who has already used our SDK in your app to scan barcodes or you are a developer thinking about using our SDK in your app &#8211; please download our new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.biggu.com/2010/07/30/scanner-kit-sdk-4-0-available-now/</link>
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		<title>Sidenote: Gamerator is Big in Japan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of you know that we are in the midst of building out the new office for Big in Japan, but you may not know that we are outfitting the space with all of the best amenities for our developers &#8211; stuff like a fully stocked bar to an in-office gym with showers. My latest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.biggu.com/2010/07/30/sidenote-gamerator-is-big-in-japan/</link>
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		<title>Scanner Kit SDK (iOS4)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WARNING: Don&#8217;t update your app if you use our Scanner Kit SDK until you get our new 2.0 version  (hopefully released tomorrow).
Earlier this month Apple stopped accepting apps that made use of UIGetScreenImage call (allowing apps like ShopSavvy to take a snapshot of the iPhone&#8217;s screen). This &#8216;call&#8217; has always been private, but Apple made [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.biggu.com/2010/07/29/scanner-kit-sdk-ios4/</link>
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