GOBA 2.5

GOBA ("Get Out, Be Active"), led by John Dayani Jr., today announced v2.5, a more robust version. Release here. Other GOBA progress notes here.

MobileNews: iPhone credicard app, Google announcement

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is reportedly part of a startup called Square, that proposes to enable street vendors, individuals settling lunch tabs and others to use their iPhones for credit-card transactions. The AP via Mercury News reports it. Meanwhile, Google is having a press conference Tuesday, Jan. 5, to announce what some suspect may be an unlocked Android that lets consumers pick their wireless provider. Read it here. The Washington Post's Pegoraro says smart phones were the top Tech story of 2009.