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Dave McClure Files For $30 Million Venture Fund: 500 Startups

blogger — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:24:32 +0000

In January, we broke the news that prolific Silicon Valley angel investor Dave McClure was to set up its own venture capital fund .

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Dave McClure Files For $30 Million Venture Fund: 500 Startups

Why Apple Should Buy Infineon: To Own Mobile And Screw Intel

Administrator — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:16:52 +0000

Apple’s earnings and revenue growth in mobile have been awe-inspiring to witness. From zero presence three years ago, Apple is now the most profitable cell phone maker in the world.

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It’s As If The iPhone 4 Was Created For DailyBooth; Their App Will Prove It

kram412 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:25:01 +0000

Even if not everyone will admit it, everyone likes taking pictures of themselves.

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It’s As If The iPhone 4 Was Created For DailyBooth; Their App Will Prove It

Groupon And The Problem With The Daily Deal Religion [Video]

blogger — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:51:42 +0000

With the debut of Groupon personalization , I have little doubt that the daily deal site will double the number of deals (and double its revenue run rate) in just a few months. According to CEO Andrew Mason , the service is churning out 75,000 transactions per day.

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Kindle iPhone/iPad App Now Smarter With A Dictionary, Wikipedia, And Google

jos — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:40:24 +0000

Despite their clear commitment to the hardware version of the Kindle, Amazon continues to make the Kindle apps that run on the iPad and iPhone better.

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Kindle iPhone/iPad App Now Smarter With A Dictionary, Wikipedia, And Google

Google Confirms: We’re Not Currently Blocked In China

ACMAir — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:01:59 +0000

We’ve just received official word from Google confirming that they are not currently blocked in China and that a server issue was most likely the cause of their dashboard misread . One month ago, Google put up their watered-down engine to avoid being shut down completely in Mainland China.

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Vlado Herman Steps Up As New Yelp CFO

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:39:12 +0000

Former Yelp VP of Finance/Administration Vlado Herman takes a step up the ladder and becomes, as of today, Yelp’s Chief Financial Officer. The Yelp Blog introduces his promotion with an adorable poem: Faster than BP’s falling share price. More powerful than a bull market on steroids. Able to leap across the Atlantic in a single bound.

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In April, Apple Ditched Google And Skyhook In Favor Of Its Own Location Databases

jos — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:56:22 +0000

As you’re undoubtedly aware, location is one of the hottest fields out there right now. Startups, services, devices, and advertisers are all hovering around it. As you’re also likely well aware, Apple likes to be in control of their own devices

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Fox News: Apple Is The New Religion And The Pope Is Scared

jos — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:20:43 +0000

Jesus. Maybe literally.

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Y Combinator Backed GazeHawk Heatmaps With Web Cams

blogger — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:19:43 +0000

You’ve normally got two choices in site heatmapping (figuring out where eyeballs land on your site), you can either buy costly specialized equipment ($40K) or pay a consultant to use their own equipment, which costs upwards of $5K. Y Combinator funded GazeHawk has figured out a more pared down and innovative solution; Why not use webcams