Google Redesigns Its iP...
Google today launched version 2.0 of its search app for iPhone . Google completely overhauled the design of the app , which now looks and feels more like the app’s iPad version the company launched last November. The new version feels significantly faster than the last one and the...YuMe Adds Another $10 M...
Online video advertising startup YuMe has picked up another $10 million in financing from China-based investment firm WestSummit Capital , closing out a $22 million strategic round that was first announced last November. The round was led by Samsung Ventures and also included Translink...Sidecar Reimagines The ...
The quick rise of smartphones over the last few years definitely changed the way we use our mobile phones, but one aspect that never changed much – and maybe even took a step backwards – is the humble phone call. Sidecar , which is launching out of beta today, wants to change...
How Facebook Hacked The...
Editor’s note: Some savvy Facebook engineers rigged the NASDAQ button to automatically post “Mark Zuckerberg has listed a company on NASDAQ – FB” to the CEO’s Timeline as he rung the bell to open the NASDAQ’s day of trading. David Garcia, a...Quora Raises $50M At $4...
Q&A site Quora has raised $50 million at a $400 million pre-money valuation according to a report by the Wall Street Journal and confirmed to me by the founders themselves. We had reported that Quora was raising in this range back in April and it looks like Facebook board...Nokia Weighs In On Inve...
Nokia may be busy suing the likes of RIM, HTC, and Viewsonic over the infringement of a long list of wireless patents , but the Finnish company should watch their backs — now they’re the target of a class-action lawsuit from a shareholder because their plan to embrace to...KinderTown’s Educatio...
KinderTown , the startup behind the educational iOS app store for parents (and honestly, a personal fav) is expanding its focus today. According to feedback from its users, the number one complaint was that KinderTown wasn’t available for older children. Now that changes, as the...
Samsung: The Death Of T...
If we have reached the Death of the Spec, then what Samsung wanted to introduce us to today was nothing short of the birth of the human touch. In the presentation launching the Galaxy S III, the first full half hour was very light on specs, with mention of only one — the size of...