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Twitter Introduces Mobile App Install Ads And Integrated Ad-Buying With MoPub
6:02 am PDT • April 17, 2014
It looks like Twitter is hoping to earn more ad dollars from mobile app publishers and developers. The company is announcing several new features today that Vice President of Revenue…
Yahoo Acquisitions Power Flickr’s New Object Recognition Search, Editing And Video Capture
6:00 am PDT • April 17, 2014
Today, Yahoo launches new Flickr apps for Android (and iOS coming soon.) They include the ability to shoot video in the apps, or upload it directly. There is also better…
Media & Entertainment
Aereo Launches ProtectMyAntenna.org To Explain Its Position Vs. Broadcasters
5:56 am PDT • April 17, 2014
Aereo is about to present its case to the U.S. Supreme Court, but first it wants to present its case to you. Today, the startup launched ProtectMyAntenna.org, a website designed…
Startups
Urban Transport App, Citymapper, Pulls In $10M, Led By Balderton, To Roll Into More Cities
5:49 am PDT • April 17, 2014
Urban transport app Citymapper has just announced a new Series A funding round of $10 million, led by Balderton Capital. Connect Ventures (Bill Earner), Index Ventures (Robin Klein) and Greylock Partners (Laurel…
Enterprise
Work4 Raises $7M To Rival Job Sites With Its Social Network-Based Recruitment App
5:39 am PDT • April 17, 2014
Work4, an online recruitment startup that uses social networks to advertise and find leads for job vacancies, has picked up another $7 million in funding that it plans to use…
Hardware
Google’s Project Tango Includes Tech Apple-Acquired 3D Imaging Company PrimeSense
5:27 am PDT • April 17, 2014
If you want a hint of what might be on the horizon at Apple, look to Google – or at least look to its Project Tango experimental 3D depth-sensing smartphone.…
Nokia Halts Lumia 2520 Tablet Sales In Europe Amid Faulty Charger Product Recall
4:53 am PDT • April 17, 2014
A fresh setback for Nokia in the early days of its tablet strategy: it’s announced today that it has had to “temporarily delay” sales of its Lumia 2520 tablet in…
Media & Entertainment
Apple Patents Android-Like Gesture Unlocking Tech For Mobile Devices
4:33 am PDT • April 17, 2014
Apple has a pair of new patent applications published by the USPTO today (via AppleInsider) which describe a gesture-based unlocking system for iPhone or iPad devices. The system is more…
One Medical Group Raises $40M To Help Reinvent The Doctor’s Office
4:00 am PDT • April 17, 2014
Disruptive primary care medical practice One Medical Group, is announcing $40 million in growth capital led by Redmile Group, with participation from current institutional investors. The company previously raised $77…
LongAccess Wants To Cold-Store Your Digital Life For 30 Years
2:51 am PDT • April 17, 2014
Tech people are probably used to the idea that we’ll have our memories and photos stored online. Sure, we have it in the backs of our mind that it’ll all…
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Samsung And Amazon Team Up For Custom Galaxy Kindle E-Book App
1:33 am PDT • April 17, 2014
So much for trashing the Kindle. Today Samsung is announcing a new app, Kindle for Samsung, created in partnership with Amazon, that will let Galaxy device users using Android 4.0 and…
Startups
Weibo’s IPO May Underwhelm, But Don’t Discount Other Chinese Tech Stocks
12:51 am PDT • April 17, 2014
Weibo, the influential microblogging service owned by Sina, has reportedly raised just $285.6 million in its initial public offering, according to Bloomberg. The service’s underwhelming IPO, however, should not be…
Media & Entertainment
Line Starts Letting Users Make And Sell Their Own Stickers On Its Messaging Platform
12:43 am PDT • April 17, 2014
Mobile messaging platform Line, which is gunning for a billion registered users by 2015 and is also reportedly considering an IPO later this year, has added a new feature aimed…
Fintech
Financial Management App Developer Qapital Launching To Challenge Mint.com
12:00 am PDT • April 17, 2014
Qapital, a new financial management app developer based in Europe, is preparing to launch in the U.S. and Sweden as it looks to challenge Mint.com’s dominance in personal financial management,…
Hardware
Created With Imogen Heap, Mi.Mu Turns Hand Gestures Into Music
11:11 pm PDT • April 16, 2014
Created in collaboration with British singer-songwriter Imogen Heap, the Mi.Mu glove turns the arms and hands of performers into musical instruments. Eventually, Heap and Mi.Mu’s developers hope the glove and…
With iOS 8, Siri Might Be Able To Name That Tune Shazam-style
11:05 pm PDT • April 16, 2014
Quick! That catchy new track is playing over the gym’s loudspeaker, and you’ve been meaning to figure out its name for days. You grab your iPhone. You bring up Siri,…
When Yahoo removed Henrique De Castro as its COO, it wasn’t clear how much loot he was going to take with him. The final tally, revealed today in an SEC…
Photojojo Gets Into Rentals For Drones And Other Crazy Camera Gear
5:22 pm PDT • April 16, 2014
Photojojo began as a newsletter for photography enthusiasts to share their latest tricks. Over time, it’s evolved into a popular storefront for photo geeks, selling unique but oh-so-useful photography accessories.…
Media & Entertainment
Pinterest’s “Choose Your Own Adventure” Could Be A Travel Product
4:55 pm PDT • April 16, 2014
Pinterest’s upcoming news event, dubbed “Choose Your Own Adventure,” may not be directly related to the company’s efforts in the personalization space, but rather the announcement of a consumer-facing travel…
Yahoo Nominates One Of Its Co-Founders, A Stock Guru, And A Former Walmart CEO To Its Board
4:47 pm PDT • April 16, 2014
Call it Yahoo’s version of the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker. The venerable Internet firm today announced a trio of nominations to its board that could round out…
