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April 28, 2015
Beijing Weiying Technology, the maker of a movie ticket booking platform that is embedded in WeChat, China’s largest messaging app, has raised a $105 million series B. Investors…
Read articleApril 27, 2015
Apple CEO Tim Cook said on today’s company earnings call that there are over 3,500 apps available at launch for the Apple Watch, which is better than the…
Read articleApril 27, 2015
It’s not polite to call someone out of the blue anymore. Best to text them first. That’s why Facebook thinks video calling will live naturally inside Messenger. Today,…
Read articleApril 27, 2015
Instagram has added three new filters to its app, including Lark, Reyes and Juno. These filters are designed to brighten images and seem generally appropriate for spring time…
Read articleApril 27, 2015
A new study out this morning upsets the traditional thinking that iOS applications make more money for mobile developers when compared to those that run on Android devices.…
Read articleApril 24, 2015
With the Apple Watch now officially on the market, and soon to be on the wrists of several million customers – possibly as many as 20 million this…
Read articleApril 24, 2015
Headout, a mobile travel application that functions as sort of a mobile concierge, helping you find tours, activities and tickets to local events in select U.S. cities, has closed…
Read articleApril 23, 2015
If keeping up with all those tweets is starting to feel a little overwhelming, Twitter just announced a new feature that could help — at least if you…
Read articleApril 23, 2015
Victorious is launching mobile apps today built for Internet video stars Ryan Higa and The Young Turks. I assume this is good news if you’re a fan of…
Read articleApril 23, 2015
Operator wants to “unlock the 90% of commerce that’s not on the Internet”, CEO Robin Chan tells me. After two years in stealth, Chan was finally willing to…
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