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January 13, 2015
Not since Color has a startup been as widely laughed at as the troubled Stanford payments startup Clinkle. So it’s little surprise that the company has changed the name…
Read articleJanuary 13, 2015
According to a new report out this morning from appFigures, the Google Play mobile application market surpassed Apple for the number of new apps for the first time…
Read articleJanuary 12, 2015
Tinder has just closed its first acquisition. The IAC-backed startup has purchased Chill, creators of Tappy, as part of a strategic acquihire. The terms of the deal were…
Read articleJanuary 12, 2015
If people are looking to Apple and its new smartwatch to kickstart wider consumer interest in wearable computing gadgets, the maker of the iPhone will have a lot of work ahead of…
Read articleJanuary 10, 2015
Pot is great. Having pot delivered to you, Uber-style, legally, is even better. Canary (not to be confused with the home security system) has launched in Seattle to…
Read articleJanuary 10, 2015
Pick is a desktop and iOS app that aims to help you find time a good meeting time for a group of people. Instead of blasting an email…
Read articleJanuary 9, 2015
I’m cruising down the road at 45 mph when – ka-ching! – the sound of a cash register blares out from my iPhone. It’s one of now several…
Read articleJanuary 8, 2015
A mobile application called Nearby Live, which began its life as a social app for Windows Mobile users, has slowly expanded its reach over the years and has now…
Read articleJanuary 8, 2015
It’s CES, which means Apple has just dropped its annual reminder that plenty of folk won’t care a fig for all those non-iOS consumer electronics that are currently…
Read articleJanuary 8, 2015
Samba Networks (formerly Samba Mobile) has closed a $377,000 angel round of investment from Digicel, Mark Charkin (formerly of King.com and Bebo), and other existing angels, followed its…
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