August 1, 2014
Restaurant Payment App Settle Raises $1.5M To Bring Waiter-Free Service To Eastern Europe
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July 31, 2014
Mobile Ad Startup AppLovin Says It Has Reached A $100M Revenue Run Rate
Mobile marketing company AppLovin only came out of stealth mode a couple months ago, but CEO Adam Foroughi says it has already reached a $100 million run rate…
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Palantir Acquires App-Making Startup Propeller
In its second announced deal this week, Palantir has acquired Propeller, a startup offering tools for building native mobile apps. Two acquisitions in one week seems pretty ambitious…
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Closely Is Another Way To Keep Tabs On Where Your Close Buddies Are At
A German startup that’s built a mobile location-based network for families, called Familonet, which includes an automatic location notification feature is launching a spin-off side project app targeting…
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Runtastic’s $120 Orbit Fitness Tracker Prizes Function And Features Over Fashion
Runtastic is doing the reverse of what many startups are doing these days: it’s going from being a software platform provider to becoming a hardware maker with the…
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Indiegogo Goes Mobile With International Launch Of iOS App
Ever since Indiegogo raised that massive $40 million Series B this year, the crowd-funding platform has been laser focused on building out its mobile presence. In fact, CEO…
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The One-Horse Race: Android Represented 85% Of The 300M Smartphones Shipped In Q2
Another milestone for Google’s Android in its relentless march for mobile dominance: the operating system accounted for 85% of all smartphones shipped in Q2 — its highest ever…
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Chartboost, Chukong Link Up To Bring Mobile Game Cross-Promotion To Chinese Developers
Now the world’s biggest smartphone market, China represents a wealth of still-growing opportunities for mobile game developers. While app developers in the West are fretting that the so-called…
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The Philips Hue Tap Proves An Elegant Accessory For Connected Smart Lights
The Philips Hue system provides lighting that you can control with your smartphone, and automate with location gating and time-based alarms. But for all its fancy magic, I…
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Hilton Hotels Now Lets Your Choose Your Room With Your Phone
Hilton Hotels is taking a page out of the airline playbook, giving users more control over the experience through their smartphone. The hotel chain has recently introduced a…
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