What you need to know - 06/22/11

Ronny Kerr · June 22, 2011 · Short URL: https://vator.tv/n/1bdc

Shazam raises $32 million for mobile discovery; Mozilla Firefox 5 launches fast as ever

Amazon is currently striking a deal with Texas to create over 5,000 jobs and invest $300 million in the state over the next three years if lawmakers agree to a 4.5-year sales online sales tax exemption.

Bromium, emerging from stealth mode to develop technology in the areas of virtualization and security, closed a $9.2 million Series A round of funding with Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Enablon, provider of sustainability management software, received a $15 million investment from the Environmental Technologies Fund

The Apple iPhone 4, is currently the most popular camera on Flickr.

 

Glympse, the company behind location sharing app Glympse, passed one million users, in addition to closing a $7.5 million Series B round led by Menlo Ventures and Ignition Partners.

A mere three months after the launch of Firefox 4, Mozilla released Firefox 5 into the wild.

 

Can't get into Turntable.fm? Give MuMu Player a spin.

 

 

Roost has announced its latest offering: the social media scorecard for local businesses, which allows businesses to get a comprehensive overview of who they’re reaching online.

Samsung unveiled an LCD refrigerator that comes preloaded with apps, including Google Calendar, to keep track of events; Epicurious, to find recipes; Pandora, for entertainment; Picasa Web Albums, for keeping photos; AP News, in case you feel like reading the news on your refrigerator; and more.

Mobile discovery company Shazam raised $32 million in new funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), with existing investor DN Capital participating.

Movie critic Roger Ebert is the latest public figure to be battling a social media maelstrom, and he’s doing just the right thing: keeping a level head.

 

Whose fault is it for the bubble? The super angels.

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