In this new technology bubble, something besides social interaction, gaming and media is changing fundamentally: e-commerce. And it’s Read More
Jumio launches webcam-based credit card processing
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Facebook for iPad is coming (screenshots leaked)
Facebook has taken its sweet, sweet time in releasing an app for the iPad, which doesn’t make a Read More
San Francisco-based Airbnb secured $112 million in Series B financing from Andreessen Horowitz, DST Global and General Catalyst. Read More
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What you need to know – 07/21/11
Global ecommerce and online payments leader eBay reported that revenue for the second quarter ending June 30, 2011, increased 25% Read More
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Google+ for iPhone should have awed, but it bores
On the left, the main menu of Google+ for iPhone. On the right, the main menu of Facebook Read More
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Tango grabs $42 million to fuel video calling
Tango, provider of free mobile video calling, announced Wednesday that it has raised $42 million in Series B Read More
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What you need to know – 07/20/11
Most founders fundraise twice in their lifetime. I have seen over twenty companies raise funds since I started Read More
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Apple posts best quarter ever: $28.57B in revenue
Lions and tigers, iPads and iPhones, iClouds and App Stores, oh my! This is what it feels like Read More
MoboTap, developer of a mobile browser for Android, announced Monday that it has secured $10 million in Series Read More
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Funding roundup – week ending 07/15/11
Seed-stage San Francisco-based Astrid raised a seed round of funding, led by Google Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners. Read More
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CrowdStar & YouWeb launch $10 million StarFund
Social gaming company CrowdStar and YouWeb, its former incubator, have jointly launched a $10 million venture fund dedicated Read More
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EA battled Zynga by bidding higher on PopCap
The biggest gaming news of the week also happens to be the biggest gaming acquisition in a long Read More
Crittercism, provider of mobile support infrastructure, announced this week that it has raised new funding from Kleiner Perkins Read More
As much as (if not more than) the social space, mobile is one of the most rapidly exploding Read More
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PayPal pushing mobile payments forward on Android
You hear that sizzling? That’s the sound of NFC getting hot, hot, hot. Online payments site PayPal announced Read More