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Google Serves Places On The iPhone With A Side Of Hotpot

admin — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:38:17 +0000

Google Places is now on your iPhone . If you download the app ( iTunes link ) you get a mobile version of Google Places, Google’s local directory. It shows you nearby restaurants, coffee shops, bars, ATMs, gas stations, hotels, and other attractions.

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Jack Dorsey On Charlie Rose: “It’s Really Complex To Make Something Simple.”

admin — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:34:50 +0000

Twitter Chairman and Square founder Jack Dorsey sat down with Charlie Rose last night to talk about Dorsey’s unique position of being responsible for two technology startups based on the idea of simplicity: Twitter and Square. Watching this interview you realize that Dorsey’s accomplishments have little to do with luck, and more with his focus on creating the purest products by throwing away any unnecessary flourishes.

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It’s Official: The Verizon iPhone 4 Is Coming On February 10th

admin — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:24:03 +0000

It’s over. Finally — after years and years of speculation, the Verizon iPhone is real.

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iPhone Aside, What Else Happened On January 11 In History?

ouiss — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:11:48 +0000

According to just about every publication under the Sun, and possibly a few publications outside of the solar system, today is the day that Verizon Wireless will announce the availability of the iPhone on its wonderful network .

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Live From The Verizon iPhone Announcement

admin — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:11:38 +0000

It’s Time.

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Live From The Verizon iPhone Announcement

Digital Audio Advertising Company TargetSpot Lands $8 Million

ouiss — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:08:00 +0000

TargetSpot , which operates a large digital audio advertising network , this morning announced that it has secured $8 million in equity financing from Union Square Ventures , Bain Capital Ventures , CBS Radio and Milestone Venture Partners .

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LaunchBox Introduces 7 New Portfolio Companies

admin — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:05:33 +0000

LaunchBox Digital , a VC firm specializing in angel, seed, and early stage investments, just wrapped up its third annual 12-week startup mentoring program.

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Citrix Invests In Data Center Consulting Services Firm GlassHouse Technologies

admin — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:44:44 +0000

Citrix Systems has made a strategic investment in GlassHouse Technologies , a global data center consulting and managed services firm, expanding the existing relationship between the two companies with Citrix becoming a premier desktop virtualization partner of GlassHouse. The investment also provides Citrix with an observer’s seat on the GlassHouse board of directors.

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Report: Number Of Mobile Broadband Subscriptions To Surpass 1 Billion In 2011

ouiss — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:36:25 +0000

Ericsson , which provides tech and services to telecom operators around the globe, estimates that the number of mobile broadband subscriptions has grown to a whopping 500 million during the course of 2010, and that this number will double before the end of this year. Ericsson forecasts that the majority of subscriptions, roughly 400 million in total, is expected to be concentrated in the Asia Pacific region, followed by North America and Western Europe with more than 200 million subscriptions each

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Bump Raises $16 Million Round Led By Andreessen Horowitz

ouiss — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:00:03 +0000

If you’ve got an iPhone or Android device, there’s a decent chance you’re familiar with Bump , the nifty service that lets you swap contact information (and other data) by simply tapping two phones together. The service has been around since 2009, and now has 7 million active users across 25 million total installs on Android and iOS devices. And today Bump has some big news: it’s just raised $16 million in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Sequoia, Sherpalo (Ram Shriram), and SV Angel (Ron Conway).

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