Gendai Games, a startup that offers a simple game creation tool, has raised over $1 million in Series A funding led by DFJ Mercury with Steamboat Ventures, DFJ Frontier and ff Asset Management as well as angel investors Paul Bricault, Paige Craig, Tom McInerney, Josh Resnick and and Mark Suster participating in the round.
The game creation tool, called GameSalad, ...
Far be it from me to criticize the French. But yesterday France launched France.fr with a middling amount of press attention. But the site sent down almost immediately after launching. This morning we gave it a pass, but tonight it’s still down. And we’re not sure anyone is working very hard to get it back up – it is just ...
Last week we told you about a new iPhone application from the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) that brought its popular ArcGIS software to iOS devices. The app leveraged the organization's massive collection of mapping data - as well as that of other groups - to bring unique maps to the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. This week the geographic ...
Tibco has launched a business intelligence tool designed for the small business market that it is making available for free over the next year.
TibcoSilver Spotlight is part of Tibco's effort to appeal to a community that would not normally have access to its robust business intelligence technology. These are people who understand social technologies and may find the service appealing ...
Google says it may be “multiple weeks” before they’re able to fix a Google Maps bug that’s showing the wrong star ratings for some local businesses.
A paper/stationery store in Toronto reported the bug last month in the Google Maps Help Forum. The store’s Place Page shows several reviews that are being pulled in from [...]
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Chatroulette, the face-to-face random video chat service, is growing slightly less random. The service is adding Localroulette, for location-specific chats, and Channelroulette, for specific topics.
Given the surge of interest in location-based apps, the choice to create a geolocating chat is not surprising. The utility of the themed channels is a bit less easy to grasp once you see what's there. ...
Appolicious - Apple called a press conference for 10 a.m. PT on Friday to address the fallout stemming from the iPhone 4 and its antenna reception problems.
LogMeIn Ignition, the mobile client for the popular LogMeIn remote access service, has made its official debut in the Android market. Available initially as a free beta, the full version was made available on Wednesday for a pricey $30. Similar to the iPhone version, LogMeIn Ignition for Android lets users control a remote Mac or PC, launch applications, and access ...
Chatroulette, the Internet phenomenon that allows users to jump into video chats with random, anonymous strangers (and all too frequently, their genitalia), has launched some new features that give users a bit more control over the kinds of fellow Chatrouletters they’re paired up with.
As first noticed by NewTeeVee, Chatroulette has launched a feature called Localroulette that will use your ...
Reuters - Apple Inc has called a surprise press conference for Friday to talk about the iPhone 4, as the company continues to deal with fallout from reported reception problems on its popular smartphone.
According to an email from Apple, the first beta of the iPhone's iOS 4.1 mobile operating system is now available from the iPhone Dev Center along with the 4.1 SDK.Combine that with news that Apple is holding a special press conference this Friday regarding the iPhone 4 and we just might be looking at that expected software fix for the ...
HomeAway, the massive vacation home rental service rollup, is ramping towards an IPO, likely in 2011, say sources close to the company. And that shouldn’t be any surprise, given the two key executive hires the company announced today – new chief product officer Tom Hale (previously CPO at Linden Labs) and chief operating officer Brett Bellm (previously PayPal, and in ...
Calisolar, maker of high-efficiency solar cells made out of scrap silicon, has raised a fresh $15 million to get it closer to its goal of producing more than 200-megawatts worth of solar materials, according to Director of Marketing Bret Adams.
Right now, Calisolar is churning out about 60 megawatts-worth of solar wafers and cells at its ...
The Washington Post Company has acquired iCurrent, an online tool that allows users to collect news automatically according to their interest. The purchase price was not disclosed, and while not a big deal, it was likely north of $5 million.
iCurrent had gotten solid reviews for being an easy, albeit no-frills site to let users create automated channels of news depending ...
Google Inc. is giving researchers nearly a half-million dollars to test the academic value of its rapidly growing online library.
Toronto-based invoice startup FreshBooks has crossed $1 billion in billings that wer paid worldwide over the FreshBooks ecosystem between January and May of this year. FreshBooks lets you create and share invoices, time sheets and estimates within a web application. The application is largely popular amongst freelancers, consultants and small businesses. With both free and paid plans, Freshbooks has served ...
We wrote before of "location as platform." How much more rich can location-based apps make the mobile experience? CNNMoney and Gowalla are hoping, much. They've partnered to make Money's yearly Best Places to Live list into a dynamic experience.
Now, when Gowalla users check into a venue within a 25-mile radius of the list of Top 25 Best Places to ...
Facebook Mobile chief Erick Tseng spoke on stage this week about the upcoming nirvana that we can all experience when superphones let us know what’s going on around us. You could walk by a Starbucks, he said, learn its exact location, get a coupon for it, and notice that two of your Facebook friends are in the store at that ...
Reuters - Bank of America Corp plans to offer an online bank account that charges an $8.95 monthly fee for paper statements and using tellers, as it looks for ways to make up for income lost because of new regulations.
PC World - It looks like the iPhone 4 "death grip" drama is coming to a head: News broke this afternoon that Apple will be holding a press conference this Friday to discuss the iPhone 4.