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Silent Circle secures $30 million for the privacy-based Blackphone

May 21, 2014

Encrypted comms firm Silent Circle has just announced a new funding round which it says has been fueled by demand in the privacy-focused smartphone, Blackphone,...

Dropbox has acquired a 3D photo streaming startup called Bubbli

May 21, 2014

Dropbox has acquired startup Bubbli in order to secure the company's 3D photo streaming technology. According to TechCrunch, emails were sent out to...

GoPro files for a $100 million IPO

May 20, 2014

GoPro is preparing to go public, by filing an IPO with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Initially revealed in plans in February,...

Amazon invests $20 million in Chinese food delivery service Yummy77

May 20, 2014

Amazon has poured $20 million in Yummy77, a food delivery site based in Shanghai. Yummy77 confirmed the funding in a post on Weibo and...

A hackable, cocktail mixing robot called Barobot has come to Kickstarter

May 20, 2014

Anyone who enjoys a cocktail but where prefer the mixing to be done by a professional, might be interested in...

Netflix wants to begin delivering truly personalized recommendations

May 20, 2014

The current Netflix navigation system - scroll and scroll and scroll and scroll until you find something - can be...

Lead electrical engineer of Google Glass joins Oculus

May 18, 2014

Building a new entertainment medium requires lots of money and very talented engineers. Facebook ensured that Oculus VR has plenty of the...

SweetLabs announces new app install platform

May 18, 2014

SweetLabs has announced a new App Install Platform designed to allow mobile device manufacturers the same opportunity to cash in...

Google adds elevation data to bike routes on its Maps service

May 17, 2014

Google has quietly added elevation data to bike routes in its Maps service, providing better intel for intrepid cyclists. The...

Homesnap Pro brings real-time listing data to smartphones

May 16, 2014

D.C.-based Homesnap, the maker of a mobile app that allows users to find real estate data by taking photos of...

Personalized hotel recommendation startup OLSET raises $1.1 million

May 16, 2014

OLSET, which offers personalized recommendations for hotels, has raised $1.1 million of seed funding on a convertible note. The lead...

HTC announces the miniature variant of its flagship Android phone

May 15, 2014

As it was last year, so it is in 2014. HTC's flagship Android phone, the One, is getting a downsized variant in...