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23andMe Gets Another $9M for Your DNA
Personal genetics company 23andMe, which provides individuals personal DNA analysis and interpretation services, announced a $9 million addition to its Series C Financing round, increasing the sum raised in the round to a total of $31 million. The round was first announced in November 2010, and its closing involved two new participants including MPM Capital ...
HTC Launches Additional 4G Smartphones at CES
HTC announced 2 additional 4G Smartphones this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The ThunderBolt for Verizon and the Inspire for AT&T come alongside another Smartphone launched earlier this week, the EVO Shift 4G. Both the ThunderBol and the Inspire reportedly feature a 4.3″ screen and look fairly similar – if not ...
McAfee Appoints David Small as VP of EMEA
Juniper Networks veteran David Small has been recently appointed as McAfee’s VP of channel and commercial business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa region, or EMEA. Small has experience with channel and sales role for Trinagy, XCel Communications, Anite Networks and Olivetti as well as Juniper Networks, where in turn he managed EMEA channel ...
Skype Launches Group Video Calling at CES
Skype announced it is launching the long anticipated Group Video Calling feature for individual and enterprise subscribers. Aimed for groups of 3 or more, the feature is offered as a part of Skype’s premium package available for $8.99 per month. “Group video calling is also available in the new Business version of Skype, a desktop ...
LinkedIn Heads for IPO in 2011
According to WSJ, business social networking site LinkedIn plans to head for an IPO within a few months. Sources say that the company is likely to file an S-1 registration statement during the first quarter, with 3 underwriters including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley. Shortly after the ...
Cisco Launches Videoscape TV platform at CES
Networking giant Cisco had announced a new, cloud-based TV platform at the CES yesterday dubbed Videoscape. Videoscape is presenting its competitors a serious force to be reckoned with. Specifically, one that combines 5 products including the Videoscape media gateway, Videoscape IP set-top box, Videoscape software clients, the cloud-based Videoscape Media Suite and the Cisco Conductor ...
Lookout: Robbery Suspect Caught Thanks to Smartphone Security App
Police in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania arrested Tyrell Booker, who is suspected in breaking into a home and stealing a number of items, including the homeowner’s undisclosed Smartphone, equipped with Lookout GPS tracking app. “The incident began when suspect Tyrell Booker allegedly broke into a home on Lamport Road at about 4 a.m. Monday and stood ...
LG Launches New Smart TV Apps Platform
LG Electronics today introduced its new Smart TV platform at the CES which carries apps, games and movies for the manufacturer’s latest TVs. Available through LG’s app store, TV apps from Hulu, Netflix and Vudu among others can be downloaded to the platform which also comes with LG’s “Magic Motion” motion detecting remote control. “The ...
mSpot Comes to Google TV
Cloud entertainment provider mSpot today announced its music and video streaming services are coming to Google TV. The cross-platform cloud-based mSpot is available via just about every device, which is one of the main reasons behind its advance to date. “mSpot Inc., the leading cloud entertainment provider, today launches its music and movie services on ...
Millennial Media Raises $27.5M, Sees Mobile Future Beyond Phones
The last major independent mobile ad network Millennial Media (which was considered to be acquired by RIM at some point) has raised $27.5 million in funding. This latest funding round, which involved Bessemer Venture Partners, Columbia Capital, Charles River Ventures and New Enterprise Associates raises Millennial’s total funding to $65 million. “Millennial tripled revenue in ...