Kristina Farrah
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Mobile Industry Must Design Around Security, Too
For a company to unprecedentedly soar high in the market with only three products on its portfolio and threaten the existence of PCs from multitudes of companies, Apple is currently blistering in glory and fame. It first took the modern age by storm with the iPod, and further expanded in the market with the iPhone ...
Hitlantis Raises $1.5M to Develop Space-Age Music Discovery
Heavily focused on indie bands, Hitlantis music service raises $1.5 million angel funding from an array of Finnish angels and private investors, some of which are Nokia executive, in order develop a unique user interface for indie music discovery. The visual interface resembles a solar system with Hitlantis on its core and the artists names ...
Big Data Has Big Potential in Flash Sales
Leading destination for member-exclusive pricing on outdoor gear grows online community with expanded selection, the Clymb raises $2 million in series A funding to advance its standing as an active outdoor lifestyle market flash sales website, as well prop up its mission to inspire human-powered adventure by providing on-sale quality gears and experiences. The round ...
Android Ice Cream Sandwiches Look Awfully Tasty to Microsoft
Android device activation all over the globe is hitting the roof. As tweeted by Android chief Andy Rubin, “There are now over 500,000 Android devices activated every day, and it’s growing at 4.4% w/w.” The announcement of 400,000 device activation last month during Google’s I/O event further highlights the drama of its current advancement. Last ...
ViVOtech Raises $24M, Drives New NFC Developments
Santa Clara, California-based NFC hardware and software provider, ViVOtech, today announced $24 million series C funding to further its NFC technology development, as well as expand their reach to more countries. This underscores NFC as an important factor in the future of mobile payment and marketing.
Hacker Group Lulzsec Signals Break Up
Hacker group Luzsec finally announced Saturday on Pastebin (linked on its Twitter feeds) that they are disbanding after 50 days of digital mayhem. The group performed various acts of theft, vandalism and exposure of confidential information. Their last batch of files to demonstrate their knack on hacking for the last time is released via BitTorrent ...