Spotify App Soundrop Tunes Into First Investment: $3M From Spotify Lead Backer Northzone
Spotify’s move last year to open its platform to other apps has created more stickiness for its streamed music services. Now, one of the startups based around that idea has found some traction of its own: Oslo-based Soundrop, which creates "listening rooms" and social jukebox-style service for Spotify
Max Payne Mobile hits Android June 14th, metes out justice on your Galaxy Tab
We’d been wondering where Rockstar Games’ promised Android version of Max Payne Mobile had gone after missing its original April release window, but the company has at last narrowed down a release for its third-person revenge shooter on Google’s OS. The game swings by Google Play on June 14th, although
Reimagining Finance: StockTwits
Mary Meeker’s recent Internet Trends presentation introduced a new buzzword into the tech world: reimagination. Meeker listed 50 different market categories that are in the process of being reimagined – in other words, disrupted or changed. Over the coming months, we’ll profile some of the leading reimagineers
PwC: Entertainment & Media Spend Was $1.6 Trillion in 2011; Will Rise To $2.1T By 2016 With Digital Leading Growth
Global spend on entertainment and media services, according to a new Global Media and Entertainment Outlook report out from PwC, will reach $2.1 trillion by 2016, from $1.6 trillion in 2011. But the continuing shift to digital over physical distribution will mean that growth will come at a slower pace
Apple releases Mountain Lion Preview 4 and iOS 6 for developers, iTunes 10.6.3 for everyone else
Looking to tame Apple’s Mountain Lion? Step right up, Cupertino’s latest build of OS X is ready for consumption — assuming you’re a registered developer, of course. Following WWDC’s reveals and teases, Apple has released an updated preview of its desktop and mobile operating systems, serving up Mountain
Netflix’s latest content acquisitions are Pretty Little Liars, The Lying Game
While it’s unlikely to make anyone who’s intentionally avoided Netflix from signing up for the instant streaming service, the digital video platform has nonetheless announced that it just picked up a couple new TV show seasons. On tap for Netflix are now the first season of The Lying Game
LightSpeed Raises $30M From Accel To Help Retailers Serve Tech-Savvy Shoppers
LightSpeed, a company promising to help physical retailers adapt to the digital age, has raised $30 million in Series A funding from Accel Partners.
This is one of those investments where Accel finds an already-successful company that has been bootstrapping for several years, if not longer. (The most
Mad Catz partnering with Microsoft Studios for Halo 4-branded headsets
Looks like Mad Catz has more up its sleeve than just the Wii U accessories it announced at E3 last week. The company just announced a partnership with Microsoft Studios to create Halo 4-branded gaming headsets. Mad Catz says it worked with sound engineers to make sure the headsets complement Halo’s "epic
Adobe Connect Adds SiteCatalyst Integration, Collaboration Features For Tablets And Smartphones
Adobe has announced that it is improving its cloud collaboration and web conferencing software, with the launch of Adobe Connect 9. The new version of the software, which is expected to be available in the third quarter, will include integration with Adobe CQ and SiteCatalyst, and also adds more robust
Seagate Backup Plus hard drive: one-click backup with a social twist
Quick: what’s more important? Your entire My Documents directory, or your Facebook / Flickr galleries? The answer seems fairly obvious, but for those too proud to admit it, Seagate’s got a new hard drive that’ll delicately handle both. The outfit’s latest line of 2.5-inch mobile HDDs goes by the name