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TomTom Outs A $50 Android Navigation App, Forgets To Make It Compatible With Popular Phones Top
tomtomFirst, the good news: There is now a full-featured TomTom navigation Android app. It features live traffic data, multi-stop routing, and a gorgeous interface. But there is a bit of bad news, too. In fact it's rather funny in a sad way: The app is not compatible with recent flagship devices including the Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy S III, HTC One X, and Galaxy Note.
 
Facebook Launches Brand Advertising Campaign Aimed At Users In 13 Countries Top
Screen Shot 2012-10-04 at 8.45.00 AMFacebook also announced today that it will be kicking off an advertising campaign to promote its brand, specifically targeting 13 countries including Brazil, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Russia, Spain, U.K., and the U.S. The campaign will appear in 12 different languages and will be housed on Facebook itself.
 
Pressing Play's The Thing: Publisher Uses Apple's iBooks Author Tool To Build iPad Editions Of Shakespeare Top
Discover the ShakesperienceSourcebooks, a U.S. book publisher, has used Apple's iBooks Author tool to launch iPad editions of three Shakespeare plays on Apple's iBooks 2 store. The iBooks include extra content focused on the history of each play's performance -- including photos, videos and audio clips of readings from various actors, along with study-friendly staples such as glossary resources, note-taking and highlighting features.
 
From The Smoke And Fire Dept: Huawei Denies (Again) It's Launching Its Own Mobile OS Top
Image (1) huawei-logo-300x219.jpg for post 47109Last week saw a little skirmish in the mobile platform wars, when news broke that Huawei, which makes smartphones based on Google's Android OS, was working on an operating system of its own -- first reported by Reuters and then picked up by others. Curious to hear from the horse's mouth, we got in touch. And it turns out that Huawei, in fact, has "no plans" to launch an OS any time soon.
 
Acer Details Iconia W700 Windows 8 11.6-inch Tablet PC, Available October 26 Starting At $799 Top
Acer Iconia W700 with keyboard angledToday Acer officially unveiled the U.S. and Canadian availability, pricing and full spec list of its Iconia W700 Windows 8 tablet. The tablets will ship on October 26, the same day Windows 8 is scheduled for its public release, which should provide us with an early look at how third-party offerings will perform in a market that's yet to really be proven.
 
Anything Qype Can Do, We Can Do Four Years Later: Yelp Enters Poland Top
yelp logoLocal reviews site Yelp -- which is up against big competition in Europe in competitor Qype -- has launched Yelp Poland, giving it a stronger base in Central Europe. The U.S.-based publicly listed company already has a Central European presence in Germany (launched in July 2010), Austria (launched in October 2012), and Switzerland (launched in September 2011) --- though Qype itself is also present in those countries and launched in Poland as far back as December 2008.
 
Accel Partners Big Data Fund Invests $4.3 Million In Trifacta Top
trifacta-logoToday Trifacta, a company building a cross-platform interface for dealing with big data, announced that it received a $4.3 million investment from the Accel Partners Big Data Fund. The company also raised money from X/Seed Capital, Data Collective LLC, Dave Goldberg, Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman. Trifacta is a team of computer scientists with deep experience in data visualization trying to pull off one of the holy grails of data tech: making big data accessible to the non-Phd level analyst.
 
White Bull Summit In Barcelona Puts A Filter On The Exit Market In Europe Top
Barcelona_1009_102For the past three years the White Bull Summit in Barcelona has been doing something that too few tech conferences in Europe really do: talk about exits for startups. In recent times it's become so common to have a conference about early stage startups that almost no-one has really concentrated on this crucial life-cycle for companies, and perhaps the only other contender for this discussion has be NOAH in London which tends to attract late stage VC and Private Equity. So it's refreshing to see founder Farley Duvall continue to plough this furrow. Duvall piloted Red Herring's brand in Europe for many years, but with the decline of that brand he has struck out with his own, so he's as much an entrepreneur as the tech companies he puts on stage.
 
Facebook Tops 1 Billion Monthly Active Users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg Shares A Personal Note Top
facebooklogoSocial network Facebook officially hit the 1 billion active monthly user mark, the company announced today. In a post on the official Facebook blog, founder Mark Zuckerberg shared a note celebrating the milestone with a personal thank you to Facebook users.
 
Viacom Joins Comcast, NBCU, And HBO As Social TV Startup Zeebox's Latest Strategic Partner Top
zeebox_logoIt seems like just last week that Zeebox launched its second screen app in the U.S., also announcing partnerships with Comcast, NBC Universal, and HBO to offer up exclusive content and tie-ins with their TV shows. Oh right, it WAS just last week. Those companies weren’t the only ones lined up to partner with Zeebox, as today the startup is announcing another strategic deal — this time with media conglomerate Viacom, which owns cable networks like Nick, MTV, and Comedy Central. Zeebox is the newest of the new second screen/social TV/companion TV apps to makes its way into the Apple App Store and Google Play marketplace. As Jason Forbes, EVP and managing director of Zeebox USA, told me by phone, the five pillars of Zeebox are “discovery, social, information, interactivity, and commerce.”* It lets users discover new TV shows, see what their friends are watching, chat with other people using the app and on other social networks, get information about their favorite shows, interact with the app through polls and get exclusive content from content owners, and even buy stuff. (I did a pretty extensive review of the app at launch, so read that if you want to go through the whole laundry list of features again.) Anyway, Viacom is making a strategic investment in the fledgling companion app company, just like Comcast and NBCU did. As part of the deal, Zeebox will get some quality exclusive content along the way, and probably some on-air TV promotion, which it hopes will educate users about the joys of the second screen and give them a reason to download and use the thing. In return, Viacom hopes to get a more engaged user base, and will also share in revenues from ads that run up against show pages on the app. In our phone conversation, Forbes talked up engagement among fans of Viacom content in the U.K., where Zeebox launched late last year. According to him, users in the 12-18, 18-24, and 24-35 demos — those MOST VALUABLE TO ADVERTISERS — were also most likely to interact with Nick, MTV, and other Viacom content. In fact, he says engagement with Viacom shows in the U.K. was “overindexed” compared to other content on the app. That’s got Zeebox and Viacom both thinking maybe young US audiences will be just as interested in checking out companion content on the app. More importantly, though, the
 
After Rising To Number 2 On comScore, AOL On Network Launches Native Mobile And Tablet Apps Top
aol on networkAOL's On Network, which is the company's distribution and syndication network, has steadily grown the number of videos in its library, as well as the number watched each month by viewers. It's now Number 2 among video properties on comScore's Video Metrix, and is now making its video library available on more devices. The network is rolling out new native mobile and tablet apps for iOS and Android devices.
 
Get Off Of My Cloud — Accounting Software ClearBooks Raises £300K To Battle It Out With Sage Top
111123v1-max-250x250The online accounting space in the UK is pretty crowded, as multiple cloud players aim to take the throne from the legacy incumbent Sage. These include the likes of KashFlow, Crunch, FreeAgent and ClearBooks. The latter announcing today that it has raised £300,000 from WAKR! Holding B.V. (owned by Dutch entrepreneur Tjeerd Kramer), valuing the startup at £6 million.
 
Samsung Hiring More U.S.-Educated Talent: Wants Science, Engineering Post-Grads, MBAs, Interns Top
samsung-logoSouth Korean electronics giant Samsung -- which makes pretty much every gadget and gizmo you can think of from mobile phones to household refrigerators and even tanks -- is on a graduate recruitment drive aimed at further strengthening its North American business, according to the Korea Times. Specifically Samsung Electronics is seeking to hire post-grads who hold either a Master's or doctoral degrees from "prestigious U.S. universities".
 
Google's iOS Web App For iPhone and iPad Now Features Street View Top
trafalgar square street viewGoogle has yet to publish a native Google Maps app for Apple's iOS devices (although we hear it's coming soon), but in the meantime it continues to beef up the experience on its iOS-focused web app, today adding its popular Street View functionality, which allows users to see actual images of a location or route.
 
Europe Ramps Up Cyber Attack Testing With Second Simulated Pan-Europe DDoS Top
CE2012 P1Three hundred IT security professionals from across Europe are locking horns in a simulated cyber war exercise taking place today which -- if it were a real attack -- would be capable of disrupting services for millions of Europeans. The exercise, known as Cyber Europe 2012, is being run by ENISA: the European Network and Information Security Agency, and is part of ongoing efforts to bolster cyber crisis cooperation, preparedness and response across Europe. This is first Cyber Europe event to include participants from the private sector -- specifically the finance sector, ISPs and eGovernment -- not just the public sector.
 
Amazon Opens Mobile App Distribution Portal To Japan, Continues Expanding International Appstore Reach Top
amazon appstoreBack in June Amazon officially opened its appstore to international apps, adding support for software intended for the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Today it's expanded the international reach of the platform by adding Japan to the list of supported countries -- describing this as "another significant addition". A Japanese appstore launch is planned "later this year".
 
First 2012 Presidential Debate Saw 10.3M Tweets And Gave Politics A New Dimension Top
3404525309_f08f87fb1d_zYes, we know that tonight was a record-setting night for Twitter. The first 2012 Presidential Debate was the most tweeted about political event in company history. Whether you care or not, this is significant and worth noting.
 
Rent Management Startup Cozy Raises $1.5M From The Social + Capital Partnership, Google Ventures, Others Top
cozy logoCozy, a startup trying to take a lot of the headache out of the landlord-tenant relationship, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by The Social+Capital Partnership, the venture fund by created by former Facebook vice president Chamath Palihapitiya. Other investors include Google Ventures (Kevin Rose is Google's partner on the deal), Tim Ferriss, Jason Calacanis, and Gary Vaynerchuk.
 
Rovio Flies Into Frankfurt To Unveil Its First Book App: Expect Lots Of Pigs, Maybe An Angry Bird Or Two Top
rovioAngry Birds has become such a mobile institution, and its maker, Rovio, has gone so far in its extension of that brand -- toys, books, t-shirts, cereal, theme parks, films and more games -- that this morning's invitation to a launch of Rovio's first ever book app came as something of a surprise. But it's true: despite all the work Rovio (and others that Rovio seems to tolerate happily) has put into spinning out its wildly successful mobile game about catapulting birds onto structures made by pigs, the company has never produced an official book app.
 
Amazon Offers A New Simulator For Developers To Test Email In Apps Top
emailenvelopeAmazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) is the kind of service that Amazon Web Services (AWS) does so well. It automates the manual task of adding email to apps so developers can focus on doing what they do best.
 

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