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Cloudera Founder's Enterprise Data App Management Startup WibiData Raises $15M From Canaan Partners, Eric Schmidt And Others -
WibiData, the enterprise data management startup co-founded by Cloudera founder Christophe Bisciglia and Aaron Kimball, has raised $15 million in a Series B funding led by Canaan Partners with participation from existing investors, including NEA and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt.TechCrunch 2 hours ago:
Cross-Platform Messaging App Imo.im Raises $13M, Wants You To Meet New People By Broadcasting Yourself -
Social networking and messaging firm Imo.im has an interesting new take on social networking, and it's raised money to get more people on board! The funding was led by co-founder Georges Harik, who also just happened to be one of Google's first 10 employees.TechCrunch 3 hours ago:
Shazam Revamps Its iPad App For Second Screen Action, Can Now “AutoTag” In Background While You Watch TV -
Although the majority of Shazam‘s over 93 million U.S. users still use the app on their smartphones to identify, tag and share the songs they’re “hearing,” a growing chunk of that user base – around 10 million in the U.TechCrunch 3 hours ago:
Blip Blup Is A Minimalist Mobile Puzzle Game That Lets You Play With Pulses Of Light -
After the aesthetic elegance of Dots, prepare for another injection of minimalist puzzle game beauty.TechCrunch 4 hours ago:
Jawfish Games Launches Its Real-Time, Multiplayer Platform For iOS, Android -
Jawfish Games, a Seattle-based startup run by a former professional poker player and the engineering team that built the Fult Tilt Poker site, launched a gaming platform that can host more than 100,000 simultaneous players in real-time tournaments across iOS, Android and the web.TechCrunch 6 hours ago:
Amazon Takes Kindle Fire HD Tablets 170 Countries As It Ramps Up Its Appstore To Nearly 200 Markets -
Amazon today took one more step in its strategy scale up its Kindle Fire tablet business. The company announced that it will now sell the two higher-end versions of the device, the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.TechCrunch 6 hours ago:
Square Starts Mobile Payments In Japan, Its First Country Outside Of North America, In Partnership With Visa's Ally -
Mobile payment platform Square has announced that it is now publicly available in Japan, its first country outside of North America.TechCrunch 8 hours ago:
OtterBox Acquires Rival Protective Case Maker LifeProof After Settling Patent Lawsuit -
OtterBox, which makes the top-selling protective case for smartphones, has announced the acquisition of LifeProof for an undisclosed amount.TechCrunch 9 hours ago:
Samsung Galaxy S4 Shipments Hit 10 Million One Month After Release -
Samsung's Galaxy S4 has hit 10 million channel sales one month after its release. The company announced its latest milestone today just eight days after confirming that it had shipped over 6 million units of the S4 since its international launch on April 26.TechCrunch 14 hours ago:
