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Mobile Posse lands $5 million for home screen messaging
Mobile Posse, a provider of mobile home screen messaging services, has raised $5 million in its third round of funding, led by new investor Harbert Venture Partners.
Facebook's 'Find Friends Nearby' killed by controversy
Facebook pulled its Find Friends Nearby mobile feature so quickly that most people never saw it. Even so, it managed to stir up a lot of controversy and creepiness concerns in its short life.
Halfbrick gives away Fruit Ninja, UK prime minister's favorite game [with...
Fruit Ninja surpassed 300 million iPhone downloads by its second anniversary, and Halfbrick has been giving away UK Prime Minister David Cameron's favorite game to celebrate.
Second screens become sports bars with Fans.tv's Battle Mode
Social television platform Fans.tv is riling up viewers with Battle Mode, a user experience that lets users pledge support to a specific side when watching sports and reality competition shows.
Beintoo closes $5m for its mobile loyalty rewards platform
Beintoo, the loyalty rewards and monetization platform for mobile games, apps, and websites, has secured $5 million in Series A funding led by Innogest Capital.
Dave Gibbons, 'Watchmen' co-creator, publishes on Madefire,joins strong advisory board
Dave Gibbons, the artist who co-created Watchmen with writer Alan Moore, has taken his talents to Madefire, an interactive publisher with an impressive panel of advisors.
Facebook buys Face.com, bringing facial recognition in-house
Facebook has acquired Face.com, the company that powers Facebook’s Photo Finder and Photo Tagger apps, in a deal press reports value at up to $100 million.
Bluebox raises $9.5m for employee-owned device security
Bluebox, a stealthy security technology startup, has closed a $9.5 million Series A financing round led by Andreessen Horowitz.
Mobile-only accelerator Tandem closes new $32m fund
Tandem Capital, an accelerator that exclusively works with mobile startups, has closed a new $32 million fund from investors who bring strategic value along with their wallets.
Lemon raises $8 million for "smarter wallet" [with demo video]
Lemon, the mobile money management app, has raised $8 million in its first round of funding, led by Maveron, the consumer-tech-focused firm co-founded by Starbucks' Howard Schultz.
