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Apperian closes $12.4 million for enterprise mobility

Apperian, a Boston-based provider of mobile application management technology, announced on Tuesday it has raised $12.4 million round of venture financing.

Ping4 raises $1.1 million for proximity alerts

Ping4, a developer of software communications, has raised $1.1 million in venture capital, according to a new filing by the company with federal regulators.

Marvel ReEvolution includes Aurasma augmented reality for comics

Marvel Entertainment and Aurasma have partnered to bring augmented reality to the alternative reality of comic books. Marvel AR will make its commercial debut when "Avengers vs. X-Men #1" is released on April 4.

Green Dot acquires Loopt, pole-vaults into mobile

Banking and payment solutions company Green Dot Corp. announced it is acquiring Loopt Inc. for a total consideration of $43.4 million in cash. Green Dot is best known for prepaid debit cards, and this deal pole-vaults its growth into mobile and social.

Head Start centers to get free PBS Kids' educational apps

PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) have launched a project to give away educational apps to Head Start centers, local PBS stations, and other organizations in underserved communities nationwide.

U.S. smartphone subscribers surpass 100-million mark [with chart]

The number of U.S. smartphone subscribers for the first time surpassed the 100-million mark in January, according to new figures from comScore.

Apple captures attention with third-generation iPad

It’s not often that a product upgrade press conference rates the full live-blogging treatment, but Apple has once again achieved that rarefied status with today’s unveiling of its third-generation iPad.

Women more likely than men to see rapid use of mobile...

Very few Americans use their smartphone to its full capacity, as confirmed by a new Harris Interactive poll. But of those who foresee mobile payments overtaking cash, women think it will happen sooner than men do.

Cell phone vigilante prompts FCC warning

News reports about a passenger using a hand-held device to block cell phones on a bus captured the public’s imagination and prompted a warning from the FCC that using or importing jammers is illegal.

Big Fish Games acquires mobile social studio Self Aware Games

Big Fish Games Inc. has acquired mobile social game developer Self Aware Games and its parent company Social Concepts, a strategic move to dive deeper into the rapidly growing ocean of free-to-play games.