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SimpleRelevance raises $1M for tech that gives emails a personal touch
Impersonal, mass emails are easy to dislike and ignore, which is why SimpleRelevance has raised $1 million. SimpleRelevance's platform gathers customer data and then personalized emails to specifically target individuals.
WWDC press invites go out, Apple holding keynote on June 10
Apple's WWDC keynote will occur on June 10, where we will see announcements regarding its operating systems. VentureBeat will be reporting live from the event.
See the future of games at E3 2013
Sponsored Post In three weeks, the video game industry will descend on Los Angeles to attend E3 2013 to see the future of the video game industry. Will you be there?
Box acquires Folders and its ‘elegant’ French spin on file storage
Box announced that it has acquired the technology behind a mobile app called Folders.
Nextdoor releases mobile app to strengthen communities using smartphones
Nextdoor is going mobile. Today, the 'private social network for neighborhoods' released an iOS application so people can be connected to what's going on in their community anytime, anywhere.
Samsung Galaxy S4 hits 10M sold in first month, selling ’4 units per second’
In other words, the giant that sold almost 400 million phones last year is getting bigger. And faster.
Activision’s Eric Hirshberg bets that 40M Call of Duty fans will follow him to Xbox One (interview)
The next Call of Duty game will have Kinect voice integration, so says the man at the top of Activision.
E-commerce biz ChannelAdvisor stock soars 40% in IPO debut
Following the lead of other recent tech-focused IPOs, e-commerce software business ChannelAdvisor's shares popped almost 40 percent in its first day of trading as a public company.
Google reduces App Engine cloud costs by up to 25% (Amazon, next move is yours)
All that's missing are the streamers, balloons, and cheesy Best Price Ev-ah signs. Because the price competition between Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Rackspace is heating up so fast, the cloud market could be a massive virtual used car lot.
Shazam updates its iPad app with auto-tagging and integration with Spotify & Rdio
Media discovery startup Shazam released a new version of its iPad app today that adds a ton of new features boosting your ability to identify music, TV shows, and advertising.
Wibidata raises $15M so small businesses can compete using big data
Big data is a big trend right now, and Wibidata has raised $15 million to help businesses take advantage of it. Wibidata builds and sells big data applications that companies can use to uncover consumer insights and react in real time.
HTC has sold around 5M One phones since launch, says exec
Is the HTC One floundering? Not if you ask a company executive.
Lyft team gets $60M more; now it must prove ride-sharing can go global
Ride-sharing startup Lyft has closed a $60 million funding round led by venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, the company announced on its blog. It also confirmed raising $15M in October of 2012.
Marissa Mayer and Yahoo are on fire, acquiring gaming company PlayerScale
If I can paraphrase a popular Alicia Keys song, this woman is on fire. Marissa Mayer is clearing moving Yahoo back into the center of the Silicon Valley tech conversation.
Lenovo is still immune to the shrinking PC market
Lenovo continues to buckle industry trends by increasing its PC sales.
Microsoft uses Siri to slam Apple in new Windows 8 ad (video)
We all know Microsoft likes to challenge its competitors head on, especially Google. Now Microsoft is taking a swing at Apple in a new 30-second ad that uses Siri's voice to make fun of the iPad.
Bacon for coffee beans: Bondsy’s freeform marketplace lets you trade anything with friends
"If you give tools that allow people to be creative, people get very creative," said Bondsy's founder.
Messaging app Imo.im chats its way into $13M, updates iOS & Android apps
Multi-platform messaging service Imo.im has raised $13 million in second-round funding and updated its iOS and Android apps with a new feature called “Broadcasts.”
Microsoft making $1B bet on Xbox One games, says bigwig Phil Harrison
Gamers are upset that Microsoft emphasized non-game entertainment in the Xbox One reveal. But Harrison argues games are still front and center.
Superhyped email app Mailbox comes to iPad, and, eventually, Android
Mailbox quest to help you reach Inbox Zero is coming to the iPad.
