Microsoft newsdump includes tablets, translation, and $2.1B in fines

Microsoft had six pieces of news come out today, including the Surface worldwide expansion, Yammer's new translation service, and getting slapped with regulatory fines from the EU.

Microsoft’s Bing Fund invests in social discovery app Sonar

New York City startup Sonar announced today that is has received a strategic investment from Microsoft's Bing Fund.

Friend discovery: the next big trend in social

Facebook has become the undisputed king of social networking, serving almost 1 billion active users and valued at over $100 billion. Even with this incredible rise, Mark Zuckerberg and many others believe we’re still at the beginning of the social …

Sonar’s “Here-Now” social network shows Highlight how people discovery is really done

After launching one year ago, New York City-based Sonar unveiled a major update today that makes it easier than ever to find friends and like-minded people nearby — all with the goal of becoming a “Here-Now” mobile social network.

When …

Social discovery service Banjo hits 1 million users in just 9 months

Banjo founder and CEO Damien Patton has held a variety of jobs in his life, but the career experience that he believes is paying off big at his current startup is the time he spent head mechanic on one of …

Sonar comes to Android as it prepares for SXSW showdown over ambient awareness

Tech journalists have a bad habit of picking a theme each year for SXSW and crafting a drama around which startup will “win” the festival. This year the contest is among the “ambient awareness” apps like Sonar, Banjo, Highlight and …