Roundup: BlackBerry gets love, Lehman selling stakes to raise capital and more
Here’s the latest action:
BlackBerry gets some love — In the past few days the device, which is still the most popular smartphone in the U.S., has gotten improved Google Mobile applications, a special MySpace Mobile version and TiVo controls. All good steps, but the device is still going to need its own version of Apple’s App Store if it wants to hold off the iPhone in the smartphone market.
Lehman selling a big stake — Lehman Brothers Holdings,… Continue Reading
Goodrec lines up $1.05M for user recommendations
Goodrec is a new company that intends to build new ways to remember, share, and find recommendations on the web. It is led by Mihir Shah, a former senior director of product management for Yahoo Search.
Little else is know about how the company’s product works as the site is in closed testing at the moment.
The San Francisco-based Goodrec has secured $900,000 of the $1.05 million Series A round. Taking place in the round are SoftTech… Continue Reading