Blurb raises $5M for self-publishing software
Blurb. Inc., developer of free downloadable software that lets anyone lay out and print their very own book, announced today that it nabbed $5 million in third-round funding to continue building its feature BookSmart tool, according to peHub. Backers in this round included Canaan Partners and Anthem Venture Partners, both of which contributed to the $14 million the company raised prior. The San Francisco-based company also received $2.5 million in venture debt from Hercules Technology… Continue Reading
Roundup: IPhone glitches may be fixed in Sept., Netflix suffers outage and more
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IPhone glitches may be fixed in September — A chip in the iPhone is being blamed for dropped calls and choppy web reception, according to BusinessWeek. The problems will hopefully be fixed next month with a software upgrade.
Netflix suffers shipping and distribution outage — The outage affects one-third of the movie rental service’s 8.4 million customers. Executives say they’re trying to figure out an appropriate refund or credit.
Open source movement scores court victory —… Continue Reading