Mytopia shifts from games to cross-platform technology

Mytopia shifts from games to cross-platform technology

Mytopia started as an online games company. But that business is now a sideshow. The company’s real business will now revolve around its technology for making software applications, including but not limited to games, run on a wide variety of platforms.

Mytopia has a casual online… Continue Reading

TC50: Health device company FitBit is a hit, and other startups from the mobility panel

TC50: Health device company FitBit is a hit, and other startups from the mobility panel

FitBit — making America healthier
FitBit sells a wireless device that tracks your health-related activities, such as calories burned during exercise, sleep activity and calories taken in while eating (obviously, a lot of this involves some educated guesses). The data is then uploaded to a website,… Continue Reading

Roundup: Websites become more vulnerable to lawsuits, Meevee looks for buyers, and more

Roundup: Websites become more vulnerable to lawsuits, Meevee looks for buyers, and more

Here’s the latest action:

Rulings could make website owners more vulnerable to lawsuits — Decisions made by judges in two separate cases, against Friendfinder.com and Roommates.com, could expose websites to potentially harmful lawsuits, according to an article on CNET. Websites were previously immune to most lawsuits… Continue Reading

Mytopia launches cross-platform casual online games

Mytopia launches cross-platform casual online games

Yet another casual online game company is coming out of hiding today as Mytopia announces its platform for simple online games such as poker and puzzles.

But the Palo Alto, Calif. company hopes to set itself apart because it lets players compete with each other across… Continue Reading