Caught up? Here’s everything from Blekko, Dash’s price, to Android sighting

Caught up? Here’s everything from Blekko, Dash’s price, to Android sighting

The holiday break felt especially long this time, so here’s a longer roundup than usual — of everything you may have missed over the last few days:

Ebay’s Kijiji tries to tar Craiglist’s reputation — The NYT has a story about Kijiji, a competitor to online classifieds… Continue Reading

GestureTek receives investment from Telefonica

Telefonica, a telecom company based in Spain, has made a strategic investment in GestureTek, a gesture-recognition company based in Sunnyvale, Calif.

GestureTek’s “mouse alternative” technology essentially allows users to wave their hands in meaningful ways in order to relay commands to a computer with a video… Continue Reading

Ecrio, a provider of real-time communications software for mobile, raises $14.5M

Ecrio, a Cupertino, Ca. provider of real-time communications software for mobile phones, has raised $14.5 million of a planned $25 million round, according to a regulatory filing first reported by PE Wire.

Ecrio specializes in things like picture messaging, mobile TV, push to talk, VoIP,… Continue Reading