Blackberry awards $150K to three mobile apps
Blackberry Partners Fund has awarded $150,000 prizes to three makers of applications designed to work on the BlackBerry handheld.
And the winners are:
Multiplied Media’s Poynt search service, which uses GPS to connect users with local businesses
Strands’ Social Player, a social-networking music player that connects users… Continue Reading
GlassBox raises $5M for digital content creation
GlassBox, a company that creates content intended for distribution across television, web and mobile services, has raised $5 million from JLA Ventures and angel investors. Among other things, GlassBox is the creator of Bite TV, a content channel that targets 18-24 year old males (so… Continue Reading
RIM-Blackberry announces $150M fund
Update I: This story was originally published Friday afternoon
Update II: For more, also see our Q&A with one of the partners managing the Blackberry fund
Research In Motion, the RBC and Thomson Reuters have invested in an $150 million venture investment fund, called the BlackBerry Partners Fund,… Continue Reading