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Trove, The New Personalized Social News Site By Washington Post

Posted by Thomas Oppong on April 21, 2011 · 46190 Comment2011-04-21+12%3A20%3A35Thomas+Oppong

The Washington Post Company has launched Trove, a free, personalized site that aggregates news across subjects of interest and important headlines of the day. Trove creates a customized news experience [...]

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ArabNet Unveils Top 10 Finalists For its Startup Demo

Posted by Thomas Oppong on March 16, 2011 · 38610 Comment2011-03-16+16%3A06%3A07Thomas+Oppong

ArabNet, the largest gathering for the Arab web and mobile industry, today announced the finalists and runners-up for the forums’ annual competitions; the Ideathon and the Startup Demo. The ArabNet [...]

Filed in: COMPETITIONS, DEMOS

Rebtel, Skype Alternative Increases Revenue By More Than 120%

Posted by Thomas Oppong on March 12, 2011 · 37750 Comment2011-03-12+14%3A16%3A26Thomas+Oppong

Rebtel, the world’s second largest mobile VoIP company after Skype, has announced that it has surpassed 10 million users worldwide. Rebtel delivers free and cheap international calls through iPhone, Blackberry [...]

Filed in: Consumer, Mobile, STARTUPS

Indian Mobile TV Company Apalya Technologies Raises $7.5M In 3rd Round

Posted by Thomas Oppong on January 12, 2011 · 22362 Comments2011-01-12+18%3A17%3A47Thomas+Oppong

Hyderabad-based mobile TV company Apalya Technologies Pvt Ltd has raised $7.5M in its third round of funding, led by IndoUS Venture Partners (IUVP). Existing investors, IDG Ventures India and Qualcomm [...]

Filed in: Entertainment, Mobile, STARTUPS

Mimix Wins Global Startup Battle Week 1

Posted by Thomas Oppong on November 24, 2010 · 15110 CommentMimix+Wins+Global+Startup+Battle+Week+12010-11-24+19%3A43%3A37Thomas+Oppong

MIMIX has been declared winner of Global Startup Battle: Week 1!. After winning Beirut Startup Weekend, it competed against 33 other teams, MIMIX then emerged victorious in the first ever [...]

Filed in: DEMOS, STARTUPS

Innovate 2010 Pitch Slam in Tel Aviv: 12 Sem-Finalists

Posted by Thomas Oppong on April 14, 2010 · 8420 Comment2010-04-14+09%3A27%3A52Thomas+Oppong

Innovate!2010 is a global competition to identify the world’s 100 most promising technology, media and telecommunications startups: the Innovate!100. Startups apply to compete for expert feedback & validation, promotion, and [...]