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Do-it-yourselfers inspire hardware renaissance in Silicon Valley
In the shadow of Internet monoliths such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, it's easy to forget that Silicon Valley got its start from hard-scrabble tinkerers building radios, microchips and other devices.
US web design platform Smore raises $1.7M in seed funding
Palo Alto, California-based single-page promotional website design platform raised $1.7 million in a seed funding round ledyby Founder's Co-op to expand its market reach, improve its products, and enable mobile content creation.
Apple WWDC 2014 Roundup: OS X 10.10, iOS 8 and 12-inch MacBook Retina
Apple will be holding its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) beginning in June 2. The annual event allows Apple to introduce new operating systems and products for reference of developers and the market. Since the event has been a venue for software and hardware updates, recent information suggests that Apple will be announcing the OS X 10.10, iOS 8 and new MacBook systems. What can people expect?
MacBook Air Available for $759 as Best Buy Cuts Price
Consumers looking for a good MacBook Air deal can now shop at Best Buy. The store is offering some of the best MacBook deals yet. According to recent information, the store is now selling Apple MacBooks below $800. Likewise, Best Buy has also added some game deals and discounts for people buying for a specified period.
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September will be a major month for Samsung as recent reports indicate the company is preparing to release the Galaxy Note 4. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 was released in September 2013. Analysts believe the South Korean tech giant will follow a similar timeline for the Note 4. According to recent information, the Galaxy Note 4 will pack on a 64-bit processor, 3840 x 2160 resolution and a new display technology.
Paris-l’hospital, France-based car rental startup Drivy secured $8.3 million (€6 million) in a new funding round with Index Ventures and Alven Capital as lead investors to fuel its expansion in Europe.
San Francisco, California-based website testing and optimization platform Optimizely raised $57 million in a Series B funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz to hire as many as 250 additional staff within this year.
Irvine, US-based fitness trainer app PEAR Sports took home $5 million in its Series B funding led by previous backers Innovate Partners and Nordic Ventures to ramp up its marketing efforts and third-party sales.
Venice, California-based online vitamin seller SmartyPants Vitamins bagged $2.2 million in a new capital raising via San Francisco-based equity crowdfunding platform CircleUp to develop new products and expand its workforce.
Samsung Galaxy S2 owners can move past Samsung Galaxy S3 owners and update to Android 4.4 KitKat ahead of the OTA. Thanks to the CyanogenMod group, Galaxy S2 users can use the CM11 ROM to update their OS. The ROM should be free from bloatware or bugs so users can use the firmware without problems.
Atlanta, Georgia-based e-commerce lending firm Kabbage Inc landed $50 million in its Series D financing led by SoftBank Capital to provide $500 million worth of loans for small online businesses by the end of 2014.
South Korean tech giant, Samsung's Galaxy K Zoom price point set at EUR 519 for German market to be on the shelf in mid-May.
San Jose, US-based payments giant PayPal fired Rakesh "Rocky" Agrawal as its vice president (VP) of strategy this weekend after releasing some insulting words about his colleagues on the social network Twitter.
