Analytics company Umeng said the number of active smartphone users in China has surpassed the 700 million mark as of the end of 2013, TechCrunch reported.
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Canadian music legend Neil Young launches crowdfunding campaign for music startup Pono
Canadian music legend Neil Young launched a crowdfunding campaign via Kickstarter with a funding goal of $800,000 for his portable music player called Pono that enhances the quality of digitized music files.
Hellman & Friedman buys Renaissance Learning for $1.1B
Hellman & Friedman purchased Renaissance Learning, a learning analytics firm, in a cash deal worth $1.1 billion less than a month after it closed a $40 million round led by Google Capital, TechCrunch reported.
SXSW crowd plowed by a sedan, two dead while 23 others injured
Early Wednesday morning, a gray Toyota sedan plowed through the SXSW crowd, leaving 2 people dead and 23 others injured.
#RIPChumlee goes viral, Pawn Stars' guy Chumlee suffered hoax death on Twitter
Austin “Chumlee” Russell, the guy on Pawn Stars, was reported to have died from a fatal heart attack by EBuzzd website, which was later retracted when Chumlee himself tweeted that he was alive and well.
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San Francisco, US-based event ticketing startup Eventbrite scored $50 million in a funding round from Tiger Global Management and T. Rowe Price to fuel its international expansion plans ahead of a potential initial public offering (IPO) in 2014.
Redwood City, US-based social media startup Banjo landed $16 million in a Series B funding led by Balderton Capital to fund its growth, international expansion, and product development.
Legendary coach Phil Jackson officially agreed to become a part of New York Knicks hours after an announcement was made that Kobe Bryant still cannot play for the Los Angeles Lakers.
MuleSoft obtained $50 million for its most recent financing round led by NEA, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Meritech Capital Partners, a statement about the funding said.
South Korean electronics giant Samsung filed a patent on September 2012 for a new method that lets users unlock the screen and activate apps and certain commands using a doodle.
UK's Business Secretary Vince Cable has commissioned Acorn Computer Co-Founder Hermann Hauser to evaluate how to maximize the government-backed technology centers launched in 2011, the Financial Times reported.
Starting April, United Airlines will roll out a free in-flight entertainment service for iOS devices and laptops that has more than 150 movies and 200 TV shows that passengers can stream.
Search giant Google is reportedly venturing into the set top business with its recent acquisition of Santa Clara, US-based mobile game and hardware developer Green Throttle Games for an undisclosed amount.
The US Federal Trade Commission has begun an inquiry into the operations of nutrition and weight loss firm Herbalife, an inquiry that has long been asked for by activist investor William Ackman, Reuters reported.
