Apigee acquires global API alliance’s carrier billing technology
API management startup Apigee has just announced it’s acquired some interesting mobile payment processing and other technologies from the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC). This deal includes a specific API for carrier billing for in-app purchases, and it plays nicely with carriers all around the globe. WAC’s technology offering is its mobile More...
Oracle’s copyright win may not amount to much as patent phase unfolds
Likely infringement damages will probably pale in comparison to Oracle’s legal fees. Two more Google engineers took the stand in the Oracle v. Google trial today, offering detailed testimony about how Android’s More...
APIs take center stage at Oracle-Google trial
The scene of the Oracle-Google trial today was more like a computer science classroom than a courtroom as the witnesses explained the inner workings of Java and APIs. Image courtesy: http://javafx.steveonjava.com Mark More...
Pinterest Updates Terms Of Service As It Preps An API And Private Pinboards: More Copyright Friendly
Pinterest is growing up fast: just last week the image-based social network rolled out redesigned profile pages, and now it’s following that up with an updated Terms of Service, Acceptable Use Policy and Privacy More...
Foursquare checks out of Google Maps – Not about the money, insists company
By Patrick Goss Foursquare has turned its back on Google Maps and will use OpenStreetMap going forward, although the company insists that this is because the open-source maps are a ‘better fit’. Four More...
Continuum inks deal with Interactive Data Desktop Solutions
Continuum announced today that it has signed an agreement with Interactive Data Desktop Solutions to provide a trade execution interface for the FutureSource Workstation platform. This agreement represents another More...
Dashlane raises $5M to simplify online data input | Gigaom
Dashlane, a stealth start-up out of Paris, is still a few weeks away from unveiling its product, but the company is happily talking up its flush financial situation. The company announced Wednesday it has raised $10 $5 More...
TrustYou Secures $5 Million and Acquires Dallas-Based ReviewAnalyst
TrustYou Secures $5 Million Series a Round and Acquires Dallas-Based ReviewAnalyst Bringing Social Sentiment Search to the U.S. Market Hospitality and Restaurant Leaders Including Omni Hotels& Resorts, Best More...
TechCrunch editor Mike Arrington is raising his own venture fund | VentureBeat
Michael Arrington, founder of the influential technology blog TechCrunch, is raising a $20 million fund to invest in early-state tech startups. According to Fortune, the primary partner in the fund will be TechCrunch More...
Embedly Raises Another $450K, Launches One API To Rule All Embeds
Big news today for Embedly, the service that makes it easy to embed content from nearly any site on the web. Today the company is announcing that it’s raised another $450,000 in a round that includes Howard Lindzon, More...