Mention raises 600K€ seed round from Alven Capital & Point Nine Capital

Mar 14, 2013 by
Mention.net site
Late last night, Journal Du Net reported that Mention, the social media app that lets you track your brand, name or otherwise, has raised a 600,000€ round of funding from Alven Capital and Berlin-based Point Nine Capital. Mention’s founding team consists of Edouard de la Jonquière(CEO) & Arnaud Le Blanc(CTO),as well as the...

Pearltrees prepares overhaul of its collaborative library app with new “Boticelli” release

Mar 7, 2013 by
pearltrees
Today, Pearltrees announced a new version of their collaborative library will be released soon. Available on iPad and iPhone for free, the app “transforms organized collections into beautiful illustrated libraries.” The self-proclaimed largest collaboratively library is currently home to 50 million web pages organized into 6 million pearltrees. Pearltrees also had...

Apple purchases Swiss clock trademark for $21 million

Nov 12, 2012 by
Swiss Clock Trademark
Hans Hilfiker of SBB national railways designed the analog alarm clock for your iPhone back in 1944. True, Apple didn’t come into existence until April 1, 1976-but  today, Apple avoids a lengthy and costly litigation process with the Swiss railway in a $21 million purchase. This is creating a lot of buzz...

Vente-privee announces discount iPhone apps to Members

Oct 19, 2012 by
vente-privee apps
Vente-Privee, the invite-only online retailer, focusing on special deals for members, announced an addition to its iPhone App, which will allow users to get “vente-privee” deals on hot iPhone apps. The Vente-privee iPhone app currently gives members access to all deals offered at the moment, and these deals will be the...