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Chat app Kakao’s games business lands $130M from Tencent and others ahead of IPO
Korea’s dominant messaging firm Kakao is back raising funds after its games business, a standalone unit that is headed for an IPO, pulled in $130 million (140 billion KRW) from Tencent and a range of other strategic investors. The company, which owns Korea’s top mobile messaging app and one of the country’s largest internet portals,…
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Facebook’s child-friendly texting app Messenger Kids arrives on Android
Facebook’s controversial app Messenger Kids, which lets parents control who kids can talk to, is today rolling out to Android devices in the U.S. with its launch on Google Play. The app will also now include a variety of new features for Valentine’s Day, like themed masks, stickers and frames, so kids can send special…
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Facebook is pushing its data-tracking Onavo VPN within its main mobile app
Onavo Protect, the VPN client from the data-security app maker acquired by Facebook back in 2013, has now popped up in the Facebook iOS app itself, under the banner “Protect” in the navigation menu. Clicking through on “Protect” will redirect Facebook users to the “Onavo Protect – VPN Security” app’s listing on the App Store.…
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Simplified investing app Stash raises $37.5 million Series D as it heads into banking
Stash, the micro-investing app that’s been a hit with first-time investors, announced today it has raised an additional $37.5 million in Series D funding in a round led by Union Square Ventures. Existing investors Breyer Capital, Coatue Management, Entree Capital, Goodwater Capital and Valar Ventures also participated. The company competes with a range of new investment apps…
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Script’s app lets parents digitally sign school permission slips and pay for field trips
Schools are often late to taking advantage of new technologies, so today still do much of their business over paper forms. One pain point in particular – for school administrators, teachers and parents alike – is handling permission forms for activities and field trips. A young startup called Script aims to help. Schools can use…
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Snapchat almost acqui-hired anonymous app Secret
Evan Spiegel secretly tried to hire away the team at Secret, but the price was too high. That’s according to three sources familiar with the deal who spoke to TechCrunch. The information expands and clarifies a report from the new book about Snapchat’s origin story coming out next week called “How to Turn Down a…
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Cómo escalamos el rendimiento de nuestra App Store en aproximadamente un 200 % en 1 año
Olga Bakirova Colaboradora Olga Bakirova es especialista de ASO/ASA en Keikiuna startup de edtech que crea aplicaciones de desarrollo agradables para que los niños mantengan su interés por aprender. La optimización de la tienda de aplicaciones (ASO) y los anuncios de búsqueda de Apple (ASA) son herramientas potentes para promocionar aplicaciones que pueden aumentar significativamente…
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Las reglas de pago de la App Store no cambiarán ya que la batalla de Apple con Epic Games se dirige a la Corte Suprema
Las reglas actuales de la App Store de Apple seguirán vigentes, ya que su caso con el fabricante de Fortnite, Epic Games, se dirige a la Corte Suprema, lo que significa que los desarrolladores no podrán redirigir a los clientes a sus propios sistemas de pago en el corto plazo. Los dos gigantes tecnológicos han…
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Los usuarios de la App Store rebajan el cambio de marca de Twitter a X con reseñas de 1 estrella
Mucha gente tiene sentimientos encontrados sobre el cambio de marca de Twitter a X, en preparación para su transformación en la visión del propietario Elon Musk de una “aplicación de todo”. Pero en la App Store de EE. UU., los usuarios han expresado su frustración por el cambio de nombre, lo que ha provocado un…
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Google saca su aplicación AI Test Kitchen de Play Store y App Store
Google ha retirado su aplicación AI Test Kitchen de Play Store y App Store para centrarse únicamente en la plataforma web. La compañía lanzó la experiencia AI Test Kitchen el año pasado para permitir que los usuarios interactúen con proyectos impulsados por diferentes modelos de IA, como LaMDA 2. El primer conjunto de experimentos incluyó…
