Evernote

Phil Libin and the Refusal to Pivot: Evernote Now Valued at $1 Billion

Liz Gannes in News on May 3 at 10:28 am PT

Unlike many other companies of this era, Evernote has known exactly what it was since the beginning — it just took some time for users and investors to catch on.

Digital Pen Maker Livescribe Lands New Funding, Taps Ex-HP Exec as New CEO

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 18 at 9:00 pm PT

The maker of the Echo and Pulse smartpens says Gilles Bouchard has replaced founder Jim Marggraff as chief. The company has also lined up $10 million in new funding.

Spool Raises Funding to Help You Take the Web Offline

Liz Gannes in Social on January 4 at 5:00 am PT

Spool, which offers a nifty service for saving Web videos and articles for later viewing offline on mobile devices, has raised $1 million.

Fetchnotes Wants to Get Your “To Do” List Out of Your Head

Drake Martinet in Mobile on November 5, 2011 at 10:00 am PT

Start-up Fetchnotes is trying to use an armload of APIs to build a mainline between your real brain and the one you keep on the Internet.

Evernote Plans Hiring Binge This Year and Next

Ina Fried in Mobile on August 18, 2011 at 11:48 am PT

The company, which started the year with 45 workers, expects to reach 400 employees by the end of next year. It’s all part of a plan to build a company that can be around for the next 100 years.

Evernote Scoops Up Mac Drawing App Skitch, Makes it Free

Ina Fried in Mobile on August 18, 2011 at 9:42 am PT

The note-taking software firm announces the deal at its first-ever user conference — the Evernote Trunk Show.

Livescribe Connects Its Digital Pen With Google Docs, Evernote

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 22, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

Starting Monday, the digital notes taken with Livescribe pens will be able to be easily transferred to other programs, posted to Facebook or sent via e-mail. The company also says it is on pace to sell its millionth smart pen this year.

Apps for Androids

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on May 11, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on Apple-compatible apps for Android tablets.

Xobni Launches App Market Using OpenSocial

Liz Gannes in Social on May 3, 2011 at 12:00 pm PT

Xobni, the email-as-a-platform company, is opening up its Microsoft Outlook sidebar app to other developers. The sidebar will now include a “Gadget Store” with free and paid apps like Evernote, Yammer, Facebook and Salesforce.

Voices

Early Adopter: Connect Your Personal Data Pipes Together With Ifttt’s Digital Duct Tape

Drake Martinet, Associate Editor, All Things Digital in News on February 11, 2011 at 9:00 am PT

APIs make the personal Web go round, but for years now, dealing with them has been the domain of the programmer. Now, San Francisco start-up ifttt is hoping to use super-simple design to allow ordinary users to bend pieces of the Web to their own will and create connections between previously siloed services. No coding required.