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Noted Android App Developer Releases Calorific for iOS

Liz Gannes in Mobile on July 28, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

WorkSmart Labs, which makes some of the most-loved Android fitness and wellness apps, is appearing on iOS for the first time, with the launch today of its app Calorific Lite.

How Facebook Could Actually Counter Apple’s Mobile Platform: Discovery and Retention

Liz Gannes in Social on June 28, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Two of the biggest problems mobile app developers have are discovery and retention. And those are the exact strengths of social networks like Facebook and Twitter.

Kleiner Perkins’ iFund Invests in Android Fitness App Company

Liz Gannes in Mobile on June 23, 2011 at 5:28 pm PT

The mobile fitness app maker WorkSmart Labs announced today it had raised a seed round of investment led by Kleiner Perkins’ iFund, even though it makes Android apps.

Apperian, Enabler of iPhones and iPads for the Enterprise, Lands $9.5 Million

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on March 29, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Companies want to build their own iPad and iPhone apps for internal use, but don’t want to use the iTunes App Store to distribute and manage them. Enter Apperian, which offers secure internal app stores for enterprises, and has landed an investment from North Bridge, Bessemer and the Kleiner Perkins iFund.

IFund Companies Turning Down Buyout Offers as Mobile Heats Up

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 14, 2011 at 10:43 am PT

Several of the iFund’s companies have received verbal offers during a recent six-week stretch, says Kleiner Perkins partner Matt Murphy. And all of the companies have turned them down.

Who Is DeNA? Ngmoco Explains the Japanese Company's U.S. Ambitions.

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 24, 2011 at 7:30 am PT

Ngmoco’s CEO Neil Young has ambitious plans to build the MTV for the digital generation. Here’s a look at how he intends to do it with the help of Japan-based DeNA.

955 Dreams Jazzes Up iPad With Interactive Music History App

Liz Gannes in Social on January 12, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

The tablet interface can’t help but make your brain think of the future of books dancing across the screen. A little startup called 955 Dreams is bringing some of that imagination into reality today with the release of its History of Jazz iPad app.

Shopkick Checks In With Target–CEO Cyriac Roeding Talks About Social Shopping

Kara Swisher in News on November 16, 2010 at 10:28 am PT

The idea of being rewarded for being a consumer is getting a lot of heat of late, as retailers seek to take advantage of the fast-moving social phenom among consumers, especially young ones. Thus, a wide range of efforts to combine location-based mobile apps with purchasing, both online and offline. Today, another company in the space, shopkick, announced it had added another store–Minneapolis-based Target–to its list of retailers deploying its platform and mobile app that gives you points for simply walking in a store.

Booyah CEO Keith Lee Talks About Social Gaming, Moolah and More (With Accel's Jim Breyer as Sidekick)!

Kara Swisher in News on May 26, 2010 at 5:15 am PT

Earlier this week, BoomTown motored on down to the HQ of Booyah in downtown Palo Alto, Calif., for a chat with its CEO and co-founder, Keith Lee. Also there: Jim Breyer, the Accel Partners moneybags who recently joined the board of the mobile social gaming start-up, forking over $20 million in new funding for the privilege. Here’s the BoomTown interview about this fast-growing–it’s a lot bigger than Foursquare–start-up.

Booyah Moolah: Social Gaming Company Behind MyTown Gets $20 Million in Funding

Kara Swisher in News on May 17, 2010 at 12:01 am PT

A mobile social game company called Booyah, best known for its MyTown iPhone app, announced that it has raised $20 million, mostly from Accel Partners. The giant round is one of many doled out recently for social start-ups, such as Groupon, in which Accel also invested. Accel’s Jim Breyer will also join Booyah’s board.