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AllThingsD Week in Review: WhatsApp vs. Bullshit Metrics and Apple’s Tearjerker Ad
The Top 10 stories that powered AllThingsD this week, in one convenient post.
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Former Yahoo and Zynga Exec Named President and COO of Audax Health
David Ko, who joined the board of Audax Health in September, has been named president and COO of the Washington, D.C.-based digital health development company. He’ll be based in the company’s San Francisco office. Before Audax, Ko was COO at gaming company Zynga and he also spent a decade at Yahoo in various senior roles.Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone
New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.Doctor On Demand App Gives $40 Medical Consultations From the Comfort of Your Smartphone
With the Doctor On Demand app for Android and iOS, users can dial up a licensed doctor for a face-to-face appointment at a cost of $40 per 15 minutes.News Byte
HealthLoop Raises $10M for Online Doctor Follow-Ups
HealthLoop, which provides tools for doctors and patients to stay connected to monitor signs and symptoms between visits, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company is the first recipient of investment from the new Canvas Venture Fund, formerly known as the early-stage part of Morgenthaler Ventures.Jawbone Up24: Another Small Step for Activity Tracking
Jawbone’s new Up24 wristband now sends your step and sleep data to the iPhone wirelessly, so you don’t have to plug the band into the phone each time.Woojer Wants to Be Both a Gadget for Gamers and a Helpful Oomph for the Hearing Impaired
SanDisk founder and Woojer investor Eli Harari says the device could be a trojan horse for good — if it gets funded on Kickstarter.Voices
