NewsKixeye going after hard-core players
21 Feb / Although still in beta, Kixeye’s “Battle Pirates” has attracted more than 850,000 monthly players on Facebook, who collectively spend 116,000 hours a day navigating its virtual world.
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StackMob looks beyond backend to the future of connected devices
16 Feb / StackMob, a backend service provider for mobile developers, has emerged as one of the key enablers for connecting mobile apps to the cloud. But the company sees a brighter future beyond being a backend provider. Founder Ty Amell said the … Continue reading
StackMob CEO Ty Amell Announces Hosted HTML5
16 Feb / Today I’m excited to announce that StackMob is launching a hosted HTML5 solution as part of our end-to-end platform for application development. This marks an important milestone for StackMob and for all the developers and businesses using our platform.
Bring On The Web Apps: StackMob Launches Hosted HTML5 Service
16 Feb / You can’t call StackMob a “backend service provider for mobile” anymore, because as of now, it’s a full end-to-end solution. The cloud-based platform for mobile developers is today launching hosted HTML5 services that tie to StackMob’s backend, making it the … Continue reading
Cloudscaling pursues open source cloud platform
13 Feb / Cloudscaling, a cloud consulting firm that has assisted in the development of several public cloud offerings, today is debuting a solution based on the OpenStack open source cloud platform that is aimed at helping corporate enterprises build private clouds–which of … Continue reading
Cloudscaling wants to make OpenStack webscale
13 Feb / Cloud computing consultancy Cloudscaling is realigning its business around the open-source OpenStack framework, and it has a message for the world: If you want to use open-source software but operate like Amazon Web Services, we’re your man.
BeachMint Sales Helped by Celebrity Social Media
09 Feb / Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) — BeachMint Inc. sells jewelry, clothes, shoes and beauty supplies online with the help of celebrities who interact with customers on social media web sites. Bloomberg’s Cory Johnson and Emily Chang report. (Source: Bloomberg)
AT&T, Cloudscaling Open New Cloud Strategy
09 Feb / Cloudscaling , a consultancy which has been helping service providers and enterprises launch their own cloud services, is now launching a cloud service of its own, a scalable open cloud infrastructure designed to compete with the likes of Amazon Web … Continue reading
BeachMint Raises Another Big Round: $35 Million For Celebrity-Backed Shopping Experiences
26 Jan / BeachMint — an ecommerce startup that lets customers subscribe to receive products hand-picked by celebrities each month — has quickly become one of the hottest companies in Los Angeles
Skyfire Gets ‘Fuel’ From Verizon and Three Existing Investors to Expand Its Rocket Platform With $8M in Series C Financing
25 Jan / Skyfire Labs, a leader in mobile video optimization and cloud solutions for mobility, today announced it has raised $8 million in its Series C financing. Verizon Investments LLC, a subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc. participated in the round, alongside current … Continue reading
