


This New York VC wants you to know the two secrets to getting his money

Puzzle game Line: Disney Tsum Tsum hits 40 million worldwide downloads

FounderDating, a networking site for entrepreneurs, rolls out Q&A feature

Bitcoin can get you illegal drugs — but a game developer is using it to redefine digital ownership

Stripe finally launches support for Bitcoin

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Hammer Time: MC Hammer talking wearables, ads, music at Mobile Summit next week

New Android malware makes your phone look like it’s off, and then spies on you

Yahoo announces Flurry Yahoo Mobile Development Suite for app makers

Math Blaster is back — and it’s on Facebook

Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news roundup

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The Multiplier: How paid app install campaigns boost organic downloads (webinar)

Imgur now wants to help you find photos and animated GIFs based on broad topics

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Five bugs and jokes in The Sims that went on to become features — and two that did not

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Microsoft says OneNote users doubled in 2014, outlines plans for 2015

Brianna Wu’s Giant Spacekat pulls out of PAX East, blames GamerGate death threats

Microsoft’s Sway app for iPhone now lets you drop in videos, links, and bullet points

Livefyre raises $47M to fund ‘strategic growth’ and target international markets
BRS Labs to Exhibit at the 2015 TechAdvantage Conference and Expo

Rovio taps Chinese developer to create regional Angry Birds games

Upsight unveils real-time analytics and marketing platform for mobile and online marketers

World of Tanks is coming to Xbox One — with cross-platform play with Xbox 360 tankers

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Kik’s one-to-one ads connect with an audience eager to speak directly with brands

Dell expands Bitcoin support for online purchases to Canada and the U.K.

Google launches Cloud Security Scanner to let App Engine developers find common vulnerabilities in their apps

How one mobile developer says it has an ‘ethical monetization’ plan for its kids game

Lo-fi video chat app Pop launches on iOS to take the vanity out of video

Google’s Inbox now works on Firefox, Safari, iPads, and Android tablets

Epic’s CEO touts a $5M fund to give grants to Unreal Engine developers

App maker Biba and playground manufacturer PlayPower combine mobile games with real-world kid fun

Why the Shadow of Mordor developer is finally letting you fight Sauron

Spil Games gets new mobile-savvy CEO to oversee social-gaming transition from Facebook

Visa begins ‘aggressive’ rollout of PayPal competitor Visa Checkout, launching in 7 new markets today

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Revmetrix launches with $2.2M and a claim to the truest omnichannel view of the customer
Arzon Solar Introduces the 2.70 kW uModule, the Highest Power, Highest Efficiency PV Module in the World

The Order: 1886 is the best game from 10 years ago (review)

Goldman Sachs leads $43M round in IT monitoring company ScienceLogic

Burger King brings its online delivery service to the U.K.

Atlanta’s Pindrop Security raises series B round of $35M to fight phone fraud
