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Google Keep for Android Wear now lets you take notes and set reminders from your wrist

Steam introduces a way for you to buy mods for games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Yhat develops Rodeo, a Python IDE for data science

VB Insight
Mobile marketing automation growing: FollowAnalytics, MobileROI, Monetate, & Taplytics added to VB index

Review
I think Crypt of the NecroDancer hates me, but I still love it

Pioneering social music app maker Smule raises $38 million

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft’s fourth Blackrock Mountain wing — Blackwing Lair — is live
Smule Raises $38 Million in Funding to Accelerate Growth & Invest in Research and Development

Twitter launches Highlights for Android, a summary of the best tweets you missed

Etsy launches program to connect wholesale designers with major retailers and boutiques

Watch what ‘open’ startups earn in real time with this handy tool

Super-cute robot bug gets $1.4M to teach kids to code

Victorious’ new lineup of star-based apps targets superfans

China’s digital games market growth is 5 times bigger than the rest of Asia’s in 2015

Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place

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Running with nostalgia: How Disney and G.I. Joe inspired a speedy pair of platformers

VB Event
Marvel Entertainment coming to GamesBeat Summit

Ghostbusters mobile game’s sexualized women contradict the new film’s female-friendly approach

New Bloodborne update improves loading times

Samsung Gear VR headset for Galaxy S6 opens for preorders in the U.S. on April 24 at Best Buy

Expansion is coming: Game of Thrones’ social game is getting Season 5 content
PlayQ Founders Named to Inc.’s 30 Under 30

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Was that Kate Upton Super Bowl ad worth it? AppsFlyer could tell you

Xiaomi’s push into India begins with debut of the $200 Mi 4i smartphone, on sale from April 30

Partner Content
12 social media truths no one tells you

Premium meal-delivery service Deliveroo expands out of Britain and into Europe

Green-car buyers more likely to pay cash for new vehicles: report

Everything we know about the iPhone 7 so far

Guest
Facebook’s secret plan to kill Google — and become the second trillion-dollar company in the process

Why Facebook’s R&D spend is huge right now

Funding Circle rounds up another $150M, bringing valuation to $1B

Microsoft pushes out Windows 10 preview with new mail and calendar apps, tablet optimization

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How to install Grand Theft Auto V mods on PC

Mark Zuckerberg: As more people make VOIP calls with Messenger and WhatsApp, call quality will improve

Facebook video views hit 4B per day, up from 3B daily views in January

eBay reports strong Q1 revenue of $4.45B, plans to spin off PayPal in Q3

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Calling all gamers: It’s time to save the world — in real life
