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Lifebook secures £1.6m from Octopus Investments

Original post by Ryan Platt, Growing Business. Professional autobiography service Lifebook has secured £1.6m in early stage funding from venture capital group Octopus Investments, it was announced yesterday. Founded in 2010 by entrepreneur Roy U Moed, Lifebook offers its customers a ghostwritten autobiography service conducted through interviews and consultations. The company claims that the experience […]

Finally! YouTube Just Launched Its Own iPhone App

Finally! YouTube Just Launched Its Own iPhone App

Original post by Chris Taylor via Mashable YouTube announced Tuesday that its long-awaited iPhone app is now available as a free download in the App Store. In case that sounds like a news story from 2007, let’s clarify: yes, there was a native YouTube app on the very first iPhone, and on every model since. But that app was made […]

Viber Adds Support For S40, Symbian And Bada After Hitting 100M Users

Original post by JORDAN CROOK via  TC Viber has essentially been a smash hit right from its conception. The company hit 50 million registered users in February of last year, extending that to 70 million by May. But today marks one of the company’s greatest milestones: Viber has just surpassed 100 million registered users. To celebrate, and continue to fuel that momentum, […]

Zuckerberg to join TechCrunch Disrupt

Original post by Benny Evangelista via SFGate The all-star roster of Silicon Valley executives scheduled to appear at this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt SF conference beginning Monday might get upstaged by one late addition: Mark Zuckerberg, making his first public appearance since Facebook’s IPO flop. The social network’s CEO may want to leave any sweat-inducing hoodies at home, since […]