Twitter reportedly developed, then killed off, a messaging app for emerging markets

 After years of speculation, it appears that Twitter did actually develop a messaging app of its…

Hopper raises $61 million more for its airfare prediction app

 Airfare prediction app Hopper has grown from 1 million downloads to over 10 million in the course…

Simple Habit launches out of Y Combinator to be the Netflix of meditation

 Simple Habit, the Netflix for meditation and mindfulness, is today launching publicly out of Y Combinator.…

Selfie app maker underwhelms in largest Hong Kong tech IPO since 2007

 Hong Kong’s largest tech IPO for nearly a decade went off with a fizzle rather than…

Instagram surges past 600M users, fueled by algorithmic feed

 Instagram has gone through a whirlwind of changes the past few months. Between bookmarks, likable comments,…

Uber starts rolling out Beacon, a new color-coded windshield pickup signal

 Uber announced Thursday it will be deploying new hardware called Uber Beacon in select cities, starting…

Codementor raises $1.6 million to become elite marketplace for freelance developers

 Codementor (incorporated as Peer Idea Inc.) has raised $1.6 million in seed funding to grow its…

What kind of bird is that? Snap a picture and Merlin’s Photo ID app tells you

 Is that a bufflehead? A coot? Maybe a loon? Get close enough to take a picture…