10 Things In Tech You Need To Know Today
Aug 19, 2014, 16:04 IST
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- Ad tech company AppNexus is raising ~$100 million in funding at a $1.2 billion valuation. It has closed on $60 million, and is working on the next $40 million.
- A former Google executive chef is creating healthy, instant meals that are delivered to people's homes through a new startup called Sprig.
- Sprint rolled out new pricing for customers that offers families 10 lines and 20 GB of data for $100 per month.
- An analyst at RBC, citing data from the supply chain, said Apple could ship 75 million iPhone 6 phones in the second half of the year, which would be a healthy jump from the year prior. He thinks pent up demand for a bigger screen is going to propel the iPhone to new heights.
- The guy behind Flappy Bird has a new game coming called "Swing Copters." It's a lot like Flappy Bird, but instead of moving across the screen, your character moves up the screen. It looks as hard and fun as Flappy Bird.
- It's the 10-year anniversary of Google going public, here's a run down of its numbers from then versus now.
- Google is planning to offer a new music subscription service through YouTube called "YouTube Music Key." It will cost $10/month and it will offer off-line, off-screen music listening.
- The digital media world was up in arms yesterday when it came out that Time Inc. was rating its reporters on how friendly to advertisers they are.
- Watch Steve Ballmer going bonkers as he holds a pep rally for the Los Angeles Clippers. His players look befuddled and bemused.
- And finally, here's a look at how Apple products have evolved through the years.