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News-reading app Flipboard expands local coverage, including coronavirus updates, to 12 more US metros

TechCrunch LA

Paul, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington, D.C. Flipboard’s mobile app today reaches 145 million users per month. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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HipGeo Launches Updated iPhone Travel Blogging App

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HipGeo said its new app is a "complete redesign" of its platform, and is aimed at letting mobile phone users post text, places, and photos of their travels. HipGeo is backed by Morado Venture Partners, the seed fund of ex-Yahoo executives Ash Patel and Michael Marquez, eHarmony's Galen Buckwalter, and San Diego angel investor Bob Bingham.

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Pokki Takes App Model To The Desktop

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San Diego-based SweetLabs , the firm formerly known as OpenCandy, is taking on the mobile app model, and applying it to the desktop. The firm said today that it has launched a beta of Pokki , a platform which lets web developers create desktop apps, using languages such as HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript.

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How Will Apple Innovate Beyond the iPhone 7? With Next-Gen Siri

Xconomy

According to the Wall Street Journal, PFWTMs (“people familiar with the matter”) say the new device will look pretty much the same as the iPhone 6s. And what does this portend for the future of mobile interfaces? Apple’s iPhone 7 is due out next month. The biggest change: no more headphone plug. So, what’s going on inside Apple?

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Four Ways to Stay Safe While Using Public Wi-Fi

Xconomy

My advice: write down your passwords in a journal and keep it in a secure location at home, such as a safe. The majority of people think of one clever password, and, in fear that they won’t be able to remember multiple passwords, they end up using it for all their accounts. Before you go, update software on all devices.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

Professor Journal. Student Journal. Mark Holtzman for The Wall Street Journal. Mark Holtzman for The Wall Street Journal). Viddy, a mobile-video-sharing company, has its office a block from Google in Venice. edition of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: Tech Titans Hit the Beach. MarketWatch.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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Named a Woman Making A Difference by the Los Angeles Business Journal, Lisa Nicole Bell brings more than 10 years of experience to her role as the CEO of Inspired Life Media Group. Michael Schneider – CEO of Mobile Roadie. Michael Schneider is the CEO of Mobile Roadie , the leading self-service mobile app engagement platform.