Local Mobile Ad Network xAd Raises $9M From SoftBank And Others

Local mobile advertising network xAD has raised $9 million in new funding led by Emergence Capital Partners, with participation from SoftBank Capital, Palisades Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank. xAD, which wants to be wants to be the the ?AdMob of Local,? offers a local mobile search and advertising network in the U.S. The company?s patented [...]

OmmWriter brings its clean, calm writing interface to Windows

I have a thing for full-screen text editing. I use WriteMonkey for my creative writing needs, and VIM in a full-screen PuTTY session for my Web development work. That being the case, I’m all over the monospace, dark-background, focused editing scene. OmmWriter attempts to take that aesthetic and make it somehow more spiritual, with three [...]

The FBI Is Using Carrier IQ Information [Carrier Iq]

Well, I suppose this was inevitable: the FBI, via a Freedom of Information Act request denial, inadvertently admitted to involvement with Carrier IQ. And it won’t say how. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/5BWRkFdJ1ng/the-fbi-is-using-carrier-iq-information FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SVCS

Ask DLS: What’s your primary Web browser?

Competition is a good thing, and the browser arena has been a fierce arena for years now. There are at least four “major” browsers each vying for your attention, along with lots of smaller spin-offs (SRWare Iron or Flock, anyone?). While the browser usage charts we share from time to time show overall browser usage [...]

Speedtest.net overhauled with new look, new features

Speedtest.net is pretty much the go-to site for quickly figuring out how fast (or slow) your connection really is and comparing the numbers your ISP boasts with what it actually delivers. And now it’s got a new coat of paint and a couple of neat features. In brief: New UI: The map widget is much [...]