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Stay.com iOS and Android apps updated with smarter search and ability to favorite guides for later

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by on May 26, 2014 at 9:51 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Stay.com, the service that allows you to peruse, create and share travel guides with friends, has announced new features for its iOS and Android apps, which should make using the service easier both online and offline. The company timed the launch of the revamped mobile apps to coincide with the milestone of passing 1,000 Local Expert Guides available on the platform. For these, Stay.com gets input from selected leading chefs, fashion designers, baristas, artists, photographers and musicians in various cities. Among the new features available on Android and iOS is an option for more detailed searching based on categories and neighbourhoods. The company added that as a result, users…

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Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart raises $210 million, following its acquisition of rival Myntra

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by on May 26, 2014 at 7:12 am
Posted In: Around the Web, flipkart, India

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India e-commerce giant Flipkart last week bought up smaller, fashion-focused rival Myntra, and today it has more news after announcing a new $210 million round of funding. The round was led by DST Global, and included participation from existing investors Tiger Global, Naspers, and Iconiq Capital. There had been speculation that Flipkart would raise more capital at the same time that as last week’s Myntra deal — which is being pegged at $300 million — and that’s been proven correct. Flipkart isn’t saying how it will spend the new influx of cash, other than that it will “strengthen our capabilities to deliver…

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Sony is preparing to launch the PS4 in China after opening a joint venture in the country

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by on May 26, 2014 at 4:43 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, sony playstation

Sony is preparing to launch the PlayStation 4 in China after it formed a joint-venture that officially brings its PlayStation business to the country, Engadget reports. One month after Microsoft announced plans to bring the Xbox One in China, so Sony is partnering with Shanghai Oriental Pearl Culture Development (OPCD) to make its move. The Xbox One is due to launch on Chinese soil in September, but Sony hasn’t revealed the date for the PlayStation 4 — given the fierce rivalry, Sony may well try and beat its rival to the punch. Both companies are taking advantage of last year’s lifting of a…

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