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Trufan, the audience engagement startup, obtains $2.3 million
Posted on: 17 Mar 2021
Trufan, a startup that helps marketers to collect audience data and analyze social followings, made the announcement yesterday that it has raised $2.3 million in the seed round. Although the company has raised only $4.1 million so far, Trufan has made two acquisitions. Back in 2019, it acquired Social Rank, which provided its capabilities, like showing brands’ most popular social media followers. Last year, it acquired Playr.gg (https://betakit.com/trufan-acquires-kelowna-based-playr-gg/), which the marketers use to run giveaways. Although the raised amount is good, it is less than that raised by other startups,…
Google Play has Dropped Its Commission from 15% to 30%
Posted on: 17 Mar 2021
Google has planned to lower its Play commission globally, which sells in-app services and digital goods on its marquee store, the company stated. According to the tech giant, 99% of developers who sell goods on their platform will get a 50% reduction in fees. Moreover, 97% of the apps don’t pay any service fees. Google’s current move is a bit different from that of Apple, which stated that it will collect 15% instead of 30% of the App Store sales. However, the drop doesn’t involve the iOS apps which exceed…
Apple Has Discontinued its Original HomePod, Will Focus on Mini
Posted on: 16 Mar 2021
Apple has canceled its original HomePod after four years, and now the company will focus solely on the HomePod Mini, which it introduced last year. It took Apple around five years to develop the original HomePod through audio Engineering. To accomplish its development, the team made a development center near its headquarters in Cupertino. It has a world-class environment with a dozen chambers. Moreover, it has one of the biggest anechoic outside academic use in the US. The price of the HomePod, back in 2018, was $349. This was at…
The Rising Encrypted App Signal is Unavailable in China
Posted on: 16 Mar 2021
Signal, an app that is used for encrypted conversations, has been banned in mainland China since March 15, according to the censorship tracking website Greatfire.org. The chat app was one of the few western social networks present in China without a virtual private network. Like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, the top social media websites have been blocked in the country. Tiktok is also banned in China, and the Chinese have their own Tiktok app, called Douyin. Currently, Signal is available for download on the app’s China Store. This indicates that…
Apple partners with Common Sense Media to arrange a podcast for Kids
Posted on: 10 Mar 2021
Just two days ago, Apple made an announcement that it is partnering with Common Sense Media to make a kid-friendly podcast, because of the growing interest in entertainment among families. Through a new website (http://apple.co/showsforkids), Apple has partnered with Common Sense to make podcasts for different age groups and themes. The collection includes creators, like American Public Media, Gen-Z Media, Tinkercast, WNYC Studios, Highlights, Nickelodeon, and Rebel Girls. Other than additions by age groups, there are four available themes. The four themes are Common Sense Media Picks, Kids Know Best,…
