Israeli Startup, Viber, Finally Gives BlackBerry Users a Voice
After a long wait, Israeli startup Viber release its new updated version for the BlackBerry OS5 and OS7, enabling BlackBerry users to make free phone calls using the Viber app. Click here to read why free voice calls aren't only a luxury for IOS and Android smartphones anymore.
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Israeli Team Heads Research Into ‘Electronic Nose’ To Sniff Out Cancer
Diagnosing stomach cancer is not an easy task. It normally involves unpleasant procedures and sometimes full anesthesia. Israeli, Chinese and Latvian researchers may now have found a way to reduce the stress of complicated procedures, by developing a test that can “sniff out” stomach cancer. Click here to read more about this "Super Nose"
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Technion Ranks 6th in Entrepreneurship & Innovation
The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology ranked 6th in the world in a Massachusetts Institute of Technology survey released on Sunday that evaluated entrepreneurship and innovation in higher education institutions. Click here to read more about the Technion's great achievment.
OurCrowd's Jon Medved speaks on ChaiFM
On his recent tour of South Africa, OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved was interviewed by Gavin Koppel and Carly Ritz on ChaiFM‘s popular radio show “The Morning Glory”.
Mobile website maker DudaMobile has just raised another round, following a busy 2012 which saw the service grow to 4 million mobile sites. Click here to read how DudaMobile is the next thing in mobile websites.
Chip Maker Avago to Buy Israeli Startup, CyOptics, for $400 Million
This week Avago agreed to buy CyOptics Inc. for $400 million in cash.
CyOptics' revenue has more than tripled over the past three years, with net sales in 2012 reaching about $210 million, up 21% from a year earlier. Click here to read more about this major acquisition.
OurCrowd's News Nuggets
Israeli medical startup prepares to build a better bone (The Times of Israel)
mobile app VI lets your friends rank your personality anonymously (Israel21C)
Harman International acquires Israeli Startup, iOnRoad (Globes)
Microsoft backs Israel as ‘Silicon Valley Junior’ for innovation (Bloomberg)
Israeli company developes long lasting battery for electric cars (NoCamels)
