Apple says Mac OS X Lion (10.7) is the biggest OS launch in the company’s history.
The OS cost $30 and is only available as a digital download to those Mac users running 10.6.8 Snow Leopard.
Says Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing:
Lion is off to a great start, user reviews and industry reaction have been fantastic. Lion is a huge step forward, it’s not only packed with innovative features but it’s incredibly easy for users to update their Macs to the best OS we’ve ever made.
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Rovio, the developer behind blockbuster sensation ‘Angry Birds,’ has raised $42 million during a round of funding led by venture capitalist firms.
One of the firms is Accel Partners, which has vested interests in Facebook, Groupon and AdMob, among other mobile or social companies.
Angry Birds currently has 40 million active players across Android, iOS and PC platforms, and downloads have topped 75 million.
Outside of game downloads, Angry Birds plush toy sales have surpassed 2 million, breaking into the mainstream retail channels.
The developer will use the money for “strategic expansions.”
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Opera, the company behind popular desktop and mobile browsers, has launched the Opera Mobile Store, now available in over 200 countries.
The store is available at mobilestore.opera.com or as a ‘Speed Dial’ link for users of Opera Mini or Opera Mobile on their phones.
Opera says there are over 100 million Opera Mini/Mobile users around the world.
Appia, a marketplace technology company, is delivering the app store, which has applications for Java, Symbian, BlackBerry and Android operating systems.
Says Oepra:
The launch of the Opera Mobile Store supports Opera’s core belief in an open, cross-platform mobile Internet experience by providing Opera users with an integrated storefront of mobile applications. Our partnership with Appia delivers to all Opera Mobile and Opera Mini users easy access to a wide variety of great content, on any device, all over the world.
In beta form, Opera says the Store attracted 700,000 downloads per day.
