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SkyVu makes multiplayer debut with Battle Bears Royale release
For hungry Battle Bears fans whose appetites we whet with the preview we provided of SkyVu Entertainment’s latest project back in August, the feast has finally arrived. Omaha-based SkyVu today released Battle Bears Royale, its first multiplayer game, for free download in the App Store. “This is truly the best Battle …
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With BaconReader, OneLouder gives Android users new Reddit app option
OneLouder, a Kansas City-based developer of social mobile apps, today announced the debut of BaconReader, an Android app for social news website Reddit. BaconReader is now available for free download in the Android Market. An ad-free version of the app costs $1.99. BaconReader offers features like one-tap access to favorite subreddits (category-specific sub-forums within the…
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Dwolla axes fees on transactions less than $10, says more details to come
On the one-year anniversary of Dwolla’s national launch, the Des Moines-based payment platform is celebrating with a gift for businesses that accept Dwolla for small transactions. Dwolla CEO Ben Milne announced today in a blog post that all transactions of less than $10 on Dwolla are now free. Previously, Dwolla charged a flat fee …
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Leap2 rethinks mobile search, launches app with all-in-one interface
The team at Leap2 sees big opportunity on the small screens of mobile devices. More precisely, Leap2, a Kansas City, Kan.-based mobile application development startup, believes it’s problematic that search interfaces originally designed for large computer screens are being used on the considerably smaller screens of smartphones. And that’s a problem Leap2 intends to solve.…
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With ‘technology like eHarmony,’ CoolProducts hopes to help gift givers
If you think CoolProducts.com sounds similar to other ecommerce sites you’ve seen, Tony Schmidt suggests you to think again. Schmidt, the CEO of Lawrence, Kan.-based CoolProducts, is very clear about what he believes distinguishes his website from the competition. “We do not analyze your click stream to provide ‘people like you bought …
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A sit-down with Downs: Proxibid president on ecommerce, balance, growth
When Ryan Downs came on board as president of Proxibid in August 2010, Downs, an Omaha native and veteran of eBay and PayPal, expressed considerable excitement over his new gig. “This is a really rare opportunity to be involved in a disruptive Web company that’s growing like crazy, that is relentlessly focused on the customer,…
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Guest Post: Des Moines has a technology corridor. Now what?
(The following is a guest post by Chris Draper of Meidh Corporation) The newly minted “Silicon Sixth Avenue” is exactly what our city, county and state have been clamouring for: a high density of young, technology enabled risk takers. With nationally renowned start-ups bookending a Silicon Valley-style incubator, this new technology corridor is …
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It’s Black Friday? IT’S BLACK FRIDAY!!! A Silicon Prairie roundup
Although the title of this post includes the words “Black” and “Friday,” no ear-splitting descriptions of “partyin’ partyin’… YEAH!” are contained herein. As far as we’re concerned, the only thing that’s “gotta get down” today is the price of merchandise. Yes, it’s Black Friday, the day that drives droves of day deal-crazed shoppers to stores…
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Pipeline to unveil 2012 class, name top 2011 innovator at Jan. 26 event
Pipeline, a Kansas-based entrepreneurial fellowship, announced earlier this month that it will unveil its 2012 class — the program’s first regional class — and recognize the top entrepreneur from its 2011 class at its Innovator of The Year (IOTY) event …
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Amidst change, Raikes School strives to foster interdisciplinary innovation
Educating people to enter the technology field is tough, given its notorious fast pace and constant changes. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management, faculty, alumni and industry advisors and volunteers use a constantly evolving approach to make sure graduates are ready. …