Korean startup VCNC has received a strategic investment from Japanese Internet giant DeNA to turn its couples app Between into an open platform for third-party developers. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. DeNA (pronounced D-N-A) is one of Japan's top mobile Internet companies. Its core business is Mobage, a social games platform, but it also offers e-commerce and other online services.
Whether it's platonic, intimate or purely a business relationship, staying in sync with another person can get fragmented with technology: Evernote for trading lists or ideas, WhatsApp for instant messaging, Dropbox for swapping photos and email for scheduling meetings or dates. A Canadian company hopes to consolidate all that communication with an important person in your life through its own private networking app.
Nothing says sexy time like loading an app and connecting to Bluetooth technology. But for long distance couples or those who travel a lot for work, a new app called...
Apps built for two provide private spaces for couples to share messages, photos and videos -- without bombarding friends' walls or news feeds. These social apps connect...