Kosher News About Israeli Jews
Nov 10, 2008
With news of the global meltdown, upcoming worldwide recession and the massive layoffs affecting plans for the holidays, one would figure that most companies would be a little hesitant about investing their money into startups. While most companies would probably find it impossible (or at least very hard) to find wealthy individuals willing to finance a project,...
Sep 9, 2008
Android, a mobile software platform developed by Google is seen by many in the “geek world” as a way to bring some of the iPhone’s best features to power a variety of mobile devices. In order to compete against Steve Jobs beloved iPhone, Google is giving away $10 million in prize money in order to attract developers to create powerful...
May 3, 2008
Like most countries, Israel has to deal with the problem of land fills. While recycling helps reduce the amount of trash that ends up in land fills, its affect is minor at best in countering how much garbage people put out (especially for cities). However it looks as if a new Israeli startup called TGE Tech has found a unique way of turning trash into...
Mar 31, 2008
It looks like another company may be positioning itself to dethrone the VoIP King, Skype. But unlike Jajah which hooks into one’s email account, Spikko seeks to challenge eBay’s chat program by presenting an alternative “business model.” (Globes Online) Spikko Ltd., a start-up that has been operating in stealth mode for three years,...
Mar 24, 2008
One neat phenomenom about social networks is that they give users the ability to communicate and “poke” friends, even from long distances. While many of them have games on them, very few allow users from once social network to play the same game against a player from another. Fortunately it seems as if an Israeli company called Mytopia hopes to...
Mar 17, 2008
After previously snapping up Secured Dimensions and YaData, Microsoft’s continues its holiday shopping with its latest purchase of Kidaro, a company located in the holy land. (Globes Online) Microsoft Corp. has announced its intended acquisition of Israeli start-up company Kidaro, a provider of desktop virtualization solutions for enterprises. The...
Feb 28, 2008
(Hat Tip: TechCrunch and VC Cafe) In its eternal quest to conquer Google, it looks as if Microsoft has assimilated another Israeli company–one with the potential to help the Redmond giant compete against Google’s AdSense. (Globes Online) YaData’s technology will enable Microsoft to provide its advertisers with richer targeting capabilities so...
An Israeli startup company called Extreme Reality is looking to take gaming to the next level by allowing players to allow their physical movements to be mimiced within the game virtually. Although other systems such as Nintendo Wii (or games like Dance, Dance, Revolution) have pioneered this already for years, what separates Extreme Reality from the rest is...
Aug 14, 2007
With half the planet going “ga ga” over the iPhone (or perhaps not) it looks as if Apple could have included one feature to truly make its phone innovative. A new phone feature developed by an Israeli called “Call My Name” may end up revolutionizing the entire phone industry–at least in Israel that is. (Israel 21st Century) How does...
