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Appreciate Will Help You Find The Droid (App) You Were Looking For

May 2, 2013, category: Hi-Tech, Technology

An Israeli app discovery service, Appreciate, was launched recently on the Android app store to help users find the better-quality apps.  The company was founded two years ago by CEO Amir Maor

Project Ray Builds A New Kind Of Smartphone For The Blind

May 2, 2013, category: Hi-Tech, Technology

A new kind of smartphone for the blind people has been developed as a way to bridge the digital divide and raise the bar in accessibility for the blind and visually impaired.  Boaz

Google Opens Campus Tel Aviv for Startups

March 8, 2013, category: Hi-Tech, Investing

Google currently has an office in Tel Aviv, a R&D center in Haifa and now is opening Campus Tel Aviv for Israeli technology startups. Campus TLV part of the Google for Entrepreneurs

4 Israeli apps competing in MWC Barcelona

February 19, 2013, category: Hi-Tech, Technology

MWC Barcelona is coming up quickly next week, and as YnetNews reported, 4 Israeli apps are competing in the prestigious Global Mobile Awards competition. Nagivation app develope Waze is in

“A big day for Israeli hi-tech” – Intucell acquired by Cisco for $475M

January 28, 2013, category: Hi-Tech, Technology

“A big day for Israeli hi-tech” – Intucell acquired by Cisco for $475M

“Today is also a big day for the Israeli startup scene, which will gain even more respect for developing cutting edge technologies applicable to companies around the world,” reported Josh Constine in TechCrunch. Israel Trade & Economic Office, Embassy of Israel

New R&D Center for Philips Healthcare in Haifa

January 12, 2013, category: Hi-Tech, Medical

Philips has announced their decision to open a new R&D center in Haifa. The decision was reportedly spurred by the “outstanding medical achievements and developments” from the already 600 Philips employees in Haifa. The new

MarginProbe Receives FDA Approval

January 3, 2013, category: Hi-Tech, Medical

Dunes Medical Devices Inc. device to probe for breast cancer, MarginProbe, has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In order to be granted approval, the MarginProbe was successfully used in a

NovoSpeech Raises $500k

January 2, 2013, category: Events, Hi-Tech, Medical

NovoSpeech, an Israeli company focused on speech recognition software, has recently announced that it completed a fundraising round of $500k.  In March, 2012, Novospeech was in Chicago with a group of medical device companies at

Highlights of 2012 HTIA Convention

January 2, 2013, category: Events, Hi-Tech, Investing, Uncategorized

Check out highlights of the 2012 High-Tech Industry Association Convention in Israel.  We look forward to the 2013 version, showcasing Israel’s high tech scene.  To learn more, contact Daniel Blumenthal.

Israeli Mobile Advertising Company Aims to Grow in U.S. Market

December 6, 2012, category: Hi-Tech

Taptica, an Israeli start-up founded a year ago, aims to “connect advertisers with their most relevant audiences and help publishers maximize their full earning potential.” Taptica earns money based on the number of users who