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Mentions in press and media 10
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| Apr 7, 2014 | Twitter buys smart lockscreen startup Cover to dive deeper into Android | Cover, maker of an Android lockscreen that displays apps based on what it thinks you need, just announced it has been acquired by Twitter. With Google Now-like features, Cover displays different apps on your lockscreen depending on where yo... |
| Apr 7, 2014 | Twitter Acquires Android Lockscreen App Cover, Moves Deeper Into Mobile Services | A very interesting acquisition announcement from Twitter today: it’s buying Cover, an Android lockscreen app that lets you customise what apps you see and when. For now, Cover will remain live in the Play store. “If that changes down the ro... |
| Apr 7, 2014 | Twitter acquires smart Android lockscreen Cover | Cover, which recommends apps to users based on their environment, will remain available for now (Updated to reflect comment from Twitter) Facebook Home, the company's attempt to create a quasi-"Facebook phone" by taking over the A... |
| Feb 16, 2014 | An iPhone Loyalist’s First Few Weeks With Android | Editor’s Note: Semil Shah works on product for Swell, is a TechCrunch columnist, and an investor. He blogs at Haywire, and you can follow him on Twitter at @semil A year ago, I wrote a post titled “Silicon Valley Slowly Awakens To Android.”... |
| Dec 12, 2013 | Contextual Lockscreen Cover Hits Google Play Boasting Less Battery Drain And 100 More Upgrades | Cover is bringing its situation-aware lockscreen to more Android users today after its beta test launch six weeks ago. It’s now available in the Google Play store to Android 4.1+ users in the US, Canada, and Europe. Cover’s 100 new improvem... |
| Nov 3, 2013 | App Indexing, Predictive Services, And Unlocking Mobile Distribution | Editor’s Note: Semil Shah works on product for Swell, is a TechCrunch columnist, and an investor. He blogs at Haywire, and you can follow him on Twitter at @semil. There is a “perfect storm” brewing in consumer mobile: Developers, companies... |
| Oct 24, 2013 | Tech Solves Another Minor Problem with Lock-Screen Customizing ‘Cover’ | Fumbleless future.(Screencap) Get ready to be wowed by the power of modern technology to solve very minor pain points: TechCrunch reports that a company called Cover has just raised a $1.7 million seed investment from First Round Capital. D... |
| Oct 24, 2013 | Cover Is An Android-Only Lockscreen That Shows Apps When You Need Them | You have more apps than you know what to do with, but Cover could fix that. It’s an Android lockscreen replacement launching (invite-only) today that adapts to show your top productivity apps at work, favorite chill out apps at home, and dr... |
| Twitter захватит экраны телефонов | Twitter приобрел стартап Cover, который занимается разработкой настраиваемого экрана блокировки для Android-устройств. О сделке сообщается в официальном блоге Cover и твиттере Твиттера, правда, стоимость приобретения пока не разглашается. W... |
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FAQ about Cover
What has the press written about Cover?
Parsers VC has collected 10 articles mentioning Cover, among them “Twitter buys smart lockscreen startup Cover to dive deeper into Android” (Apr 7, 2014) and “Twitter Acquires Android Lockscreen App Cover, Moves Deeper Into Mobile Services” (Apr 7, 2014).
Is Cover still active?
Yes, Cover is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 13, 2014.