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@krillbite reaches $200.000 goal for their game “Among the Sleep” - link
@hyberlin competition deadline May 12th. €30k prize + trip to Silicon Valley. Norwegian startups: apply now!! - link
@RocketBerlin – the infamous startup builder – launches @CupoNation_no. Plans on getting e-commerce loving Norwegians to use more coupons. - link
@soundrop web version goes beta and @youtube added as alternative music service. Expands on @Facebook embeds that was introduced in January. - link

Q&A with Max Gouchan, CEO of ClickLift

Max GouchanThe word startup conjures up images of mobile apps and cloud services, so when something different comes along it can really stand out, especially in the offshore oil & gas industry.

Norway’s R&D expertise tends to be concentrated in the payroll of the major players such as Statoil and Aker Solutions, but maybe there’s change afoot thanks to last year’s Startup Weekend in Stavanger and its novel winner – ClickLift.

Novel not just because of the topic, but also the age of their founder and CEO. At just 19, Max Gouchan is competing in an industry dominated by multinationals. And he’s having the time of his life.
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@oslomakerfaire takes place this weekend at Teknisk Museum. Bring a friend and see what the maker movement is about. - link
@TelenorGroup acquires Liquid Barcodes to increase focus on mobile loyalty, coupons and value codes - link
@oogababy launches their app for modern parents in the itunes app store - link
@sikkerlagring (JottaCloud) passes 200.000 users for their cloud storage solution - link

Q&A with Christer Hansen Eriksen, Co-Founder of Pido

Christer Hansen EriksenWhen thinking of Scandinavian startup hubs, Bergen’s not the first place that springs to mind.

But from deep within Bergen’s historic Bryggen district, comes an inspiring tale of a company formed out of a last-minute Startup Weekend pitch.

The team of 10 won the event, and four guys took it forward to win significant investment. This week their idea for a restaurant service app goes live in their home town for the very first time.

I travelled to Bergen to meet Pido co-founder Christer Hansen Eriksen, in their office at The HUB.

What is Pido?

Pido is Spanish and means “I order”. A lot of British people have asked about the name…
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encapsecurity.com launches with @rememberkort to implement two-factor authentication in their mobile app allowing for direct secure access to their bank services - link
@getCrypho video interview with @PandoDaily on their end-to-end encrypted collaboration tool and Launch.co reception - link

Apps4Norge is a competition that runs from February 1st to April 15th on developing of the best app for one mobile and web-based services based on open government data, and ideas for apps that is useful to the society. 

 

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Will YOU make the best app?

IKT Norge and Direktoratet for forvaltning og ikt (Difi) collaborates on Apps4Norge, which will select the best solutions and the best ideas. The aim is to increase the use of the enormous quantities of data that the government produce.

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@opera creates separate mobile ad company and claims it “the world’s leading mobile advertising platform”. @TCEurope speculates it is a move to make the company easier to sell. - link
@vonano_as will lead consortium to develop low cost RFID printing based on graphene nanocoating. Consortium awarded $3M funding from Oslofjordfondet. - link
nexttome.com is an iphone app that wants to help you find interesting people that are next to you. - link