In a long-awaited move, Facebook finally started running tests using third-party mobile apps as part of its plan to become a mobile ad network, as confirmed by Facebook engineer Sriram Krishnan on the company's developer blog.

Smartphone pioneer BlackBerry Ltd announced its intention to divest most of its real estate holdings in Canada through sale-leaseback and vacant asset sales in an effort to turnaround its fortunes.

Research from Mercom Capital Group showed that venture capital funding for companies in the smart grid technology sector was pegged at $405 million in 2013, a dip from the $434 million in 2012.

While venture capital funding for healthcare influenced by information technology or HIT is more pronounced in the US, venture capitalists are also showing interest in the niche in India, The Hindu Business Line reported.

Internet giant Yahoo acquired Seattle, Washington-based mobile marketing startup Sparq for an undisclosed amount to start monetizing its mobile user base and drive revenue growth.

Nexmo, the company that provides messaging and voice capabilities to app developers and enterprises globally, was able to secure $18 million for its Series C funding round.

San Francisco, California-based firm HiddenRadio launched another crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to add new features to HiddenRadio 2, its second model of impressively-designed $119 Bluetooth speaker.

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales picked up a big stake in London-based mobile provider The People's Operator (TPO) in a bid to expand into the US and other international markets.

San Francisco, California-based mobile security firm Bluebox Security snagged $18 million in a Series B funding round led by Tenaya Capital amid the growing bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend that opens opportunities for security ventures in the tech market.

Madrid, Spain-based Wi-Fi sharing company Fon nabbed $14 from broadband chip maker Qualcomm Ventures to develop a new device that enables users to share music and broadband signals.