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Twitter Acquires Cover, an Android Lock Screen App
Twitter has acquired Cover, an Android lock screen app, the two companies announced Monday. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed. Cover was founded by former Google employees and launched on an invitation-only basis in October. Cover displays the six apps on the Android lock screen that users are most likely to want to use, based on daily analysis of the user's smartphone habits and the current context (whether you're at home, work or driving somewhere).
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interesting acquisition, i wonder what the reasoning was behind it
Probably to strengthen their mobile presence, also jump on a new idea that has potential.
Never used cover, but I heard it's a massive battery drain trying to find out where you are so it can show you the proper theme/apps.
This seems like a huge waste of money.