Silicon Prairie News

We're excited to announce that all Silicon Prairie News videos going forward will be viewable on the iPad and iPhone. Up to this point, we've been hosting our videos with Viddler, and the Flash player it provided made it impossible for iPad and iPhone users to view videos of our interviews, reports and events. On the recommendation of our good friends at Malone & Company, Mixergy and others, we have switched to hosting our videos with Wistia. The benefits for us… read more

Omaha The following article is part of a special insert in the June 3-9 issue of The Reader, a weekly newspaper focusing on the area's culture. | Things are looking up for Omaha’s SkyVu Pictures Inc. The animation studio, originator of BATTLE BEARS (currently the No. 1 adventure game in 50 countries), specializes in mobile games and content, as well as film endeavors. “The BATTLE BEARS iPhone game was originally meant to be a proof of concept for our movie pitches,” said Benjamin Vu, who founded… read more

Omaha Today was a big day for the team at Êelios, Inc., a spin-off subsidiary of 21st Century Systems, Inc. (21CSI). Their location-based personal weather app, WxFix, became available for purchase in Apple's App Store. This morning, ... read more