Pandora’s 40-hour listening cap translates to a record 700K new paid subscribers

Pandora took some heat after placing a 40-hour listening cap on its power users back in February, but the move seems to have created some positive results.

Evernote announces reminders as forgetful everywhere breathe easier

The popular note taking and organization solutions provider Evernote announced today that reminders have been added to its product offerings.

JustFab acquires The Fab Shoes to take on the European market

With its newest acquisition, the subscription-based online store from California adds fuel to its European expansion blueprint.

LoyalBlocks makes rewarding customers easier with a $9M first round

LoyalBlocks, a loyalty marketing solutions provider for small and medium sized businesses with physical locations announced today that it had raised $9 million in its first round of funding. The company plans on using the capital injection to expand US operations and continue developing its platform.

Hooked Media turns in an entirely new take on app recommendation — one that Apple can’t kill

App recommendation engines are getting booted from Apple's app store because they suck, according to a new player in the app-finding business. But Hooked Media has come up with an entirely new take on app recommendation that has two unique qualities.

Health care consumers are in the dark. Here’s how data can help

Health care is a completely dysfunctional market where the buyers have little access to price or quality information about the products they're buying. Fortunately, the data we need is out there -- if we can just get to it.

Facebook’s newly acquired mobile tool welcomes all developers, even those who hate Facebook

Just days after landing on Facebook's campus, the founder of Parse says there will be no changes to his business -- and that means Facebook is increasingly a multiplatform development tool.

SimpleRelevance raises $1M for tech that gives emails a personal touch

Impersonal, mass emails are easy to dislike and ignore, which is why SimpleRelevance has raised $1 million. SimpleRelevance's platform gathers customer data and then personalized emails to specifically target individuals.

WWDC press invites go out, Apple holding keynote on June 10

Apple's WWDC keynote will occur on June 10, where we will see announcements regarding its operating systems. VentureBeat will be reporting live from the event.

Nextdoor releases mobile app to strengthen communities using smartphones

Nextdoor is going mobile. Today, the 'private social network for neighborhoods' released an iOS application so people can be connected to what's going on in their community anytime, anywhere.

Samsung Galaxy S4 hits 10M sold in first month, selling ’4 units per second’

In other words, the giant that sold almost 400 million phones last year is getting bigger. And faster.