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PlayStation Vita: THE hardware reviewEditor's Pick There is something extravagant about the release of a new game system: the promise of new and previously unheard of software experiences … hardware … |
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Taser unveils new wearable police cameras, starting with BART
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For geeks, small head-mounted cameras streaming to iPhones seem like cool, sci-fi inspired gadgetry. For cops, they may be the best way to record …
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Jeremy Lin, women in VC, and the bigotry of…
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Jeremy Lin is the talk of the NBA. Sportswriters everywhere are busy cranking out column inches on what people have called the ultimate Cinderella …
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8 tips for entrepreneurs from a founder-turned-VC
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A friend of mine recently asked me a simple question: “After four years as a VC, knowing what you know now, what basic tips …
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An unexpected dinner with Twisted Metal’s David Jaffe
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It was 10 p.m. on a cold night in San Francisco, Calif., and David Jaffe was hungry. The creator of Twisted Metal for the …
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The DeanBeat: Crowd-funding gives hope to mid-size game developers
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Double Fine Productions turned video game funding practices upside down last week when it raised more than $1.75 million through the crowd-funding site Kickstarter …
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Why iCloud integration on Apple’s Mountain Lion OS fails
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Apple is making a big deal about how its newly-announced Mountain Lion operating system comes with built-in iCloud syncing and storage. But if you …
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New Microsoft trend aggregator reveals we are all horrible people
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Would you trust the masses to tell you what stories are important? A new site from Microsoft called msnNOW shows you what topics are …
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How Hulu could kill off Nielsen ratings and improve television
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Hulu is staying silent about the initial viewership of its first scripted original series Battleground, which premiered its pilot episode on Monday.
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Your address book is mine: Many iPhone apps take…
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Path got caught red-handed uploading users’ address books to its servers and had to apologize. But the relatively obscure journaling app is not alone. …
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SimpleReach raises $1.5M from High Peaks and Village Ventures for stealthy pivot
There’s time for one last tune before breaking up the band.
Village Ventures, where Bryan Birsic was a senior associate, wound down its operations last week. But Birsic isn’t taking any time off. He is president of SimpleReach, a startup …
EU’s highest court to determine if ACTA is legal
The European Union announced today that it will ask the European Court of Justice for a legal opinion on the highly protested Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
For those not familiar with the trade agreement, ACTA is an international treaty aimed …
Manage your service business with Jobber, SalesForce-like software for handymen, gardeners
Software-as-a-service company Jobber has raised a seed funding round.
SalesForce and other services like it have been around for several years to manage contacts, calendars, task, and invoicing. But, most services are aimed at business executives and startup companies, not …
Verizon experiencing 4G LTE outages across U.S. again — can you connect?
Verizon Wireless appears to be having yet another wide outage of its 4G LTE data network, according to various reports on Twitter.
The network reported three data outages in the month of December. Verizon swiftly blamed the down time on …
Sony’s PlayStation Vita starts moving off the shelves
Sony began selling the PlayStation Vita last night a midnight Eastern time. The portable gaming device is the company’s bid to stay relevant to gamers in an age of iPads and smartphones.
The sales kicked off in the U.S. with …
Dylan’s Desk: “Tech journalist” doesn’t have to be an oxymoron
The tech business deserves a better press corps.
By “better,” I don’t mean “friendlier.” I mean journalists and bloggers that treat technology with the same serious and critical eye that is (or should be) afforded to presidential candidates and Fortune …
Striiv says its step-counting gadget inspires people to walk more
Striiv has taken the humble step counter and turned it into a “personal trainer in your pocket.” The Redwood City, Calif.-based company says that in the two months since its release, the company’s step-counting gadget has inspired people to walk …
PopCap bets on Facebook casino-game gold rush
Ever since the Justice Department opened the door to the legalization of online gambling, the leading creators of social games are feeling increasingly lucky. PopCap Games just launched Lucky Gem Casino with a collection of seven slot machines themed after …
Microsoft files complaint against Motorola in EU for ball-busting on essential patents
Microsoft has filed an antitrust complaint against Motorola Mobility with the European Commission on grounds that it is unfairly leveraging its patents, it announced on a company blog today.
The move comes hot on the heels of Apple’s decision last …
Apple supplier Foxconn hid underage workers before inspection, says labor rights NGO
Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturer that Apple heavily relies on for its products, may have tried to clean up its act before inspectors from the Fair Labor Association descended on its factories, according to a Hong Kong non-governmental organization dedicated to …
“Facebook for scientists” ResearchGate raises a fresh round of funding
ResearchGate, a social network for scientists to share knowledge and research, announced Wednesday it has raised its second round of funding, led by Founders Fund partner and PayPal co-founder Luke Nosek.
What’s a scientist to do when they want to …
Moontoast’s new analytics tool makes sense of all that social commerce data (exclusive)
Turning social media influence into gold is one thing, but measuring how you did it is quite another, according to social commerce startup Moontoast.
Moontoast provides musicians, celebrities, and brands with a way to generate money from the often large …
How the cookie crumbles. Safari user sues Google over privacy violations
The repercussions keep rolling in from the Wall Street Journal’s expose that detailed how Google was bypassing the default privacy settings on Apple’s Safari browser in order to place tracking cookies that followed users around the web. Matthew Soble, an …
ABC’s rare look inside Apple’s Foxconn factory
What is it like inside a factory that makes Apple iPads? Tonight, an ABC Nightline special called “iFactory” gave us the first peak at actual factory working conditions and the people living on the assembly line.
Bill Weir, a reporter …
Twitter updates iPhone and Android apps, releases Kindle Fire app
With one fell swoop, Twitter has confronted privacy concerns, returned missed features to its mobile audience, and opened its information network up to even more tablet-toting folks.
Twitter for iPhone and Android received updates Tuesday. The fixes address previously identified …
Stitch Labs makes running an online business a snap, raises $1M (updated)
Stitch Labs, a startup that helps small businesses manage inventory, orders, and shipping, announced today it has raised $1 million in seed funding from True Ventures.
Co-founder Jake Gasaway told VentureBeat in an interview that Stitch Labs really took off …
6Scan releases WordPress plugin that hacks your site on purpose (exclusive)
6Scan released a new plugin for WordPress today, aimed at giving small businesses the same level of cyber security that enterprises can afford.
“I think what SMBs [small to medium-sized businesses] want most of all is something that doesn’t take …
Microsoft goes on the attack against Google Apps (video)
Microsoft has gone after Google before in ads attacking its search and Gmail products, but today the big M has launched a new off-kilter commercial showing off Google Apps’ biggest weaknesses.
The video, titled “Googlighting,” portrays the Google Apps productivity …
Comcast launches ‘Netflix-like’ Streampix to complement expensive cable packages
Comcast is launching a new streaming video service called Xfinity Streampix, which takes aim at similar services from Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime.
The move is most likely a response to the growing number of people who are ditching their …
Sony’s marketing chief: PlayStation Vita to be biggest marketing spend ever in U.S. (interview)
Sony is pulling out all the stops with tonight’s launch of the PlayStation Vita handheld gaming device.
Guy Longworth, senior vice president of marketing and PSN at Sony’s U.S. game division, said in an interview that the $50 million U.S. …
