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Listen up, Google: Here’s what Windows 8 can teach…Editor's Pick Windows 8 is certain to make a huge splash with consumers — not just because it’s the next version of Windows, but because Microsoft … |
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John Schappert explains Zygna’s strategy for moving beyond Facebook (interview)
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John Schappert is the chief operating officer at Zynga. Today, the company is releasing one of his team’s big projects, formerly code-named Project Z, …
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Shhhh: Betaworks releases new version of anarchist Twitter alternative
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One of the most interesting mobile apps to come out of the Occupy Wall Street protests was Vibe, created by Hazem Sayed, which allowed …
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The “Facebook Timeline bump:” App usage skyrockets for Goodreads
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Goodreads is an app for those who are both bookish and web-friendly, and in a recent call with VentureBeat, founder Otis Chandler told us …
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Meet Moonbot, the tiny startup that won an Academy Award
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At last Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony, a startup studio that makes animations, apps, and ebooks won the Best Animated Short Oscar for its …
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Study: Video games depict religion as violent and problematic (interview)
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Many newer-generation video games equate religion with violence, finds a new study from the University of Missouri.
Greg Perreault, a doctoral student in the …
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Windows 8 consumer preview: What you need to know
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The new Windows 8 operating system shows a design sensibility and a clarity of purpose not often seen in a Microsoft product.
I’ve spent …
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Isis CEO: Mobile wallet war? What mobile wallet war?
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It’s easy to think of mobile wallet solutions from companies Google, PayPal, and Isis as locked in a heated battle for the future of …
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Printing Instagram photos “hugely profitable” for a new wave…
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Pretty pictures make for comely keepsakes, a fact often forgotten in the rush to digital photo sharing. Now there is a growing momentum around …
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A classic startup horror story: the M&A bait and switch
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The founder was home in his kitchen cooking dinner when the call came. It was one of those moments when the color seems to …
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Globalfoundries goes independent, buying out AMD ownership
Globalfoundries marked its third year as a chip manufacturing foundry by buying out the shares owned by Advanced Micro Devices. That fulfills the company’s goal of becoming an independent foundry, or contract chip manufacturer.
The deal will trigger a $703 …
Square launches new iPad app to help merchants ditch the cash register
Mobile payments startup Square has launched a new iPad application called Register that aims to help merchants ditch traditional cash registers, the company announced early Monday morning.
Square has done a lot in the way of transforming the way small …
Foursquare co-founder Naveen Selvadurai leaving the company
Foursquare co-founder Naveen Selvadurai will be leaving the company this month, but it’s unclear what his next move will be, according to blog post by Selvadurai.
Selvadurai writes:
After three years, I feel I’ve done all I can do and …
Meet your new addiction: Pingram, a mashup of Pinterest & Instagram
Pinterest and Instagram are two of the hottest social media services running today, so imagine my head explosion when I came across Pingram, a site that mashes aspects of the two services together in one interface.
Pingram is a recently …
iPad 3 constructed from parts gives a preview for Wednesday’s launch (video)
Ahead of a much-anticipated launch on Wednesday, a Chinese blog has constructed a partial Apple iPad 3 from supplier parts and learned a few new tidbits about the upcoming device.
Apple’s iPad 3 event on Wednesday promises to be a …
Mass Effect 3 leaked online
Pirates have struck the Normandy again. Just two days before Mass Effect 3 is due to land in shops in the U.S., Electronic Arts’ game has leaked via a number of torrent sites.
Both the Xbox 360 and PC version …
Who won? First-week sales of PS Vita vs. PSP vs. 3DS vs. DS (infographic)
In two of the three major video game markets (Japan and the U.S.), Nintendo has come out on top in first-week sales of handheld gaming systems with its DS and 3DS consoles. But Sony has performed better in Europe, where the last-generation PlayStation Portable and the recently released PlayStation Vita have outperformed both DS devices.
Check the infographic below to see how these four portables fared in first-week sales across the three territories, and for comparison's sake, see how eight major handheld platforms have sold in their lifetimes.
Apple’s App Store still scorching hot, surpasses 25B downloads
Apple’s popular iOS App Store has now topped 25 billion downloads, a sign that mobile device owners are still hungry for well-built native applications.
On Apple’s site, the company has highlighted the achievement with a page that says: “A billion …
Google planning Siri-like ‘Assistant’ for later this year, says report
Google will release a voice-enabled application for Android that is similar to Apple’s popular Siri by the fourth quarter of 2012, according a report by TechCrunch.
While some view Siri as a gimmick, Apple touted its voice assistant heavily in …
How to know when it’s time to hire an outside CEO
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As anyone who has started their own company will tell you, it’s hard for others to understand your passion for your endeavor.
Startup founders can seem crazy, willing to work long hours for little or no pay, driven by wanting …
Valve “Steam Box” console rumor sounds like a bad idea
Valve is working on a new set-top gaming system standard based on PC architecture dubbed “Steam Box,” according to a report published by website The Verge, A standout feature is rumored to be a controller that could provide real-time biometric …
How Roku is kicking the cable industry’s butt & where it’s going next [exclusive]
Anthony Wood (pictured) is Roku’s CEO, and at his house (he’s married with three kids), each person gets seven hours of TV each week — all sans cable, natch.
The family gets its fix primarily from Amazon’s pay-per-view video selection, …
Why marketers should embrace Facebook’s new Timeline for brands
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Facebook’s new Timeline for brands has sparked a firestorm of reactions, in particular from apps that have built their business models on Facebook’s vanishing tabs.
As Timeline for brands rolls out, these brands will no longer be able to set …
Let’s get judgey: Here’s our lightning round on the week’s top stories
It’s time for a sudden-death-style lightning round on the week’s news.
Day in and day out, we write fairly neutral coverage of these hot-button topics, but we’re real people, man, with feelings. And sometimes, we just gotta let our freak …
MicroVentures gives accredited investors access to early stage startups
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Investing in startups has often meant writing checks for $50,000 or more to a company looking for funding. To get access to those deals you need a network that can refer those deals …
First iPad 3 game “screenshot” looking sharp, but Retina display concerns developers
The iPad 3 won’t be officially unveiled before March 7, but an independent developer has already posted images that simulate how the rumored Retina display resolution would improve the visuals of his latest game.
Former EA-staffer Kevin Ng is operating …
Star Wars: The Old Republic has a chance to get more than 1M long-term subscribers (exclusive)
Electronic Arts’ Star Wars: The Old Republic has a chance to grow to more than 1 million long-term paying subscribers, according to an analysis of usage figures by DFC Intelligence and the Xfire gaming social network.
The game is one …
GM is halting Chevy Volt production, for now
General Motors announced Friday it will temporarily shut down production of the Chevy Volt, its break-out electric car.
GM will also temporarily lay off 1,300 employees who work on the Volt’s production line between March 19 and April 23, Detroit …
Yelp finishes IPO day strong with 63% gain
Reviews website Yelp debuted today on the New York Stock Exchange at $15 a share and closed the day at $24.52, a 63% gain from the original price.
It was questionable how well Yelp would perform, considering the company earned …
Interactive adventure game wows Exploratorium crowds
Last night, visitors to San Francisco’s Exploratorium After Dark were given the opportunity to walk through a game-style art installation full of stories and characters from the San Francisco music scene. “Hiss Pop” took participants through an adults-only adventure-style interactive …





















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