Google updates Gmail for Android with its new tabbed inbox, labels, and more

June 3, 2013 3:07 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Google just released a new version of Gmail for Android -- a few days ahead of expectations.

Segment.io launches iOS and Android SDKs to enable every app analytics solution — all at once

June 3, 2013 2:26 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Editor's Pick "Mobile analytics is a brand-new field, and no clear winner has emerged yet," Segment.io cofounder Peter Reinhardt says. "So we made it incredibly easy to try them all."

Justice Department lays out a killer case against Apple for price-fixing e-books

June 3, 2013 1:41 PM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

Editor's Pick How will Apple combat the mountain of evidence the Department of Justice has against it?

Microsoft’s busy day: Restructuring rumors, Azure rising, and the more business-friendly Windows 8.1

June 3, 2013 1:17 PM Ricardo Bilton
Ricardo Bilton

Microsoft is starting off June with a series of announcements both big and small.

Integrating work and home — tech dads need balance too

June 3, 2013 1:00 PM Jon Soberg
Jon Soberg

Guest Post A recent Pew Research study concluded that more fathers feel they aren't spending enough time with their kids than mothers (including working mothers), and I have to say that it was like someone had done the study at my house.

New app from Adobe Flash creators lets you explore facets of storytelling

June 3, 2013 11:56 AM Chitra Rakesh
Chitra Rakesh

Designed by the creators of Flash, Explory is a storytelling app that lets you create and share rich multimedia stories.

If Steve Jobs applied for a job at Apple today, there’s no chance in hell he’d get hired

June 3, 2013 11:49 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Not political. Collaborators. People who really don't care who gets credit. Those are the type of people that Apple looks for in new employees, Apple CEO Tim Cook said recently.

Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator kicks off its next class of 10 startups

June 3, 2013 11:02 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

The ten companies were chosen from more than 1,200 applicants -- the most competitive class ERA has had so far.

Three months from today, Google Play will have more total app downloads than Apple

June 3, 2013 10:16 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

As sure as gravity, Google Play will surpass Apple's app downloads in September of this year. It's simple a matter of mathematics.

Check out these programmable Lego bots from Sony

June 3, 2013 9:58 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

The bigger picture is that kids can start to see their toys not just as something to play with but as a platform -- something interactive that they can use to create and manipulate, not just experience passively.

Amazon Web Services speeds can vary by up to 200X depending on region

June 3, 2013 9:04 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Editor's Pick "It's possible to speed up performance significantly just by picking the right regions," Shoor says. "Amazon doesn't share any of this data."

These young European startups show you the best things to do when you travel

June 3, 2013 1:09 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Travel startups are some of the most fun and easy-to-relate-to businesses for consumers. These European startups are tapping that and showing people the best things to do while they travel.

iPhone, Windows Phone growing faster than Android in U.S

June 3, 2013 12:13 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

The conventional wisdom in the smartphone market is that Android is overtaking everything else. But in surprising news released this morning by Kantar, Apple's iPhone and Microsoft's Windows Phone are actually growing market share faster than Android.

Privet! VentureBeat is in Moscow — tell us what’s cool

June 2, 2013 10:41 PM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Moscow is known for many things: majestic architecture, politics, and its concentration of the world's billionaires. Another thing it is becoming known for: its burgeoning tech scene.