Why ‘disruptive finance’ has found its home in London
Guest Post Tax relief for entrepreneurs in the UK has given birth to a new sector: disruptive financial services.
BlackBerry Q10 review roundup: A great phone with a not-so-great app selection
April 24, 2013 12:09 PM
Ricardo Bilton
Early BlackBerry 10 reviewers love the device's keyboard, but bemoan its still-tiny app selection.
Yahoo Japan pours $20M into Softbank Capital’s fund to attract U.S. startups
April 24, 2013 12:01 PM
Devindra Hardawar
The goal: To make American startups interested in doing business in Japan.
GetYourGuide grabs Gidsy to grow ‘world’s largest portal’ for travel experiences
April 24, 2013 11:53 AM
Rebecca Grant
Travel startup GetYourGuide announced today the purchase of Gidsy, an online community that connected local experts to people looking for unique experiences.
Is Amazon making a Kindle TV set-top box?
April 24, 2013 11:32 AM
Tom Cheredar
After successfully storming the industry with successful e-readers and a line of tablets, Amazon is rumored to be launching its first set-top box for streaming media.
Pivotal: The $105M ‘startup’ with 1,250 employees from EMC & VMware
April 24, 2013 11:11 AM
Christina Farr
EMC spinoff Pivotal is launching today under the tagline a "platform for the new era."
Silicon Valley VC confidence up for third straight quarter — and angels are ‘filling the hole’
April 24, 2013 10:53 AM
John Koetsier
"That's the hope for the future, that Silicon Valley continues to attract many of the best and brightest of the entrepreneurs around the world."
GE invests $105M in Pivotal to build the Industrial Internet
April 24, 2013 10:48 AM
Rebecca Grant
Today, General Electric announced that it is investing $105 million in Pivotal, a hotly anticipated spin-off from VMware that is building "next generation Enterprise Platform-as-a-service."
VentureBeat discount for Vator Splash LA, May 30
Sponsored Post Calling all entrepreneurs and investors: Vator Splash LA is being held on the evening of May 30 at the famed Hollywood Roosevelt.
Forrester says workplace browser diversity is robust: IE at 40%, Chrome at 28%, Firefox at 25%
April 24, 2013 10:15 AM
Sean Ludwig
While Google's Chrome web browser has seen substantial gains in worldwide market share in the past few years, Internet Explorer still holds a steady lead in workplace usage, according to a new Forrester report.
How Pixar created the ultrarealistic animated film, The Blue Umbrella (interview)
April 24, 2013 10:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
This animated film has photorealistic shading, lighting, and compositing. That means the animated rain looks like real rain, and so does everything else.
Contactually 2.0 helps you make the most of ‘who you know’
April 24, 2013 9:59 AM
Rebecca Grant
Contactually, a startup that helps people stay in touch with their professional contacts, released version 2.0 today as well as an iOS app.
To work remotely or not, that is the question (infographic)
April 24, 2013 9:17 AM
John Koetsier
Are we more productive in the office or out?
How Pixar made Monsters University, its latest technological marvel
April 24, 2013 9:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
Editor's Pick Pixar gave a rare look inside the making of Monsters University in visit to the company's campus in Emeryville, Calif.
Bringing characters to life with Pixar’s animator magic (interview)
April 24, 2013 9:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
Even with computers, it still takes weeks to create a few seconds of animation. Monsters are harder to animate than you'd expect.
MightyText reveals its true goal: Everything on your phone should be everywhere all the time
April 24, 2013 8:22 AM
John Koetsier
Editor's Pick "Everything on your phone should be everywhere all the time," MightyText cofounder Maneesh Arora says. "No-one raves about iCloud, and we feel there's an opportunity. There will soon be billions of Android devices, and no-one's making it easy."
The first functional 3D-printed handgun is weeks away
April 24, 2013 8:11 AM
Ricardo Bilton
Cody Wilson is about to take a new, bold step into the world of firearms with the first gun completely manufactured with a 3D printer.
Apple to debut new versions of iOS & OS X at WWDC on June 10
April 24, 2013 7:38 AM
Sean Ludwig
Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference will be held June 10 through June 14 in San Francisco, with tickets for the event on sale tomorrow.
FreedomPop brings its free internet service to Sprint’s 3G network, launches new hotspot
April 24, 2013 7:32 AM
Devindra Hardawar
The free internet service FreedomPop is gearing up to expand its reach across the U.S. -- though it's looking to an older cellular network to do so.
MetroPCS shareholders approve T-Mobile merger
April 24, 2013 7:09 AM
Devindra Hardawar
Yup, that T-Mobile/MetroPCS deal is officially happening.
