Google’s cool new conversational search quietly hits Chrome

With little fanfare, Google has added its cool new conversational search feature to Chrome on desktops, following a demonstration last week at Google I/O.

Pandora starts playing music from unreleased albums

The new station marks an important step in Pandora's attempt to become just as vital to the music industry as the traditional radio stations were decades earlier.

What’s the technology in Microsoft’s new Xbox One?

The new Xbox One is built on native 64-bit architecture and includes a Blu-ray player and integrated Kinect sensor.

NFL will bring exclusive original TV content to Xbox One

With Microsoft's introduction of the new entertainment watching experience through its new Xbox One console, one of the biggest winners will obviously be for those that love live sports.

With the new Xbox One, you’ll never watch TV the same way again

Microsoft just blew the doors off of every integrated television experience with the reveal of its next generation console Xbox One.

Crunchyroll expands its revenue stream by selling anime-related merch

Streaming video service Crunchyroll has just rolleed out a new platform that allows its viewers to purchase merchandise related to the shows they're watching, the company told VentureBeat today.

HasOffers scores $9.4M first round led by Accel Partners

HasOffers, a Seattle-based provider of mobile advertising-tracking services, has raised a $9.4 million Series A led by Accel Partners.

Marissa Mayer explains how Yahoo will keep Tumblr from meeting Flickr’s fate

Some Tumblr fans want to know how Yahoo plans to avoid the fate of Flickr, Geocities, and other failed acquisitions. So we asked Marissa Mayer.

Is this the future of TV on Xbox? Microsoft launches interactive music show

Just a day shy of it's superimportant and highly publicized event to showcase the next-generation Xbox console, Microsoft's Xbox team has announced a new interactive TV show that's definitely worth paying attention to.

Dijit launches a web version of its NextGuide app TV utility

Streaming video and TV programming guide startup Dijit just released a new web app version of its NextGuide app that's every bit as useful as the mobile versions.

Yahoo confirms $1.1B Tumblr acquisition, CEO Marissa Mayer promises ‘not to screw it up’

While rumors have been swirling for days, Yahoo finally confirmed this morning that it has acquired popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion.

Yahoo’s Mayer: we’re committed to monetizing Tumblr

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer held a press conference today to flesh out more details about its $1.1 billion acquisition of blog platform Tumblr, which was confirmed yesterday after days of rumors.

WordPress CEO: Yahoo deal led to 72,000 Tumblr posts imported to WP in one hour

While it may be too early to tell how Tumblr users will ultimately respond to Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition, we're seeing signs that are jumping to other blogging services.

Will Google’s new Nexus Q, the H2G2-42, be the answer to life, the universe, and everything?

In Douglas Adams' book The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy, a vast computer named Deep Thought spends several eons constructing an answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything.

Tumblr: 108M blogs and 51 billion posts are worth more than $1.1B

Tumblr, which famously hates advertising and only started trying to make money after five years in existence, is in a bit of a pickle, as its $125 million in funding is running out, giving the service only a few-month window in which to raise a new round or find a sugar daddy.

Skyword takes off with $6.7M for content marketing

Skyword has announced closing $6.7 million in growth financing for its content marketing solutions. This Boston-based startup provides agencies, brands, media, and retail customers with a platform to publish content and tools to distribute it effectively.

Amazon taking Madden NFL 25: Annivesary Edition preorders — bundled with NFL Sunday Ticket

EA's $100 special edition of Madden can save you a ton on DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket football package.

These ads helped Google win ‘Advertiser of the Year’ status

In 2012, Google made more than $50 billion, almost entirely via plain, boring little text ads. So it's more than a tad ironic that Google has won the Clio advertiser of the year award for 2013 for creativity and excellence in ... old-fashioned video ads.

Stitcher radio comes to your dashboard with new ‘Car Mode’ feature

Stitcher Radio is rolling out a new feature on its iOS app today that makes it much easier to use the streaming service while driving in a vehicle -- which is exactly where radio belongs.