French startup Weemo gets $3M to bring its video collaboration tools to the U.S. (exclusive)

Weemo's team claims its unique approach will give it an edge over the competition. The company has also developed a set of APIs, which can be leveraged by developers to add live video tools to any application.

Blue Jeans: We’re 20-25% of the videoconferencing market (and we just got much cheaper)

Blue Jeans unveiled a massive update to its standard pricing today, adding a new licensing model that offers companies unlimited "all you can meet" videoconferencing plans for as low as $10 per user, per month.

41 of the Fortune 500 companies are tech companies (and here they are)

Apple’s in the top 10 for the first time ever, Facebook hits the list, and Dell sells more than Google as Fortune Magazine released its Fortune 500 companies today, ranking the top 500 companies by global income.

Notable this year …

Video is the new audio, as videoconferencing contender Vidyo grows 68% and raises $17M to grow even faster

"We want to price equivalent to a voice call," Shapiro says. "Our competitors offer an inferior product for more money: Blue Jeans 15 time more, and other competitors 300 times more."

Intel aims to disrupt proprietary networks with software-defined open networks

Intel favors networking that separates hardware from the software.

Funding daily: Money, money, money, as no fewer than 13 companies get funded or acquired

Femtocells, human organs, and space: funding daily for April 3 is full as 13 companies raised money, financing, or were sold.

Cisco to buy femtocell maker Ubiquisys for $310M so it can dig further into mobility

Networking giant Cisco has agreed to acquire femtocell and small cell manufacturer Ubiquisys for $310 million in nearly all-cash deal.

Cisco to acquire cloud services management provider SolveDirect

Cisco has announced its intent to buy cloud services management business SolveDirect, and it will join the Cisco Services group.

After six years of planning, Compass-EOS takes on Cisco to make blazing-fast routers

Such routers will enable corporations to process web-based data much faster.

Tax-dodging tech companies escape $225B as Senate calls for reform

Fifty tech companies, including Microsoft, Apple, and Google, are avoiding paying $225 billion in taxes by sheltering their assets overseas, according to a new report in the Bay Citizen. Is this "capitalism" in the words of Google's Eric Schmidt, or does it hurt ordinary Americans?

Facebook, Google, Groupon, and Twitter led all companies in private acquisitions in 2012

In 2012, 2,357 private technology companies were bought for a combined total of $84 billion, according to a new report from research firm PrivCo. That's slightly up 22 percent from 2011, but the real surprise is who is doing the acquiring.

Tech companies could make billions by serving the ‘next billion’

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the Alliance for Affordable Internet, a public-private partnership to expand internet access in the developing world, during her final press conference.

‘You cannot pass’ until we check your devices at the Super Bowl door

Going to the Super Bowl this year? You should consider leaving that Wi-Fi camera at home. The NFL is checking any devices that could interfere with its first commercial Wi-Fi network catering to anyone in the Superdome on Sunday.

Belkin steps up as a buyer for Cisco’s home networking unit

Belkin is acquiring Cisco's Home Networking unit, the company announced today, including its products, employees and the popular Linksys brand, which makes routers for home access points.

Cisco spends $475M on Intucell’s self-healing network software

Cisco is plunking down $475 million to buy Intucell, an Israeli startup that specializes in self-optimizing network software

Cisco phone exploit lets people listen in on your private conversations

A hack discovered in November could let anyone with access to your phone systems hijack the phone to listen in on your calls and conversations in the vicinity.

Cisco introduces ‘videoscape unity’ to manage the future of video everywhere

Cisco's mission is to unfiy video management for big service providers.

Your roadmap to CES 2013: parties, events, and survival tips

Bring comfortable shoes and travel light as you make your way to the biggest U.S. tech trade show.