Kutcher looks more and more like Jobs — as biopic release date nears

TMZ has released photos showing actor Ashton Kutcher wearing a black turtleneck, jeans and New Balance sneakers, as he apparently made his way to the film set of the late Apple CEO’s biopic in L.A. yesterday.

The film is due …

If Google gobbles Meebo for $100M, this time I won’t eat my hat

Google is in talks to acquire Meebo for about $100 million, according to a report from AllThingsD. If the deal goes through, it would make a lot of sense, because Meebo still has a lot of talent, and its products …

The newest social media fad? Buying a token share of Facebook stock

“When my kids were born, my dad bought them Disney shares, and we framed them and hung them up on the wall. They’re excited to know that they are a part of Disney.”

Mike Jones, MySpace’s onetime CEO, told VentureBeat …

If Walmart.com’s horrible copy writers were to describe 2012′s biggest games…

A selection of 2012's most anticipated releases, written in the style of Walmart.com's hilarious Diablo III product description.

HP officially getting back into tablets, this time with Windows 8

As expected, Hewlett-Packard has announced that it will start manufacturing tablets again, but instead of webOS these tablets will run Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 OS.

HP famously launched the webOS TouchPad tablet in July 2011 and then axed its whole …

Tumblr’s head of brand strategy takes off

Just a week into Tumblr’s grand money-making scheme, the company’s head of brand strategy has packed his bags and hit the road.

Matt Hackett, who was the trendy blogging platform’s head of brand strategy and marketing since September 2011, announced …

As its popularity wanes, Turntable.fm finally launches an Android app

The once ultra buzz-worthy streaming music startup Turntable.fm launched a native Android application today, just as the service fades from collective memory.

But while plenty of people have waited on an Android app for the service, I wouldn’t be too …

Just like Eduardo, nearly 1,800 people renounced U.S. citizenship this year over taxes

Around 1,800 U.S. citizens living abroad formally renounced their citizenship in 2011 — just like Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin — and many did so for tax purposes.

Saverin told Bloomberg today that his decision was one of convenience; it’s widely …

Adobe Creative Cloud with CS6 software and extras now live

Adobe’s anticipated Creative Cloud digital hub, with access to CS6 software and cloud storage, is now available for anyone who wants to give it a spin.

As we’ve noted before, Creative Cloud promises access to the latest version of Adobe’s …

Yacht Combinator? Step aboard this ship full of startups bound for international waters

Ahoy there, startups of Silicon Valley and beyond! Unreasonable at Sea wants you to sail around the world on a fancy boat while expanding your business to international shores.

Unreasonable at Sea mixes startups, Semester at Sea students, venture capitalists, …

GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Mini-projector for smartphone may change the way we play with our phones

My grandma hates showing me photos on her smartphone. It’s small and “pinch and zoom” doesn’t show the full photo — “I just miss prints,” she says. This very neat concept smartphone projector, however, may solve her problem.

A group …

Your mom is so social, she’s on Facebook and Pinterest right now

To get us excited for Mother’s Day this Sunday, research firm Nielsen has released a few stats on the online habits of American moms.

Facebook ranks number one for moms in the U.S., something that comes as no shock to …

Eduardo Saverin renounces U.S. citizenship ahead of Facebook IPO

In a blow to Uncle Sam, Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his U.S. citizenship ahead of the company’s hotly anticipated initial public offering.

Facebook is expected to make its public stock market debut on May 18. The company priced …

Spotify update lets you create radio stations from playlists, share to Tumblr, & more

Streaming music service Spotify is rolling out a new version of its desktop software for Windows and Mac today, adding a handful of new features and improved functionality.

Version 0.8.3 of Spotify includes the ability to create custom radio stations …

Facebook testing whether you’ll pay to ensure friends see your status updates

Facebook is testing a feature in which users can choose to pay money to highlight their status updates for their friends.

The feature is fairly simple: add a status update just like you would ordinarily, then pay to have it …

Foxconn prepping its plants to make an Apple iTV

Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn will soon ready its plants to manufacture a television made by Apple, according to China Daily.

We’ve routinely heard reports that Apple’s “iTV” will be coming to the market before the end of 2012, but now …