HTC Droid Incredible 4G takes off on Verizon

It’s often said the third time’s the charm. With Verizon’s just-announced HTC Droid Incredible 4G, the third incarnation of this Android smartphone, both Verizon and HTC hope they have a winner.

The device debuts just ahead of the CTIA Wireless …

Microsoft confirms $99 Xbox 360 + Kinect subscription deal

The rumors are true. Microsoft confirmed today that it will offer a $99 Xbox 360 console and Kinect bundle (with a $15 monthly subscription fee) in its retail stores.

The deal will be available via the above online coupon, which …

Machinima may become Google’s first original content investment

Lately, Google has been keen on dropping significant money to attract original programming for YouTube and to promote those programs across its network. Now, Google is reportedly investing in content producers themselves.

Ultra-popular content producer Machinima may see a $30 …

Angry Birds creator Rovio says merchandising is 30 percent of revenue

Angry Birds creator Rovio Entertainment reported today that merchandising and licensing revenues accounted for about 30 percent of its sales in 2011.

Groupon tightens its payment terms with merchants

Groupon is changing its payment terms with merchants, according to several sources familiar with Groupon's business and contracts. The company has traditionally used two different payment models. In the United States and Canada, merchants have been paid in three installments.

Get ready for your close-up: Google+ Hangouts On Air live streaming open to all

Google’s Hangouts group video-chat on Google+ continues to be the social network’s most compelling feature. Today, Google is opening up the Hangouts On Air feature to all users, allowing them to broadcast their video chat sessions for the world to …

Can you hear me now? Color goes live with multi-year Verizon deal

Color me crazy, but serial entrepreneur and quixotic Silicon Valley character Bill Nguyen could be on to something big. A partnership announced today between his flagging startup Color and prominent wireless carrier Verizon is, at the very least, no small …

Awesome! Raptr will give you targeted rewards just for playing games

Raptr, the gamer social network with 12 million hardcore users, is unveiling a novel rewards program today that gives targeted bonuses to gamers just for playing their favorite titles. Judging by sponsors such as Microsoft and Blizzard jumping on board …

Google may move Motorola Mobility back home to Chicago

Motorola Mobility, say hello to the Windy City.

Google could be taking its ongoing acquisition to Chicago, if a report by Chicago Business is true. According to sources, Google has been looking into a few separate locations, the sizes of …

Groupon CEO Andrew Mason: We want to be “the OS for local commerce”

After a rocky showing in its first earnings report, Groupon CEO Andrew Mason revealed his grand ambitions for the company in a letter to stockholders today. It’s not just about daily deals anymore: Mason wants Groupon to become the “operating …

Yahoo’s Scott Thompson keeping mum about bio to top staffers

It seems that Yahoo’s new chief executive Scott Thompson is staying quiet about his falsified biography situation to top executives at the company — a move that could paint him as guilty.

Last week, Thompson was outed by an activist …

Evernote acquires Penultimate, works on its handwriting skills

Digital notebook Evernote has acquired digital handwriting notebook app Penultimate, a move that will bring more handwritten notes to Evernote.

Penultimate was developed not long after the first iPad was released and has become the fourth best-selling iPad app of …

LG’s Google TV set debuts this month — but will anyone care?

After announcing that it’s jumping into the Google TV fray at CES in January, an LG executive said today that it will begin building and shipping the sets later this month. But, with Google TV’s lukewarm welcome by consumers, and …

Blueseed startup ship of dreams has hundreds knocking at its door

Blueseed, the startup-ship making Pirates of Silicon Valley an actual thing, has already gained interest from hundreds of entrepreneurs looking to start a company on the open sea.

Blueseed is a conceptual floating island-ship intended to house technology startup founders …

Scalify raises $2M to build networking for better online game worlds

Australian start-up Scalify has raised $2 million in venture funding so that it can create networking technology that enables the fast and efficient creation of online games and virtual worlds.

Australian venture firm Starfish Ventures led the investment in Melbourne, …

Judge won’t allow Samsung to defend itself fully in Apple infringement trial

A judge has harshly penalized Samsung today, barring the company from using specific code in its defense against Apple’s infringement case.

Judge Paul S. Grewal, who has had recent issues with Samsung violating court orders, ordered Samsung to delivers bits …

Apple files claim to “iPhone5.com” with World Intellectual Property Organization

Apple is attempting to take control of the iPhone5.com domain, according to a claim filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Fusible spotted the domain claim today under case number D2012-0951. The decision on the case remains “active.” Currently, iPhone5.com …

Brazil retailer using Facebook likes… on its clothing hangers

Facebook is constantly absorbing our real-life data that we contribute to the social network, but one Brazilian clothing store is taking Facebook’s data and throwing it back into the physical world.

The store, C&A, is putting “real-time Likes” counters on …

Apple dominating Android with 84 percent of mobile gaming revenue

There’s a reason why so many developers feels iOS users are more valuable than Android: Apple is killing it in mobile gaming with 84 percent of all mobile gaming revenue in the US.

“When analyzing Apple’s successful monetization, there is …