12 angry consumers: The Oracle/Google trial for Android now has a jury

After months and months of mediation talks, Google and Oracle are heading to a trial over Android, and the jury is selected and ready to go.

Reuters reporter Dan Levine took to Twitter today to give juicy tidbits about the …

Advertising to predictable old men just got easier: Twitter brings ads to BlackBerry

If your company’s target audience is average, middle-aged men who don’t like change (e.g. Hank from King of the Hill), then Twitter just did you a huge favor.

The microblogging social network announced today it is extending the ability …

Facebook’s ad business booming as advertisers clamor to pay more for less

Here’s some news Wall Street is sure to “like.” Facebook’s major money-maker is looking sexier than ever to advertisers despite higher costs and drop-offs in performance, according to newly published research.

The social network’s advertising business, which contributed $3.1 billion …

Finally shipping: The $35 Raspberry Pi computer that can play Quake 3 Arena

The first Raspberry Pi computer, which costs just $35, is finally shipping after a long wait.

Engineer Eben Upton and programmer David Braben began talking about their stripped-down computer, which can play Quake 3 Arena, last May. At the time, …

Huffington Post brings home the blogosphere’s first ever Pulitzer

The Huffington Post has just made history as the first blog to ever win a Pulitzer Prize.

Only in the past two years have digital media outlets made the Pulitzer cut. ProPublica, an independent nonprofit journalism outfit that syndicates content …

Google+ gets a conference all its own, and it’s all about pictures

Google+ is an interesting place for photographers to share their art, according to many photogs we’ve spoken with. So it seems fitting that the first Google+ focused conference would be all about photography.

“There is no more vibrant online community …

Apple agrees to another audit, this time for the environment

Looks like there are more audits are in Apple’s future, this time exploring its environmental cost. The company has teamed up with the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) to audit one of its Chinese circuit-board factories.

IPE, which …

Dibsie goes public with a shopping catalog that learns from your social network

We’ve been tracking the progress of Dibsie, an New York based e-commerce company that learns your tastes from your social network and displays items in the form of a dynamic shopping catalog. Today the site is coming out of beta …

MGM deal brings 600 new rental titles to YouTube and Google Play

Google has signed a deal to bring more than 600 new rental titles from the MGM movie studio to YouTube and Google Play, the company announced Monday in a blog post.

YouTube began offering movie rentals through a dedicated store …

First Round is gathering $135M for a new fund

First Round Capital, an early stage firm with a ton of Silicon Valley clout, has just revealed to the SEC it’s raising a new $135 million fund.

In its most recent SEC filing, submitted with Monday’s date, First Round noted …

3D printing biz heats up with $1.4B merger of Stratasys and Objet

Two of the leading players in the 3D printing market have merged, with Stratasys and Objet Ltd. joining forces in a $1.4 billion deal, the two companies announced this morning.

The transaction between the two will position the newly combined …

Leaked video: New Microsoft Office Suite reveals cloud features

The next version of the mega-successful Microsoft Office Suite will contain cloud-like features that will allow you to access and edit documents remotely, according to a leaked video of the unreleased software suite. Apparently, the company is also re-branding the …

Startup shootout: How to hurt your mobile performance

Editor’s note: Keynote Systems’ Startup Shootout Index provides some insight into the three-screen challenge now facing anyone with a web presence. It’s the first website performance index to measure load times and completion percentages on desktops, smartphones, and tablets simultaneously. 

35 Israeli startups — making virtual SIM cards, emotion-sensing bracelets, and more

Here are the 35 startups that presented at the recent Israel Innovation Marathon event in Tel Aviv.

Israel is a fun country, because it shows strength in a variety of markets — from chips, to security, to web development. The …

Schoology hits 1M users, raises $6M to expand its social networking platform for schools

New York-based education startup Schoology has raised a $6 million second round of funding led by FirstMark Capital. The company is seeking to take out incumbents like Blackboard with educational software that is designed to be more like a social …

Social mobile game maker Zattikka goes public on London Stock Exchange

Zattikka, a London-based maker of browser and mobile games, has gone public on the London Stock Exchange.

The company is a social game developer that is making a Monty Python game in collaboration with the Ministry of Silly Games. Zattikka …

“Press 3 for $15 million” — How Twilio got a touchtone term sheet

When Twilio chief executive and co-founder Jeff Lawson was ready to take on a third round of funding, he didn’t expect investors to send his term sheet via Twilio application. But, in keeping with the culture that surrounds Twilio, that’s …

ACTA reeks of death: European Parliament urged to reject the anti-piracy treaty

The European air is rife with the stench of death, which means two things: first, that the highly controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is unlikely to gain approval from the 27 members of the European Parliament. And second, the members …