Break our rules? No Google Glass for you.

This week, Google awarded participants of its "ifihadglass" Google Glass contest with an opportunity to get the tech-y eyewear. But today it's taking back some of those offers after discovering not everyone played by the contest rules.

Winning! Deverge and Dealflicks earn fame and fortune as the first two #WinSXSW finalists

Millions of startups (well at least hundreds) hit Austin (gently, with love) at the same time (almost) trying desperately to get our attention (tough task) and eventually yours (even harder)

Always wanted to go to space? Here’s your chance (for real!)

Space may be the final frontier, but you and 21 other lucky people might be able to experience it. Perhaps we'll meet there.

Best Buy and Hooked Media hold contest to find best Android game developers

Best Buy and Hooked Media have launched a competition to find the best Android mobile game developers, and VentureBeat is helping out. The Get Discovered! competition will give the winner and finalists distribution on mobile platforms, media recognition and seed …

Norwegians take top prize in startup competition, with a killer presentation

When Halvor Gregusson got off the stage, an audience full of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and investors was cheering and the moderator was giving him a high-five.

Pretty good for a two-minute pitch about a time-tracking tool from a Norwegian startup.…

Enter VentureBeat’s “Fast Pitch” competition for startup fame and glory

Cloud-focused startups: Here’s your chance to get the attention of VentureBeat readers and key Silicon Valley influencers.

VentureBeat is proud to be partnering with the Under the Radar Conference for “Fast Pitch,” a startup competition taking place November 10th at …

Meet the 8 consumer/app startups for the MobileBeat 2011 competition

It’s that time of the year again: VentureBeat’s MobileBeat 2011 conference is coming up on July 12 – 13 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. This year our theme is “Who wins in the 4G nirvana?” We’ll be focusing …

Meet our all-star panel of judges for our game start-up contest, Who’s Got Game?

VentureBeat is delighted to announce our all-star panel of judges for our third-annual Who’s Got Game? contest. This contest selects the best game start-up after a grueling on-stage bake-off.

This year’s contest, to be held during the GamesBeat 2011 conference …