Make a product that stops robo-calling and win $50K from the FTC

October 19, 2012 5:33 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Want $50,000 and an end to robots calling you and stealing away precious moments you could have spent not talking to a robot? The Federal Trade Commission is holding a contest for anyone who can build a technology that can block these calls and will give them that pretty chunk of change as a reward.

Meet the startups jostling at our MobileBeat 2012 Innovation Competition

June 25, 2012 12:09 PM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

VentureBeat is proud to announce the finalists for our MobileBeat 2012 Innovation Competition, where exciting new startups compete to see who has the best tablet app, smartphone app, and mobile service.

Fitting into our new design theme, we’ll be paying …

Tell us why your town should be the next Silicon Valley

June 5, 2012 4:19 PM Dylan Tweney
Dylan Tweney

The Founder Institute, an early-stage startup accelerator, graduated its 500th company recently.

The milestone occurred almost three years to the day after the organization first started. In that time, it has helped launch companies in 26 different cities on five …

Who are the top New York City tech influencers? Get your nominations in now!

May 24, 2012 4:00 PM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

There’s something special going on in New York City’s vibrant technology scene: startup ideas (and money) are flowing freely, big tech companies are beginning to claim a bigger presence, and the tech community has never been stronger and more supportive.…

Matt Pinfield explains how Skype, Spotify & Kickstarter are changing the music industry

May 23, 2012 7:11 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Editor's Pick

One of the good things to come out of MTV before devolving into a cable network of crappy reality TV shows is 120 Minutes host Matt Pinfield — a man who knows his music as well as he knows the …

Smoked by Windows Phone contest is a red-hot success, despite controversy

May 9, 2012 7:48 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

Microsoft’s Smoked by Windows Phone campaign — in which consumers battle their smartphones against Windows Phones in various speed contests — has been a smashing success for the company, generating over 100 million consumer impressions across a variety of media.…

Who is the hottest startup at Under the Radar?

April 13, 2012 1:39 PM Dylan Tweney
Dylan Tweney

VentureBeat is happy to be sponsoring the “VentureBeat People’s Choice Award” at the Under the Radar conference on April 26, 2012.

There are 32 startups presenting at Under the Radar, from AppFog to Zadara. The companies are tackling a wide …

A marketing time bomb explodes: Android user wins Windows Phone Challenge, gets cheated by Microsoft staff

March 26, 2012 6:28 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

Editor's Pick

Sahas Katta, owner of a Galaxy Nexus Android smartphone, strolled into Microsoft’s Santa Clara, Calif. store on Sunday to compete in the company’s widely-publicized “Smoked by Windows Phone Contest” — but he walked out cheated of a victory by the …

VentureBeat Holiday Contest: Win a Galaxy Nexus and Beats Studio headphones!

December 23, 2011 12:56 PM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

Tired of just pining after Google’s latest flagship phone, the Galaxy Nexus? Now you’ll have a chance to get your paws on one.

VentureBeat is giving away a Galaxy Nexus, as well as a pair of Beats Studio headphones, as …

Meet the 8 infrastructure startups for the MobileBeat 2011 competition

July 6, 2011 2:47 PM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

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 …