Pinger takes on Apple’s iMessage with launch of Textfree Web

Pinger, a startup offering free text and voice messaging, has launched Textfree Web, a service that aims to blur the lines between SMS and mobile IM. Anyone with access to a web browser can text any mobile number from the …

5 reasons you should launch at DEMO

DEMO is like the Super Bowl of startups. It’s a rare moment where all the bright lights are on your company, your team, and most importantly, your product. People are in attendance to see how your company could potentially change …

Everloop raises $3.1M to bring social networking to tweens

Everloop, a social networking service aimed at children 8-13 years old (who are too young to use Facebook), just announced that it has raised $3.1 million in funding.

There has been a lot of talk about a possible tech startup …

How we rocked DEMO Spring 2011 (photos)

Team VentureBeat is still recovering from DEMO Spring 2011, the product-launch conference we co-produced in Palm Desert, Calif. this week. From Sunday afternoon into the wee hours of Wednesday morning, we went nonstop.

As exciting as it is to tell …

GutCheck wins the $1M prize at DEMO

GutCheck, the startup that wants to make focus group research more affordable, just won the top prize at DEMO.

The Denver-based company has built a database of possible interview subjects, along with relevant demographic information. So if a business wants …