Going to SXSW? Or not? Either way, VB has your back

It’s that time of year again for the big South by Southwest (SXSW to its friends) tech and entertainment event in Austin, Texas – and VentureBeat has planned ahead to cover it all.

SXSW is a monster. Some 20,000 attendees …

Stealth-mode app TimeRazor helps you find time for your favorite events, raises $3.4M

TimeRazor is a mobile application launching in March that will help you find events and offers near you. The company announced today it has raised $3.4 million from private investors.

TimeRazor is tackling the “fear of missing out” or FOMO …

Mark your calendars: Apple may announce iPad 3 in early March

One year after Apple unveiled the iPad 2, the company is set to announce the iPad 3 in the first week of March, sources have told AllThingsD.

The event will likely be held at the Yerba Buena Center for the …

Ebay-owned StubHub acquires Zvents for event listings

Ticketing giant StubHub, owned by eBay, has acquired local event-discovery and promotion service Zvents, according to eBay’s internal employee blog eBayInk. Exact terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Zvents, founded in 2005, lets users to find out what events …

Drinks and pitches flowed freely at DEMO and VentureBeat’s first New York City startup party

More than 100 people from New York’s burgeoning tech scene showed up October 25 for a startup party sponsored by VentureBeat and DEMO.

That’s not a bad turnout for an impromptu event organized just a week before. It’s a sign …

Demo expands its portfolio with new Brazil event

Demo, the VentureBeat-affiliated conference series that acts as a launchpad for emerging technology, is adding a new Brazil event to its portfolio.

Scheduled for June 2012, Demo Brazil will be produced by IDG Brazil. The event will showcase products and …