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European startups: Now is your time to shine
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 23:58
Guest Post As Europe languishes and Asia matures, enterprising European entrepreneurs will revitalize their links to the U.S. and expand via Silicon Valley.
E Ink and Central Standard Timing show off the world's thinnest watch (video)
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 23:52
The CST 01 is just 0.8 millimeters thick.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: THQ, GameStick, and Project Shield
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 23:45
If you follow VentureBeat but don't regularly check our GamesBeat site, here's a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
The best startups from CES 2013: Touchscreen routers, electric skateboards, and lots of therapy
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 22:36
While this year's CES was light on big announcements from major tech companies, that didn't stop plenty of consumer tech startups from trying to make a splash at the show.
Biden on game violence: 'We don't even know if some of things people think impact [violence] actually impact it'
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 22:20
Vice President Joe Biden sat down with professionals from the games industry today to hear their input about gun violence in the United States.
Selling Windows Phone: Microsoft's Ben Rudolph on why iPhone and Android users will love and buy his device
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 22:17
It's odd to see Microsoft as the underdog, but that's the reality in mobile. And, according to Rudolph, that's what makes it fun.
Google App experts frost $5M onto cloud management platform
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 21:22
BetterCloud has raised $5 million for its suite of cloud management tools focused on Google Apps.
Three ways Android is kicking the iPhone 5 to the curb
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 21:12
Guest Post While I'd still recommend an iPhone for my mom, the new breed of Android devices with 5-inch screens exceed the iPhone 5 in every aspect, including hardware, operating system, and apps.
Tech nerds leverage data to help you avoid the flu
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 20:28
Amid one of the worst flu seasons ever reported, developers are crunching numbers and churning out new apps to prevent you from getting sick. Here's our round-up of best flu-prevention web apps.
Samsung presses pause on Windows RT tablets (because no one wants them)
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 19:54
Is there much consumer interest in Windows RT? Samsung isn't convinced.
A quick visual look at the best of CES 2013 (infographic)
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 19:44
Check out a quick visual representation of the big device trends of this year's CES.
Facebook must be low on cash, now charging $100 to message Mark Zuckerberg
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 19:42
Want to send Mark Zuckerberg a message via the social network he created? That could cost you $100 ... with no guarantee Zuckerberg will ever see it.
If You Build It, They Might Not Come: Don't Create A Social Ghost Town
Forbes - 11 Jan 2013 19:20Beats CEO prodded Steve Jobs to launch an Apple streaming music service
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 18:38
Remember that Apple-branded Internet radio rumor that started a few months ago? Well, it was actually planted in Apple founder Steve Jobs' head by Beat Audio chief exec Jimmy Iovine.
The DeanBeat: Nvidia is taking big risks moving into game hardware. Is it crazy or genius?
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 18:00
The pros outweigh the cons, but the trade-offs are plentiful.
Sony's Xperia Z is its most elegant Android handset yet (hands-on)
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 17:55
Sony may have finally its stride with Android handsets with the Xperia Z.
Mac OS on Microsoft Surface? A hacker makes it happen
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 17:38
"Mac OS is the best thing to happen to Windows RT," quip the trolls.
Gabby Giffords' New Firearms Reform PAC Goes Viral
Forbes - 11 Jan 2013 17:22Don't count out the cheap iPhone yet: Reuters rescinds Apple exec denial
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 16:26
The twists and turns in the cheap iPhone saga are enough to give you whiplash.
Small Businesses Get NDAA Boost
NuWire - 11 Jan 2013 16:23
The U.S. government is the world's largest procurer of goods and services, and the renewal of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2013 contains provisions that will make it easier for small businesses, and particu...
The Xi3 Piston: Is this Valve's fabled Steam Box game console? (hands-on video)
Venture Beat - 11 Jan 2013 16:00
Valve acknowledged it has invested in Xi3, maker of the Piston modular gaming PC.
Regulation overhaul continues for small businesses in MA
Boston - 11 Jan 2013 15:30
It's no secret that Massachusetts is a regulation heavy state. It's been a long held maxim that if you want to get anything done in this state, you have to know the ins and outs of the system and it never hurts to "know ...