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Two analog companies trying to stay relevant in the digital age
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2013 21:50
Guest Post Two once-great analog companies, Polaroid and Fujifilm, have struggled with the transition to the digital economy -- but with different results.
Stocks to Watch: Big earnings on Monday: PPG Industries
Market Watch - 12 Jan 2013 22:21
Shares of PPG Industries are expected to see active trade in Monday's session as the company is slated to release earnings.
General Assembly aims to match education to market demands
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2013 22:15
General Assembly aims to teach technology skills that the market needs, not just what professors think you ought to know -- and it's expanding its locations worldwide.
The view from CES: The top technology trends that will matter in 2013
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2013 21:00
Our best pattern recognition reveals the tech trends that will be copied over and over again until someone gets it right.
Five innovations that will define tech in 2013
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2013 20:47
Tablets, the quantified self movement, big data, new user interface paradigms, and the return of manufacturing jobs to the U.S. will help shape the coming year.
Web pioneer and activist Aaron Swartz dead at 26
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2013 19:10CES 2013: tech's biggest trade show in pictures (photo gallery)
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2013 18:00
Our photo gallery covers CES from the beginning to the end in Vegas.
Here are five of the weirdest things we saw at CES this week
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2013 18:00
While this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was filled with straightforward news and elegant gadgets, there were also a few strange things that stood out. Check out five of the oddest things we saw on the sh...
NFC makes it easy to connect Sony's devices with 'one touch' (video)
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2013 17:00
With One Touch, you can tap a Sony Xperia Z phone to a TV and transfer a photo or a video.
White House actually responds to that petition for building a 'Death Star'
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2013 07:30
As the Obama administration sees it, a ridiculous request deserves an equally ridiculous response.
Funding Daily: 111
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2013 03:29
Thanks to investors and the alleged "energetic gateway" that opened today, an unusually high number of startups announced fundraising today.
Split-screen video app Streamweaver picks up $1.3M from former Facebooker & others
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2013 03:22
Mobile video recording service Streamweaver closed a $1.3 million round of funding today, the startup confirmed to VentureBeat.
Department of Homeland Security: Stop using Java
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2013 02:09
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security believes you shouldn't be using Java until an update has been issued to fix a dangerous hole.
Samsung smart fridge: It runs Android apps like Evernote (video demo)
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2013 01:18
It's not as dumb as you think.
Facebook charging for messaging isn't as crazy as it sounds
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2013 00:49
Guest Post The blogosphere has been buzzing today with the idea that Facebook is running a test where it's possible to message people who aren't your friends for $100, including Mark Zuckerberg.
Stephen Hawking wants to save the world from Skynet
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2013 00:48
71 year-old genius Stephen Hawking will soon apply his brain to some of the world's most pressing threats. I feel safer already.
Facebook testing 'extreme price points' in pay-for-messaging trial
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2013 00:35
Would you pay $1,000 to message Richard Branson? $5,000 to send an email to pop star Will.i.am? Or maybe even $10,000 to get in touch with Barack Obama?
Twitter inches closer to media companies with new 'Twitter TV Book'
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2013 00:20
In yet another example of how Twitter is positioning itself as media/entertainment platform, the social network released a report today showcasing the tweeting habits of people while watching television in the UK.