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Maybe the music industry isn't doomed after all
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 23:42
Streaming services like Spotify are helping the music industry claw back to growth.
Startup Shootout: Taking on the three-screen challenge
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 23:31
Guest Post Optimizing for across multiple platforms is a difficult for startups that don't have the resources to address mobile, tablets, and web. Keynote Systems looks at how some well-known startups fare in the three-s...
EA enables gamers to use a single identity across game platforms (exclusive)
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 23:19
With a single identity, players can start playing a game on one platform and then pick up where they left off on another platform.
Now at 100M users, Instagram shows rumors of its decline are greatly exaggerated
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 22:46
Instagram has reached 100 million users, a nice, round number for the Facebook-owned photo app. Rumors of Instagram's decline have been swirling around the web ever since the service was bought by Facebook -- a deal that...
Symantec uncovers an older version of Stuxnet, proving it is directly related to Flame
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 22:19
The earliest version of Stuxnet we knew of dated back to 2009. Today, Symantec uncovered an earlier malware thought to be Stuxnet 0.5, created in 2005.
Codenvy raises $9M to take code for a ride in the cloud
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 22:13
Cloudenvy provides an environment for developers to code, build, and test apps in the cloud.
Google wants to give kids a peek at how it makes its Google Doodles
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 22:01
Ever wanted to see how Google designs its Google Doodles? Here's your chance.
À la carte TV pricing could be a reality if Cablevision wins legal fight with Viacom
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 21:55
Cable TV service provider Cablevision is sick and tired of having to carry tons of channels that its subscribers don't want and, more importantly, don't want to pay for.
Salesforce CEO pushes mobile & social service tools to spark a 'trust revolution'
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 21:48
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff used his keynote in New York to push for a new level of communication between companies and customers.
Apple owns enterprise: 5 of the top 5 devices activated last quarter are iPhones and iPads
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 21:17
77 percent of all new smartphones and tablets activated in the enterprise last quarter were Apple devices, according to a new report from Good Technology.
Elon Musk Really Needs to Stay Quiet About That NYTimes Review
Forbes - 26 Feb 2013 21:14Juniper Networks said to be raising a PE round to boost its enterprise and security business
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 21:09
With talks falling through to sell off its assets, Juniper Networks is considering raising a private equity round to bolster its enterprise and security business, Reuters reports.
This is how founders should deal with startup failure
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 20:56
Guest Post Startups have as much to learn about success as they do from failure.
Sculpting with Play-Doh vs. Legos and the decline of cloud flexibility
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 20:25
Sponsored Post We were told cloud was flexible, like sculpting with Play-Doh, but lately it's been becoming more and more rigid, like trying to sculpt with Legos.
How to give away equity & stay alive
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 20:21
Guest Post The only way to save your company is to give it away, one chunk of shares at a time.
With a $10K server, SiSense claims it can crunch 10 terabytes of data in 10s (exclusive)
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 20:11
A startup called SiSense says it will break computing records today by crunching 10 terabytes of data on a $10,000 machine in a matter of seconds -- all on a single server node.
The Pirate Bay gets the boot from Sweden, now hosted in Norway & Spain
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 19:50
The Pirate Bay has run out of luck in Sweden, where the Swedish Pirate Party has been providing hosting for the popular file-swapping site. Due to legal threats and general harassment from a local anti-piracy group, the ...
Using indoor location data, Guardly gives 911 a major upgrade
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 19:49
With Guardly's new indoor location data system, emergency responders have a powerful tool to find exactly where emergency calls are coming from.
Intel moves into big data software with Apache Hadoop distribution
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 19:44
Intel is also investing in big data startups.
Thinkful's custom code tutoring may help you land a job
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 19:41
Thinkful's virtual tutoring platform provides personalized training for college students in practical skills like web development and design.
Shooting movies with Luma is like silky smooth magic
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2013 19:38
If you're like me, your smartphone movies look like crap.
How Small Businesses Can Save Money
NuWire - 26 Feb 2013 19:36
It's safe to say that every small-business owner in the world is always looking to save money, especially in these turbulent economic times. The right answers vary from business to business, but there are some tips that ...