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WWE’s John Cena explains how Echo’s tech helps him lay the social TV smackdown
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2013 23:48
There are a handful of TV brands that have wildly loyal fans that essentially buy whatever products or services that affiliated with it, including Oprah, NASCAR, and probably the most fun, the WWE. That said, it's really...
Watch out taxi cabs: Uber army growing to 800 strong
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2013 21:30
We are working with UK Trade & Investment to showcase the United Kingdom's thriving start-up and investment scene through a series of posts and video interviews at SXSW. Check out all of the coverage here. As always, Ven...
What U.S. developers can glean from Asia’s mobile apps market
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2013 20:48
Guest Post Asia’s mobile apps market can teach us a lot. At the close of last year, the Pew Research Center found that 87 percent of U.S. adults (roughly 239 million) owned at least one mobile phone, and among tho...
This tiny wearable camera captures every second of your life
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2013 20:02
We are working with UK Trade & Investment to showcase the United Kingdom's thriving start-up and investment scene through a series of posts and video interviews at SXSW. Check out all of the coverage here. As always, Ven...
Zaarly phases out buyer-centric marketplace to focus on sellers
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2013 19:00
Zaarly's online marketplace phases out the "Request Anything" feature to focus on Storefronts.
6 ways the Five Horsemen of Tech can build better app ecosystems
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2013 18:02
Guest Post A few ways Apple, Samsung, Google, Facebook, and Amazon can spice up how they approach apps.
Admitting it was “dumb,†EA says it has added SimCity servers and will give players a free game
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2013 10:27
Electronic Arts says it has added more servers to accommodate the crush of SimCity players and it is offering a free PC game download from EA’s portfolio of titles on its Origin digital distribution service. Lucy ...
Google patents your useless four fingers
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2013 04:34
When you're holding your mobile phone in one hand, you generally have a thumb on the front for scrolling, typing, and tapping, and four fingers dangling more or less uselessly on the back. But perhaps not for long.
Stocks to Watch: Stocks to Watch: Urban Outfitters, Casey’s
Market Watch - 9 Mar 2013 04:34
Among the stocks that may be active during Monday’s U.S. trading session are Urban Outfitters Inc., Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. and Scientific Games Corp.
Why Berlin is Europe’s next startup capital
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2013 03:09
Guest Post With a little more interest from institutional investors, Berlin will be the startup capital of Europe.
Alexis Ohanian cold calls his congresswoman about CISPA onstage at SXSW
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2013 03:07
Rather than take time to explain in detail what his forthcoming book Without Their Permission is about, Reddit co-founder and all-star entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian decided to call his congresswoman about bad cybersecurity...
Happy International Women’s Day — here’s an ugly new sexual harassment lawsuit in Silicon Valley
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2013 02:21
Three women charge CMEA Capital with 35 counts of sexual harassment. It gets ugly.
Apple fixes App Store vulnerability after Google dev reports it
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2013 01:57
A Google developer discovered a number of attacks that could be aimed at Apple App Store, all fixable if Apple turned on S for all network activity regarding the marketplace. Apple finally took that action today.
How To Live Large In Asia’s Most Expensive Cities
Forbes - 9 Mar 2013 01:12
Startle.com compiled a list of Asia’s priciest cities to visit—and recommends how to splurge in each one.