Startup News
VMware to launch public cloud to fight Amazon & Nicira-based software-defined data centers
Venture Beat - 13 Mar 2013 23:14
VMware drops a boat load of cloud news on an already busy day, including that it will launch its own public cloud contender to challenge Amazon and Rackspace.
Silver Spring Networks Prices IPO
Forbes - 13 Mar 2013 22:51
Silver Spring Networks (SSNI), a leading networking platform and solutions provider for smart energy networks, today announced the pricing of its IPO of 4,750,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $17.00...
Daily Wrap: 3/13/13
Forbes - 13 Mar 2013 22:50
U.S. stocks were higher on Wednesday, with the Dow rising for the ninth straight session and the S&P 500 near its all-time closing high after the announcement of strong retail sales that suggested the economy has some tr...
Analyst Moves: BLK, CMG
Forbes - 13 Mar 2013 22:39
Blackrock (BLK) had its price target increased by Citigroup (C) to $285 as teh company has had improved margin leverage and reduced execution risk.
Russian travel site raises $11M, named ‘most innovative’ by Fast Company
Venture Beat - 13 Mar 2013 22:38
A handful of investment firms: "Here's $11 million!" OkToGo:Â "Spasiba!"
Nabsys nabs $20M for single-molecule genetics platform
Venture Beat - 13 Mar 2013 22:14
This startup uses a semiconductor-based, single-molecule platform for genomic analysis -- and that's worth $20 million to a group of investors.
Online education gets legit: California bill would give college credit
Venture Beat - 13 Mar 2013 22:10
A landmark bill has been proposed in the Senate to force California's universities to give credit for online classes.
London-based startup tackles short-term commercial real estate rentals
Venture Beat - 13 Mar 2013 22:04
Produced in Association with UKTI We Are Pop Up aims to make a platform to lower the costs and increase the efficiency of the market for short-term commercial and retail real estate.
At SXSW, Technology Meets Humanity
Forbes - 13 Mar 2013 22:01Making a profitable mobile game: Finding the winning formula
Venture Beat - 13 Mar 2013 21:38
Sponsored Post Most mobile games would be profitable at $1MM. The question is how do you get there or know if you have a game with million dollar potential?
The newest Kickstarter record-breaker: Veronica Mars movie hits $1M in 4 hours
Venture Beat - 13 Mar 2013 21:31
The latest Kickstarter darling comes from an unlikely source: teen television.
A Simple Tool That Makes Bloggers Drool
Forbes - 13 Mar 2013 21:25Daily Dividends Report: MRH, MAA, CLI, ESLT, AEC
Forbes - 13 Mar 2013 21:01
Montpelier RE Holdings Limited (MRH) maintained its quarterly dividend of 11.5 cents per share. The dividends are payable on or before April 15, 2013, to all shareholders of record as of March 28, 2013.
Larry Page: More than 750M Android activations to date
Venture Beat - 13 Mar 2013 20:45
Along with his bombshell news that Andy Rubin would be stepping down as head of Android, Google CEO Larry Page also used today to talk about Android’s progress.
Widening its net, Kabam launches third-party publishing business
Venture Beat - 13 Mar 2013 20:24
Kabam follows the example of other fast-growing digital firms, by publishing games made by other developers.
Report: Twitter Music to launch within two weeks
Venture Beat - 13 Mar 2013 20:09
The standalone iPhone app is built on technology Twitter acquired last year when it bought We Are Hunted, a music discover platform, apparently.
Here’s the guy who’s taking over Android & why a Chrome OS merger is preposterous
Venture Beat - 13 Mar 2013 20:00
Sundar Pichai is taking over Android -- the first new leader for the product since it was founded and since it joined Google. So, who is Sundar Pichai?
Bad karma: electric car pioneer Fisker loses co-founder, chairman, and designer Henrik Fisker
Venture Beat - 13 Mar 2013 19:48
Apparently, it's not easy starting a brand new car manufacturing company.
Announcing our first batch of HealthBeat 2013 speakers
Venture Beat - 13 Mar 2013 19:06
HealthBeat 2013 is vintage VentureBeat, with a twist. ...
Andy Rubin steps down as Google’s Android head
Venture Beat - 13 Mar 2013 19:05
Andy Rubin will no longer be leading the charge for Android at Google, the company announced today.
Exec launches cleaning service in 4 new markets around the U.S.
Venture Beat - 13 Mar 2013 19:00
This morning, cleaning-and-errands service Exec is spreading its message of free time and idle hands to four new cities: Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City. The company just started busting out of its Bay Ar...
We love showrooming: Google adds new globally available Product Listing Ad to mobile
Venture Beat - 13 Mar 2013 18:37
Google's ramping up mobile monetization today with a new sponsored search result ad type, a product listing ad. It also reduces the mobile search presence of the showroomer's biggest ally:Â Amazon.com.