Startup News
How to watch Apple's 'iPad Air 2′ & 'Retina iMac′ keynote today
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 14:50
Today at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET), Apple is expected to announce major updates to its iPad line and finally bring “Retina” displays to the desktop. You can watch Apple’s keynote live right here — if you have a Mac,...
How To Deal With Company Growing Pains
Forbes - 16 Oct 2014 20:04
Every company goes through growing pains. They suck. And no matter the company size these problems will always exist. It's just that the pains will be different as the business grows. A 300 person organization feels the...
Dylan's Desk: How to improve diversity without compromising on excellence
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 23:30
People just naturally tend to gravitate towards people they are comfortable with, and that creates a self-reinforcing circle of sameness --- unless we take deliberate steps to break out of it.
Why we need to move up the value pyramid for health tech
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 23:00
Guest Post: Consumer devices such as fitness trackers offer quick feedback loops to motivated, but to really deliver value, new healthcare applications need to provide clinical utility.
Teach Millennials With Video
Forbes - 16 Oct 2014 22:45
If something can be done, the chances are good that there's a YouTube tutorial on how to do it.
Twitter's new Audio Cards put music in your tweets (updated)
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 22:34
SoundCloud will open up its full catalog for streaming through the new card.
Apple's new 27-inch iMac has a retina screen that lets you see a blade of grass on a giant landscape (hands-on)
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 22:30
Apple's new 5K desktop has 67 percent more pixels than an Ultra HD TV.
AMD announces layoffs and misses earnings targets in its first quarterly report with new CEO
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 22:21
AMD falls short by a penny a share as Lisa Su takes over. AMD's stock is dropping in after-hours trading.
Google misses in Q3 with revenue of $16.5B & earnings of $6.35 per share
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 22:13
Google today reported its third-quarter earnings for 2014, with gross revenue of $16.5 billion and non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) of $6.35. Analysts had expected earnings of $6.53 on revenue of $16.6 billion. In after...
11 facts shaping the worldwide mobile industry
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 22:00
Sponsored Post: A sneak preview of the MEF 4th annual Global Consumer Survey analyzing consumer mobile behaviors from 15,000 respondents in 15 countries.
iPad mini 3 vs. iPad mini with Retina: What Apple changed
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 21:34
At the company’s October 2014 media event in Cupertino, Apple today announced the iPad mini 3, the successor to the iPad mini with Retina. Apple’s third 7.9-inch tablet is now finally official. Pre-orders begin tomor...
iPad Air 2 vs. iPad Air: What Apple changed
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 21:11
At the company’s October 2014 media event in Cupertino, Apple today announced the iPad Air 2, the successor to the original iPad Air. Apple’s sixth 9.7-inch tablet is now finally official. Pre-orders begin tomorrow (...
Whisper allegedly tracks users without their consent, though company denies claims
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 21:05
Whisper, one of the well-known apps for anonymous posting of confessions, gossip, light-hearted messages, and everything in between is being accused of tracking users’ locations and of sharing some collected data with ...
3 Lessons from a Pioneer of Women's Progress -- Anne Doyle
Forbes - 16 Oct 2014 20:28
I recently spoke with Anne Doyle, author of Powering Up: How America’s Women Achievers Become Leaders and founder of Anne Doyle Strategies.”
Apple upgrades the Mac mini, drops price to $499
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 20:19
As previously rumored, today Apple launched an upgraded Mac mini, featuring 4th-generation Intel Core processors, two Thunderbolt ports, and updated Intel Iris graphics. Key to today’s Mac mini upgrade is the price: Th...
The iMac goes Retina: Apple's new Retina 5K screen has 7X more pixels than an HDTV
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 20:14
Who needs 4K when you've got a 5K screen?
Apple launches iPad mini 3, available for preorder today, older iPad mini now $249
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 20:09
Apple today announced the iPad mini 3, an upgraded 7.9-inch iPad mini tablet, now available in gold. Apple shares that the iPad mini 3 will retail for $399 with 16GB of storage, $499 for 64GB of storage, and $599 for 128...
Canaan Partners brings in $675M for 10th fund, plots health-tech investments
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 19:55
Canaan Partners, a venture capital firm that's been around for almost 20 years and that originally spun out of General Electric Capital, has closed $675 million for its latest and tenth fund. The firm's new fund will be ...
6 Tools To Jump Start Your Video Content Marketing
Forbes - 16 Oct 2014 19:48
Content marketing is more than a trend. It’s here to stay. The only thing that seems to have changed as the technique has evolved is the media through which marketers reach out to customers. Content marketing has moved...
Apple unveils iPad Air 2 with Touch ID, 18% thinner than the original iPad Air and starting at $499
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 19:43
At its event in Cupertino today, Apple announced the iPad Air 2. The successor to the original iPad Air is the latest version of the company’s full-sized tablet. The iPad Air 2 will start off at $499 for the 16GB Wi-Fi...
Apple announces 225M iPads sold to date, 675,000 iPad apps in the App Store
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 19:39
At its event in Cupertino today, Apple announced it has now sold over 225 million iPads in total. The company also revealed its App Store now has over 675,000 apps optimized for tablets. These numbers are up from 170 mil...
Apple's OS X Yosemite is finally available today for free
Venture Beat - 16 Oct 2014 19:37
After several months of public beta testing, Apple's latest OS X update is ready for the limelight.