Startup News
Wannabiz scores $2.2M to help you market your small business in just 5 minutes/day
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2014 10:01
The central idea, CEO Tamar Shor told VentureBeat, is that a busy small businessperson can conduct "five activities in five minutes" on a smartphone for Facebook, Twitter, and a blog.
AT&T delays its investment in fiber optic lines until net neutrality rules are set
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2014 16:27
AT&T’s chief executive told investors today that the company would wait on investing further in its network of fiber optic lines until the Federal Communications Commission illustrates it net neutrality rules. “We ca...
Watch livestream as Philae leaves Rosetta and makes dramatic descent to comet
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2014 13:44
After some technical glitches overnight, the Philae lander has separated from the Rosetta probe and is making its way to the comet below. The descent will take several hours. And there’s a bit of extra drama. When the ...
FinTech disruption: meet a new class of innovators
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2014 14:00
Sponsored Post: The financial status quo is being challenged by tech entrepreneurs who are building products that bring more transparency and consumer advocacy to the world of finance.
Against All Odds: How One Woman Built A $5M Business From Bankruptcy
Forbes - 12 Nov 2014 16:56
Think you have it tough in business?
Five Apps And Services Entrepreneurs Can Use To Avoid Business Embarrassment
Forbes - 12 Nov 2014 18:22
I saw a video the other day that I think any entrepreneur can relate to. It shows the different types of people that we encounter at almost every office meeting.
Microsoft releases Visual Studio Emulator for Android preview
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2014 18:01
Apparently, the company really wants to help developers build Android apps.
Want To Improve Chemotherapy? Educate Your Doctor
Forbes - 12 Nov 2014 18:24
A new approach to cancer treatment may bring better results. It?s all about looking at the problem from a different angle.
Know'N'act launches and scores $500k in race to create the happiest customers
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2014 15:00Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with touchpad gestures, OneDrive selective sync, and MKV support
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2014 21:52
Microsoft today released the second update to Windows 10 preview as part of the company’s Windows Insider Program. The new arrival adds a slew of new features and bumps the build number from 9860, which arrived on Octo...
Amazon Web Services launches Service Catalog to give admins more control over usage
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2014 21:01
Amazon Web Services today introduced a cloud service called Service Catalog, which can retain key building blocks for developers across companies to use in their application development. Service Catalog, announced at Ama...
Samsung unveils Gear VR Innovator Edition headset, available 'early December' but only in the U.S.
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2014 20:52
At its developer conference today, Samsung introduced the Gear VR Innovator Edition (read: a developer edition for public consumption). The Oculus-powered headset will be made available in “early December” but only f...
Samsung says all its new devices will integrate with the SmartThings smart home platform
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2014 20:51
SAN FRANCISCO — Samsung Electronics announced today that every new connected Samsung device will tie into the company’s smart home environment, which is being built on the SmartThings platform and the Tizen operating...
Facebook's new Say Thanks service lets you send video cards to friends and family
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2014 20:28
Update at 11:24 a.m. Pacific: A Facebook spokesperson confirmed that because Facebook is rolling out the service over the next few hours, the link might be temporarily broken for users. With Thanksgiving around the corne...
Startups Are A Marathon, Not A Sprint: Run At Your Own Pace
Forbes - 12 Nov 2014 20:25
“Startups are a marathon, not a sprint.”
From Farm to Label: The Wellness Trend in Marketing Goes Far Beyond Food
Forbes - 12 Nov 2014 20:23
“Is it good for me or bad for me?”
Y Combinator-backed Lawn Love grabs $1.9M to help you get some TLC for your grass
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2014 20:22
Finding a good gardener might not sound like a huge challenge, but one startup is working on making it as painless as possible. Y Combinator-backed Lawn Love is part of an increasing number of companies building speciali...
Google launches invite-only 'YouTube Music Key' streaming service for $8 a month
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2014 20:08
Today Google unveiled YouTube Music Key, its long-awaited music subscription service starting at a promotional price of $8 per month. Google says the new app will offer “ads-free music, background play, and offline vie...
Crowdfunding And Vloggers Create New Level For gamesGRABR
Forbes - 12 Nov 2014 20:07
Gaming social network gamesGRABR has embarked on a second round of funding after being oversubscribed by 15% when it initially planned to raise £150,000 ($238,000) on crowdfunding platform Crowdcube.
Amazon teases a Github-like code-repository service in its big public cloud
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2014 20:03
Amazon Web Services announced today that it’s diversifying into even more arenas, namely challenging companies like GitHub that host code repositories and companies that run tests on code. The CodeCommit and CodePipeli...
NBA and FanDuel Announce New Partnership to Launch the NBA's First Official One-Day Fantasy Game
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2014 20:01
Press Release: FanDuel and the National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced an exclusive multiyear partnership that will make FanDuel the official one-day fantasy partner of the NBA. The new partnership is the N...
Nexus 6 review: Stop the screen-specs madness
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2014 19:59
You’re not going to sneak up on anybody with a Nexus 6 in your hand. The latest smartphone from Google stands out for a few things, but its gigantic 5.96-inch screen leads the list. And for some users, it may also end ...