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Facebook's Oculus Buy Could Change The Face Of Social Media
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 10:59am | 528Read More...Imagine experiencing a Final Four basketball game, enjoying every spellbinding second, almost as if you were actually there. Only you’re not. Instead, a Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) streaming service provides the experience and pipes it into your Oculus virtual reality headset. Following Facebook’s...
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Polish 3D Printer Company Zortrax Wants to Go Public
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 4:04pm | 576Read More...TechCrunch reported Tuesday that Polish 3D printer company Zortrax has been raising funds through public bond issues in a move to become the only publicly traded printer manufacturer in Poland. To that end Zortrax would begin selling 10,000 unsecured bonds through the Invista Brokerage House...
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The Next Big Thing: Smartwatches?
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 12:37pm | 582Read More...While nobody knows for sure what the “next big thing” in technology will be, many app developers, according to Reuters, are betting on wearable computing in general and smartwatches, specifically. Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) CEO, Niccolo DeMasi, is one of those app makers who think smartwatches...
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New Startup LOCK8 Wants To Make Bike Theft A Thing Of The Past
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 2:21pm | 813Read More...General Motors (NYSE: GM) and other automobile manufacturers have made it possible for police to easily track stolen vehicles. Isn't it time for bikes to have the same feature? LOCK8, a new keyless, alarm-secured GPS tracking device, hopes to bring that and other features to bicycle owners...
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TubeStart Wants To Fund Your Low-Budget Hollywood Dreams
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 4:39pm | 475Read More...Most people have, at one time or other, dreamed of being famous. Some people want to be sports stars and Olympic athletes. Others want to be rockstars and rule the stage (or the garage) with their musical talents. Some want to be big-time movie producers and spend $561 million turning one book...
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Will Google Glass Be Dethroned Ahead Of Its Release? (GOOG)
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 2:45pm | 750Read More...Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) gained some attention this week after reports claimed that the company will launch a separate app store for Google Glass. Two weeks ago Google acquired key patents from Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (OTC: HNHPF), the parent company of Foxconn, the world's largest assembler....
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Pebble Smartwatch to be Available at Best Buy Sunday (BBY)
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 12:17pm | 598Read More...As of Sunday, July 7, your options for obtaining a Pebble smart watch will have increased by one. Starting then, you can walk into your local Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) retail store, pick up a Jet black model of the popular Bluetooth device for $149, and walk out with it on your wrist immediately...
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New Video Game Consoles for 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 9:22am | 1847Read More...The gaming world is changing: tablets are being used more and more for gaming, consoles are developing more functions than just gaming, Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) is trying to combine the home console and travel console, and more games are becoming available for download. The next generation gaming...
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Can a New CEO Save The New York Times?
Monday, June 25, 2012 - 1:48pm | 368Read More...The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) is reportedly searching for a "tech-savvy" chief executive to steer the company toward profitability. According to Bloomberg, three prominent names were discussed as possible hires. They include Mark Thompson, the director-general of the BBC; Paul Sagan, the CEO of...
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Crowd Funding Startup Aims to Help Entrepreneurs Get Financed
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 1:33pm | 505Read More...“Minute Capital provides a crowd funding service that connects entrepreneurs, contributors, and potential investors so that funds given to the startup world can be more easily accessible to entrepreneurs through the power of the masses,” explains Jason Pang Jao, Managing Director of Finance and Co-...
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Are Startup Funds About to Deplete?
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 2:09pm | 210Read More...Another economic collapse might be on its way. And it could be bigger than the disaster of 2008. That's according to Union Square Ventures partner Albert Wenger, who shared his fears on his blog at Continuations.com. “Now I don't have a crystal ball,” Wenger wrote. “The markets might well bounce...
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Fred Wilson: "Kickstarter May be the Most Disruptive and Transformative Idea in our Entire Portfolio"
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 12:06pm | 113Read More...New York-based venture capitalist and finance blogger Fred Wilson has high praise for Kickstarter, the world's largest funding platform for creative projects. “@om i think @kickstarter may be the most disruptive and transformative idea in our entire portfolio,” he tweeted this morning. “and there'...
