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Meebo Slow Cooked To $100 Million Sale 2

By Jon Christian June 6, 2012

Online chat client Meebo grew “organically,” relying on word of mouth and a deliberately-paced test phase to maintain a stable trajectory, according to co-founder Seth Sternberg. That strategy paid off this week, when Google acquired the service for a reported $100 million. “We launched...

Sony Introduces Augmented Reality Platform Wonderbook 3

By Corey Cummings June 6, 2012

While Microsoft’s E3 press conference focused largely on new media and SmartGlass, the new second...

Google Steps Up Microsoft Rivalry With Quickoffice Acquisition 4

By Jon Christian June 6, 2012

In a move that could represent a gauntlet in a battle for mobile office suite share between Google...

LockerDome Secures $1 Million In Six Weeks 5

By Corey Cummings June 6, 2012

Sports social networking platform LockerDome announced today that it has secured more than $1...

Nintendo Finally Caters To More Serious Gamers, But Is It Too Late? 6

By Corey Cummings June 5, 2012

During today’s E3 press conference Nintendo announced that some recent triple A titles and an...

Google Acquires Meebo, Which Interfaces With Competitor Facebook 7

By Jon Christian June 5, 2012

Google has bought Meebo, an online chat client that handles multiple chat accounts. Meebo...

Hack the Midwest: 24 Hours to Build Something Epic 8

By Guest Post June 5, 2012

This is a guest post by Israel Vicars, an Associate Partner at Cultivation Capital and active...

Alex Banayan: The World’s Youngest Venture Capitalist…Probably 9

By Jon Christian June 5, 2012

When Alex Banayan was made an associate for Alsop Louie Partners this winter at age 19, he likely...

GoMobile.Pro: Monetizing Virtual Space, And Breaking Out Of The Walled Garden 10

By Jon Christian June 5, 2012

Virtual spaces that interact with real life events have existed for some time. Facebook, which...

A Beer Company Is Not A Technology Startup 11

By Techli Team June 5, 2012

What defines a startup? The word is thrown around casually in business thanks to the high profile...

ShakeID System Distinguishes Multiple Touch Screen Users Through Their Smartphones 12

By Corey Cummings June 5, 2012

Microsoft Research, along with UCLA, have come up with a creative solution to distinguish between...

Internet Explorer, Xbox Music, And Nike+ Kinect Training At Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference 13

By Corey Cummings June 4, 2012

On top of demoing gameplay of several upcoming triple A titles, including Halo 4 and Call of Duty:...

Microsoft Pairs Xbox With Mobile Devices Using SmartGlass 14

By Corey Cummings June 4, 2012

At its E3 press conference today, Microsoft unveiled a recently-rumored mobile integration service...

Side Step The Eye Doctor With These Self-Adjustable Glasses 15

By Corey Cummings June 4, 2012

A UK-based company has come up with a nifty solution to expensive eye doctor visits – a pair of...