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Accelerator Scorecard Part II 2

By Guest Post May 23, 2012

This is a guest post written by Richard Komaiko, co-founder of AttorneyFee.com. By now I imagine most people in the Chicago startup community have seen my article in NBC Inc Well.  The article generated a fair amount of controversy, but I’m no stranger to controversy.  As one of the...

Google’s Motorola Acquisition Is About Android 3

By Jon Christian May 23, 2012

Search giant Google closed a deal Tuesday to acquire consumer electronics developer Motorola, Inc.,...

US Navy Launches MMO Wargame To Help Brainstorm Energy Solutions 4

By Corey Cummings May 23, 2012

On Tuesday, The Navy Energy and Environmental Readiness Division, along with the Office of Naval...

Sidecar: Smart Calling For Your Smartphone 5

By Corey Cummings May 23, 2012

A newly launched app aims to add robust and unique features to the calls you make regularly on your...

Grave Differences In Federal, Industry Telecom Goals: Report 6

By Jon Christian May 22, 2012

According to a new report, there are deep rifts between government and industry visions for the...

Zuck Loses Billions As Facebook Shares Sink, But Does It Matter? 7

By Jason Rowley May 22, 2012

After selling some 30.2 million shares at his company's IPO price of $38, Facebook CEO Mark...

PlayThru: A Gaming Alternative To CAPTCHA Bot Checks 8

By Corey Cummings May 22, 2012

  This week Detroit-based company Are You a Human announced PlayThru, its fun alternative to...

Seven Startups Join Catapult Chicago 9

By Corey Cummings May 22, 2012

Catapult Chicago has announced seven new startups today that will be joining the 12,000 square foot...

Anonymous Leaks 1.7 Gigabytes Of Data From The Bureau Of Justice 10

By Jason Rowley May 22, 2012

Reports from AnonNews, an "an independent and uncensored (but moderated) news platform for...

WikiLeaks Launches Anonymous, “Encrypted Facebook” For Hacktivists 11

By Jason Rowley May 22, 2012

We all know about WikiLeaks, right? It's the organization headed by Julian Assange that leaked...

European Union Gives Google A Matter Of Week To Address Antitrust Concerns 12

By Jon Christian May 22, 2012

  The European Union's commissioner responsible for competition policy has given Google an...

Tidal Turbines Lead The Future Of Green Energy In Europe 13

By Corey Cummings May 22, 2012

The Hammerfest Stram is a 100 foot high “turnkey tidal power station,” designed to be anchored...

Cryoscope kickstarter

Climate-Simulating Cryoscope To Make Market Debut By August 14

By Jon Christian May 21, 2012

We wrote previously about the Cryoscope, a haptic prototype by RIT student Robb Godshaw that...

Visually Impaired Navigation Made Affordable With Smartphone App 15

By Corey Cummings May 21, 2012

Researchers at the University of Nevada in Reno have come up with a novel navigation method for the...