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What Gowalla Should Have Done

This week, Facebook decided to shut down location-based social travel app Gowalla after acquiring the company  last December. This is not a surprise to tech insiders who called the Gowalla.

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Report: Intel To Launch Streaming TV Service

Intel will be the latest to jump on the streaming video bandwagon. According to the  the Wall Street Journal, the service will incorporate Intel hardware as well as software in a.

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Chrome, Firefox To Support Windows 8 Metro

Google will release a version of the popular Chrome browser for Windows 8’s tablet-oriented Metro user interface, according to recent reports. Metro is a design language originally developed by Microsoft.

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Facebook Announces Timeline Apps At SXSW

Facebook released new statistics on Open Graph applications at SXSW, touting success stories of  popular Timeline apps. According to Facebook product manager Austin Haugen, over 3000 timeline apps have launched, and third-party.

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Solar Power Becomes Affordable With Wafer Thin Silicon

California-based company Twin Creeks has developed a system to mass-produce the thinnest and least expensive solar panels on the market today. Using a new process whereby silicon sheets are embedded.

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Y Combinator Now Accepting Applicants With No Idea

Startup accelerators like Y Combinator and Techstars are notorious for accepting a team into the program even if they aren’t sure that their idea will work.  Both Paul Graham of.

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Instagram Android App Surfaces At SXSW; Systrom Says Better Than iPhone App

After several months of waiting, Instagram’s Android app made its first appearance at SXSW this week in prototype form. The app has been exclusive to the iPhone since it’s release.

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SXSW: 5 Great Things About Being Minecraft’s Director Of Fun

For those that don’t know, Minecraft is an addicting game or horrible disease depending on who you ask.  Usually it is described as both.  The game, invented by Markus Persson,.

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SXSW: Oprah Network Star Zach Anner Planning New Launch

Last year when Oprah Winfrey left her show after 25 years to launch OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) she had an online contest for ordinary, Oprah lovin’ folks to have their.

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Tech.li Exclusive: Chicago’s TechNexus Announces Roster of Spring 2012 Collaborators

TechNexus, Chicago’s first co-working space for tech entrepreneurs, announced today its spring 2012 cohort of collaborating companies.

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