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NYU offers open courses

by Faith Merino, October 15, 2010 | Comments (1)

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The school becomes the latest to get in on the rising tide of free online courses

In recent news, President Barack Obama referred to college as an “economic imperative" and urged Congress to pass a tuition tax credit. But as education professionals and activists debate ways to make college more affordable and accessible to all students, some universities have decided to cut out the middleman altogether by offering “open courses”: televised lectures, syllabi, and reading lists ...

Kabongo raises $1.1M for educational games

by Faith Merino, October 15, 2010 | Comments

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The company provides online learning games for children aged 4-7

Kabongo, a company that develops online educational games for children, raised $1.1 million in equity, according to an SEC filing. The round brings Kabongo’s total funding to $2.3 million, since its founding in 2008. Previous investors include RPM Ventures, DFJ Mercury, Illinois Innovation, and Accelerator Fund. The company and the GoGo Kabongo games were created by Dr. Marty Fletcher, a ...

Google blows minds with Q3 earnings

by Faith Merino, October 15, 2010 | Comments

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Shares rocket $54, or 10%, as quarterly sales hit $7.29 billion and income jumps to $2.2 billion

Shares of Google were up $54, or 10%, to $594.58 in early-morning trading. Google announced its third quarter earnings late Thursday in what might have been named Operation Shock and Awe. What’s all the hoopla about? According to Google’s third quarter revenues jumped 23% to $7.29 billion, compared to 2009’s third quarter income of $5.94 billion, and net income rose ...

Pew releases report on gadget ownership

by Faith Merino, October 14, 2010 | Comments

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The report outlines trends and demographics in technology use

A new study released today by the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project looks at technology usage in America and comes back with some interesting findings—most notably that technology usage is shifting further and further away from the desktop and towards “’anywhere, anytime’ access to news, information, friends, and entertainment.” The study looks at a range of different ...

Apple iPad coming to Verizon stores Oct. 28

by Faith Merino, October 14, 2010 | Comments

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No word on the elusive Verizon iPhone, but the two companies appear to be one step closer

Apple made a big announcement Thursday: beginning October 28, the iPad will be available at over 2,000 Verizon Wireless stores nationwide, marking the first time that Verizon has partnered with Apple. The announcement comes oh-so-conveniently after recent reports from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal that Apple is developing a CDMA-compatible iPhone that Verizon will be selling ...

AOL hatching a plan to buy Yahoo

by Faith Merino, October 14, 2010 | Comments

	Can they realistically pull it off? Those “unnamed sources” are back at it again. The more I read the Wall Street Journal, the more I think, “man…I need some unnamed sources…” So what are these soureces saying to WSJ today? AOL, in partnership with several private equity firms, is looking for a way to acquire Yahoo, WSJ reported Thursday morning. AOL, which spun out of Time ...
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Digital media shrinking your attention span?

by Faith Merino, October 14, 2010 | Comments

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"Instant" and "singles" could be giving you the attention span of a goldfish

Is digital media causing the average American’s attention span to shrink? With the barrage of “instantized” websites and digital media that have cropped up as of late, how could it not? (Why hasn’t anyone instantized the line at the DMV yet?) While there’s obviously no conclusive evidence to actually chart declining attention spans among Internet users over the last several ...

Pew report: 19% of Americans make video calls

by Faith Merino, October 13, 2010 | Comments (1)

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The survey finds that more people are making video calls today than they were one year ago

A newly published study from the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life project finds that video calls are up among American adults from a year ago. According to the report, 19% of American adults have tried video calling either on their computer or cell phone, which translates into 23% of Internet users and 7% of cell phone owners. The ...

Price-check: $7.4M for mySupermarket

by Faith Merino, October 13, 2010 | Comments

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The British shopping comparison site is backed by Greylock Israel and Pitango Venture Capital

I hate finding really cool services and products that aren’t offered in the U.S. yet. It always feels like a pernicious tease. So this time I’m going to make everyone else share in my frustration over not having access to mySupermarket.co.uk, a grocery store comparison site that operates in the United Kingdom. The company has just raised $7.4 million in ...

AOL relaunches City's Best

by Faith Merino, October 13, 2010 | Comments

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Web users can go online and vote for their favorite businesses until Nov. 30

AOL announced Wednesday that it is re-launching its City’s Best guide, a Yelp-like directory of reviews and tidbits on local bars, restaurants, and other stops. Or rather, I should say, it isn’t really for local joints, but for the best of the best of a given city. Cities include Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, ...

Survey outlines what CEOs want in investors

by Faith Merino, October 12, 2010 | Comments

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Brand name and global presence are not seen as important while speed and expertise get top billing

A report published Tuesday by international law firm Dorsey and Whitney LLP details findings of a survey of 363 startup CEOs over a four-week period on how CEOs select investors, expectations when raising funds, and actual fundraising outcomes. Among the survey’s findings are reports from CEOs that investor brand, prestige, and global presence are not as important as one might ...

Report: iPhone 4 glass breaks more than 3GS

by Faith Merino, October 12, 2010 | Comments

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A study published by SquareTrade confirms "Glassgate" rumors

On Friday I mocked recent “Glassgate” rumors that the iPhone 4 is breaking more often than previous iPhone versions. It seems logical to say…yes, of course it’s breaking more often because the whole thing is made of glass! Glass breaks! But a new study conducted by SquareTrade, an extended warranty provider for consumer electronics and appliances, is finding that the ...

Tango hits 1M downloads 10 days after launch

by Faith Merino, October 12, 2010 | Comments

	The mobile video chat app skyrockets to no. 1 in the App Store's social networking category I recently bought an iPhone 4. I know exactly one other person with an iPhone 4. Suddenly, it was like we were the last two people left on the face of the earth. Why? Because we’re the only two people we know who can talk via FaceTime. A new video chat app will now make it possible for my ...
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2010 paid-search market back up and running

by Faith Merino, October 12, 2010 | Comments

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A report from SearchIgnite finds that Google leads the way with Bing-Yahoo on the rise

Bing is hot, Google is hotter, and Yahoo is cold, according to a report on the paid-search market that was published Tuesday. The data was compiled by SearchIgnite, a provider of search optimization solutions, which tracked over 55 billion ad impressions and one billion clicks on Google, Yahoo, and Bing between January 1, 2006 and September 30, 2010. Overall paid ...

Google's automated cars: a list of cons

by Faith Merino, October 12, 2010 | Comments

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Because the pros are too overwhelmingly cool to include in the list

The tech world is abuzz over Google’s recent announcement that it is testing out driverless cars, which would be capable of driving themselves with minimal—if any—human intervention. So far, seven test cars have driven over 1,000 miles with no human intervention, and an additional 140,000 miles with some occasional human intervention. “Our automated cars, manned by trained operators, just drove ...

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