• August 6, 2010

Executive brief: Google buys Slide

Want to know more about Max Levchin, CEO of Slide, which Google just picked up for $228 mln?

• August 6, 2010

Zynga acquires Japanese social gamers Unoh

Week after Softbank investment confirmation, Zynga picks up a startup to head Zynga Japan

• August 6, 2010

Wikileaks: an ugly transparency posterchild

In the tech blogs, it's hip to dope-slap DC. But hugging Wikileaks is like kissing your executioner.

• August 6, 2010

Funding roundup - week ending 08/06/10

Exelate, PlacePop, Rapportive, Recurly, Redbeacon, StatSheet, StatusNet, YouSendIt, and Zulily

• August 5, 2010

Redbeacon gets $7.4 million in Series A

Mayfield and Venrock pour money into local services concierge

• August 5, 2010

Google denies deal dismantling net neutrality

NYTimes had reported Google and Verizon were close to finalizing deal that would threaten open Web

• August 5, 2010

C2Call collects $2 million for browser VoIP

Browser- and iPhone-based VoIP software lets anyone make a call just by sharing a link

• August 5, 2010

Slide slips into Google for $182-$228 M

The company we almost forgot about manages a face-saving exit as Google’s gaming grab continues.

• August 4, 2010

Vonage app lets Facebook friends talk free

Free VoIP app for Android, iPhone and other iOS devices works over 3G, 4G, and Wi-Fi

• August 4, 2010

Zulily raises $6 million for private shopping

Series B funding round fuels private daily deals site for moms shopping for babies and kids

• August 4, 2010

Facebook ad revenue jumps 1000%

Advertisers cast aside misgivings and turned on spending spigit in last 12 months, COO maintains.

• August 3, 2010

Android sales pass iPhone in last half year

As smartphone penetration continues to rise, the balance of brand shares seems to teeter

• August 3, 2010

Two in five mobile users access location apps

Study: usability and popularity of location-aware services overshadow privacy concerns

• August 3, 2010

Why did Apple vaporize Lala?

Apple tells labels "iTunes in the Cloud" isn't ready yet. Perhaps Cupertino bought to kill.

• August 2, 2010

Expecting to go all the way

… on a first date?