A new online language acquisition service Verbling announced a $1 million funding Thursday, from investors DFJ, Learn Capital, Start Read More
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Rhapsody buys Napster International, says no layoffs
Last October, Rhapsody bought Napster’s US properties, which at the time seemed like one of the lesser music Read More
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Meet the latest graduates of 500 Startups – Part 3
It can be dizzying trying to keep up with all the new startups coming out of Silicon Read More
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Netflix Q4 tops expectations; Shares pop 14%
Shares of Netflix shot up 14% to $108.75 in after-hours trading after the company posted Q4 earnings report that Read More
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New EU Web privacy laws would carry high fines
New legislation proposed in Europe would impose stricter privacy regulations on Internet companies, regarding user data. Those companies that Read More
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Con man helped in Google pharma bust
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Apple shares spike on record report, 37M iPhones sold
Shares of Apple jumped 8% in after-hours trading to $454, after posting late Tuesday that strong iPhone sales Read More
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FitBit collects $12M on the heels of Fuelband debut
It has been a busy couple of weeks in the world of mobile health wristbands. Just before Christmas, Read More
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YouTube daily video views up 25% to four billion
Everyone knows the gag that the Internet is basically just a huge forum for cat videos. According to Read More
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Tablet ownership doubled over holidays
The appetite for tablets is exploding. It’s said that mainstream penetration is about 20% of a market. If Read More
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RIM co-CEOs out; Shares sink on poor replacement choice
The highly-competitive cellphone industry offers no room for business missteps. After two decades of leading Research in Read More
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Barnes & Noble shares drop after Nook spin-off talk
Remember a few weeks ago, when we reported that Barnes & Noble was planning on possibly spinning off Read More
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Congress indefinitely postpones SOPA/PIPA
Well, that was fast… Multiple news sources are declaring the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Read More
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Amazon to make $136 per Kindle Fire in e-content sales
If you were worried that Amazon had gone craaazy for selling the Kindle Fire at the low price Read More
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Members of Congress change their minds, RE: SOPA/PIPA
The protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) has already done Read More