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On April 1, 2014, the T-Mobile/BlackBerry debacle officially came to an end. In an announcement on the official BlackBerry Press website, the Canadian phone maker noted that it, "will not renew the T-Mobile U.S., Inc. license to sell BlackBerry products when it expires on April 25, 2014."
Trov Quantify Your Stuff While the quantified self movement is picking up steam, there have been certain aspects left out. One of these has less to do with the "self" and more to do with "stuff." We just came across an interesting new startup that wants to help you quantify all of your stuff. [...]
When Facebook bought Oculus Rift for $2 billion last month, people said the awkward pairing of a virtual reality headset with an aging social network would never work. The media shouted that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was out of his mind. However, Zuckerberg’s purchase demonstrates the importance of disruption in today’s quickly changing tech world. [...]
Katy Perry's Prism Truck outside the iHeartRadio Music Festival 2013 (photo: Techfaster) While Apple's iTunes Radio is hoping to dethrone Pandora as the king of internet radio, another i-radio continues to follow the internet radio giant very closely. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment's iHeartRadio recently reported more explosive growth. The popular music app [...]
By viewing each school in totality, Edsby is able to keep all parties - students, teachers, administrators, and parents - informed and up to date. The robust education tools - for both students and teachers - though available from other sources, pair with the administration and parent tools to provide the most holistic view of a school possible.
It's that time of year again. The time when the Moscone conference center in San Francisco transforms itself into a haven for hackers, developers and all things geeky. It starts Monday with WWDC, but Google's not far behind. Google's I/O developer event will also happen a the Moscone from June 25th-27th. Mark Gurman the Apple/Mac/iOS [...]
On paper, 2013 has not been able to match the pace set in 2012 for venture capital-backed companies looking to find an exit, though it has by no means been a slow year. The number of VC-backed exits was down almost 14% from 2012 and capital exited lagged by a whopping 46%. However, it is important to note that 2012’s exit volume was bolstered by the massive $16 billion IPO of Facebook, and an unusually large final quarter, which was likely inflated due to the impending increase in the capital gains tax, which took effect on Jan 1st.
While the economy is inching along in its recovery, once a month the "Employment Situation" spells its impending doom. The talking heads and economic pundits will have you believe that each successive report is the worst yet, and the economy will certainly collapse as a result. However, this sentiment is not in the least bit shared by startup founders.
Branding is much wider than a logo and color scheme. It is the entire ecosystem of touch-points a business has with the outside world. It is important to note that you - as a company - can only control one side of the branding equation. You control what you send out into the world, but you can not control how it makes people feel. Perhaps the best quote from Everywhere Else Cincinnati on branding came from Derek Flanzraich: "Don't Suck!"
Do you remember the good ole day, where after rigorous training with your dad, mom, grandparents or an adult family friend you finally got to take the training wheels off your bike. It was no big deal if you fell off your bike and hit your head? In fact you wore your bruises, bumps and [...]
As more and more industries are utilizing big-data, it is strange to see NCAA Football moving away from data, rather than refining it. For all the shortcomings of the BCS, it was and is a data-driven selection process.
With One Spark beginning next Wednesday, now seems an appropriate time to do a quick rundown of all the creator projects that we are looking forward to seeing.
“We [SpotHero] are a web and mobile base parking Reservation Company. We have the two platforms on the Android and the iPhone where you can reserve parking beforehand at a discounted rate…We are headquartered out of Chicago here but we have been able to expand out, right now we are currently serving parkers in Milwaukee. And also our newest one which is D.C”
"Our goal is to have museums, libraries, publishers, whoever it is grapple with the intellectual and editorial questions. Not wonder about whether the Nexus 7 will be able to view this, or when iOS updates whats going to break. Those are the questions we want them to not have to think about all, because that's all we are thinking about every day."
Much has been made of the massive $51 billion Russia has spent on the Sochi Olympics, spurring allegations of corruption and indulgence by contractors, government employees and leaders alike. But this isn’t Russia’s first extravagant project.
We are inching towards March, and that can mean only one thing: baseball is in the air. however, as many baseball fans do not live in their team's home market, watching your team can be a bit of a hassle. Fear not, there are many ways to watch!
We just came across a really interesting new startup. ScholarsAd is a college-based student to student marketplace. Sure, there is Craigslist, but that is inherently sketchy. ScholarsAd takes all of this sketchiness out of buying and selling unused goods. We had a chance to ask the ScholarsAd Team a few questions about their marketplace: ScholarsAd [...]
Update: Daniel Emailed us and told us that: Localesh is actively looking for food advocates to help us sell produce in the SF Bay Area. Earn 20% commission plus discounts and support local farmers. Email: localesh@gmail.com for information. Also, here is the link for the sales advocate sign up page: localesh.launchrock.com With all the technology at our disposal, how [...]
Since the beginning of Android Samsung has released over 100 different Android powered devices. Beginning with the Samsung Behold, and the Samsung Moment, and then expanding to a higher end line of devices, in their Galaxy S series, Samsung has had their finger on the pulse of what's hot in Android. But a new report [...]
