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Yahoo (YHOO) Reportedly Submits Bid To Buy Hulu

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:37:11 -0400

Yahoo (YHOO) has submitted a bid to buy video streaming website Hulu, two sources with knowledge of the bid told Reuters on Friday. In making an official bid for the five-year-old video service with 4 million users, Yahoo will be competing with Time Warner Cable (TWC), DirecTV (DTV), the Chernin Group, and Guggenheim Digital. Private [...]

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Dish draws scrutiny to SoftBank-Sprint security

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:23:30 -0400

Dish Network Corp. seems to have found some traction with its complaints of national security concerns surrounding Tokyo-based SoftBank Corp...

NuoDB co-founder and CTO departs, succeeded by early employee

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:57 -0400

Cambridge-based NuoDB, developer of a database built to work in the cloud which aims to power the Web of the future, says co-founder Jim Starkey has retired from the CTO position at the firm...

Valley vintner gets weird on Tim Cook's tax problems

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:20 -0400

Talk about seizing on current events for a little off-color company marketing. The Internet was consumed earlier this week with Apple CEO Tim Cook's appearance before a Senate committee to talk U...

How cat photos on #caturday helped me understand Google+

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:02:12 -0400

Hello? Is anyone out there? That’s how a lot of people feel when they log on to Google+ and try to interact with friends and business connections, many of whom are off chatting on other social media platforms...

United offering more premium perks from New York

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:48:39 -0400

No matter what the surveys say about the quality of its service, Chicago-based United Airlines is charging ahead with upgrades of its service in a variety of ways...

Duly Noted: Google antitrust probe, fearing Jay-Z, NJ debt collector (Video)

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:59:39 -0400

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is drawing scrutiny from regulators over whether or not its display ad business has violated antitrust laws...

Ingress, Google's underground game, is being played all around you

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:42:06 -0400

There’s a war for the future of mankind raging—unseen—all around us. But on Thursday night in a low-key nook of Manhattan’s fashionable Meatpacking District, two factions laid down their arms to drink copious amounts of beer and discuss the finer points of acquiring exotic matter, the mysterious substance that fuels the planet-wide struggle between the "Enlightened" and the "Resistance...

Smart Phone Microscope for Male Fertility Testing Applications Launched

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:48:59 -0400

SalesNOW Mobile CRM Joins Citrix Ready Worx Verified Partner Program

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:45:14 -0400

Interleukin on track to commercialize periodontal disease test

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:41:42 -0400

It was a close call for Interleukin Genetics Inc. (OTCQB:ILIU), but the company said it is on track. The Waltham, Mass...

Zoombies iOS Game on Sale Memorial Day Weekend to Honor Brave Warrior

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:33:41 -0400

Movers and Shakers: A look at who in bio is coming and going

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:32:24 -0400

The following personnel announcements at New England-area biotech companies have been made in recent weeks: Cambridge, Mass...

Share PDF to Flash Flip Book on Social Media with Ease

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:25:01 -0400

4 startups totally screwed if bridges keep collapsing and roads disappear

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:16:51 -0400

As bridges collapse and roads erode, the burgeoning transportation startup scene could be looking at hard times...

Aveo partner will not seek European approval for kidney cancer drug

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:28:25 -0400

Aveo Oncology (Nasdaq:AVEO) remained quiet Friday after the news that its partner to commercialize its potential drug for kidney cancer is giving up plans to seek approval for the drug in Europe, and won’t pay for further trials...

(S) Sprint Nextel Acquires Handmark Incorporated

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:24:38 -0400

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) recently acquired Handmark Inc., a Kansas City-based developer and...

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Lumia 928: the Khloe Kardashian 2.0 of smartphones

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:57:11 -0400

In a November review, I dubbed the Nokia Lumia 920, the Khloe Kardashian of smartphones — big, bold and quite impossible to ignore...

YourAppleiPhone.com Best Way to Factory Unlock iPhone 5/4S/4/3Gs iOS 6.1.4/6.1.3

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:58:04 -0400

Ex-Googler Ben Ling joins friend Keith Rabois at Khosla

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:56:01 -0400

Khosla Ventures has landed another high profile Silicon Valley tech exec an angel investor with the addition of Ben Ling to the firm...

Zappix rolls out app to aid Oklahoma tornado survivors

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:52:21 -0400

Just one month after Zappix rolled out an application to aid in the collection of donations for Boston Marathon bombing victims, it’s done it again for those in Oklahoma who were left homeless after recent tornadoes smacked the state, leaving behind a path of devastation...

Build-A-Bear Workshop has an app for that

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:29:01 -0400

Build-A-Bear Workshop will launch a series of mobile apps by the end of the year, building on the digital emphasis of the company’s remodeled stores...

Evolve IP Listed as Participating Contributor on the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Security, Trust

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:34:33 -0400

SoftBank, Dish continue to wrangle for Sprint, Clearwire

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:16:18 -0400

The four-player mess — Sprint Nextel Corp., SoftBank Corp., Clearwire Corp. and Dish Network Corp. — that’s been dominating wireless news lately hasn’t let up as the parties continue to wrangle for control of one or the other...

Tech roundup: Google inquiry, iPhone urinalysis, the Amazon paradigm

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:12:06 -0400

Get caught up on the day’s biggest tech news: • The feds have cranked up a new antitrust investigation into how Google Inc...

Fund Managers Court Sillicon Valley of the Dollars

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:10:39 -0400

The technology hotbed is witnessing yet another feeding frenzy as financial advisors attempt to entice the next generation of entrepreneur millionaires with nontraditional networking.

Next week: Space hacking, Startup Conference, Instagram unfiltered

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:08:31 -0400

The calendar is a bit light next week after the three-day Memorial Day break, but there are a few good opportunities for founders and funders nonetheless...

Movers and Shakers: Take a look at who in tech is coming and going

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:58:42 -0400

The following personnel announcements at New England-area technology companies have been made in recent weeks...

GE Researchers Team Up in Technology “Relay Race” against Cancer

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:45:00 -0400

Photos: Life-Size Star Wars X-Wing Storms Times Square

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:07:56 -0400

Star Wars LEGOs big and small.

Google (GOOG) Could Soon Face New Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads, Report

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:59:27 -0400

Google (GOOG) could face a new antitrust probe by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission [FTC] into its web-display ad business, a source told Reuters on Thursday. The source said that the new inquiry, which comes on the heels of the FTC’s decision to close a review of Google’s search business in January without taking action, [...]

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Ashton Kutcher: 'Facebook Is the New Religion'

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:26:17 -0400

Actor and angel investor Ashton Kutcher revealed he will only invest in companies that have a mobile component, in an interview I hosted on-stage at the CTIA wireless conference on Thursday.

Condi, John Doerr, Obama join virtual immigration march

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:29:10 -0400

If you've been on Twitter this week, you may have seen the hashtag #iMarch. You may have also seen it on newly acquired Tumblr, Facebook or a host of other social media channels...

Teen Wins 'Doodle 4 Google' Contest

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:44:56 -0400

The instructions were plain and simple: Draw your “best day ever.” Sabrina Brady did just that and it’s landed her quite literally front and center in all of Google’s glory. Brady, 17, was crowned the national champion of the site’s fourth ever Doodle 4 Google...

Cramer: Weird Tech Dichotomy Explains A Lot

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:54:34 -0400

If you look at the price action in ChannelAdvisor and Hewlett Packard you may see similarities. But it's the small differences that Crammer says matters more.

KC business owner charged in $2.8M scheme to defraud Army

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:46:08 -0400

The owner of a Kansas City office supply company has been accused of a $2.8 million scheme to defraud the U...

Cramer: This Company King of Cloud

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:26:24 -0400

If you missed getting a piece of the ChannelAdvisor IPO, Cramer said don't worry. He's got another idea for you.

Homegrown talent: An answer to Silicon Valley's STEM shortage? (Video)

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:03:28 -0400

If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a million times: Silicon Valley has a serious tech talent problem...

The unanswered question after earnings: Will HP's bets pay off?

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:36:39 -0400

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s earnings yesterday weren't great, but the stock price closed up more than 17 percent at $24...

AT&T launches high-tech Digital Life package for homes in Phoenix

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:46 -0400

AT&T is launching its Digital Life package Friday in the Phoenix area, which allows homeowners a customizable security and convenience package to remotely check things like door locks and change the temperature in the home...

Send Your Kids To Outer Space?

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:02:13 -0400

Will Phillip Frost bid for TLO in bankruptcy?

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:02:08 -0400

Wealthy entrepreneur Phillip Frost has joined a new acquisition company making an appearance in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy procedure of Boca Raton data company TLO LLC...

Top New Species List Includes Glow-in-the-Dark Cockroach

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:44:31 -0400

The 2013 list is the 6th released by the institute and it includes everything from a glow-in-the-dark cockroach to an "Old World" monkey with a bright blue buttocks.

How to blog for business success

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:27:05 -0400

Blogs aren’t just for teenagers or housewives. Michelle Bergstein-Fontanez, president of event industry marketing by BeatCreative, broke down the basics of how successful blogging can better your business or brand in one of the seminars during the 2013 Business Growth Expo on May 22 at the Orlando Science Center...

(ADTN) ADTRAN to Enhance Shareholder Value

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:17:42 -0400

In an attempt to enhance shareholders’ return, communication network solution provider, ADTRAN Inc....

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(NOK) Verizon Wireless to Offer Innovative Lumia

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:13:48 -0400

Smartphone manufacturer Nokia Corporation (NOK) is set to launch a new Lumia 928 through the...

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(VZ) Verizon Communications to Boost Small Cell Network

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:09:05 -0400

The largest wireless carrier in the U.S., Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) announced that it will...

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Pandora Shares Jump After Revenue Beat

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:06:36 -0400

Pandora reported revenue that beat market expectations and raised its second-quarter outlook. Shares gained in the after-hours.

(MDRX) Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Reiterated at Neutral

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:54 -0400

On May 15, 2013, we reiterated our recommendation for Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (MDRX)...

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(MSI) Motorola Solutions Remains Neutral

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:56:51 -0400

We have maintained our Neutral recommendation on Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI), as the top line...

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