Yahoo! Employees Seem to Like Axis
Yahoo! came at the tech world in a blur this week, launching its new search and browsing tool Axis. Response has been lukewarm, especially since the launch didn’t go completely…
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Distil Wins the GLUE Conference Demo Pavilion Competition
When I signed up to make TNW the media sponsor for GLUE Conference I knew that I was getting in over my head. Then, a couple of weeks before the…
Take A Sneak Peek at the Gorgeous Design of SlideDeck 2.1
SlideDeck 2, the WordPress plugin that lets bloggers create gorgeous, customizable content sliders without any code, is about to receive its first update, and thanks to a teaser by SlideDeck’s creators,…
The Exclusive Story Behind SteveTold.Us
Last week we told you about a neat single-serving site called SteveTold.Us that gave you some great quotes from Apple’s Steve Jobs upon every refresh. Since its launch, the site…
Yahoo! Shuts Down its Flipboard Clone Livestand
According to Jason Del Rey of Ad Age, Yahoo! is closing up shop on its Android and iPad “Flipboard clone”, Livestand. The service was announced last February, showing that Yahoo!…
WorkFu Taps Your Social Connections to Find the Perfect Job
WorkFu, which first caught our attention back in January pre-release, is a gorgeous Web app that uses your existing social networks to find work opportunities for you, or talent that is…
Facebook To Buy Opera? Maybe. Here's What We Hear.
Juicy rumor coming from Pocket-lint this morning: Facebook is reportedly eyeing a takeover of desktop, tablet and smartphone browser maker Opera Software. Citing an unnamed source, Pocket-lint says the social…
Former Yahoo EMEA Exec Launches Milk.ly
Does you car need a decent scrubbing? Need someone to go pick up your groceries at the store because you’re on a tight deadline at work? Could you use someone…
SecureKey Raises $30 Million From Intel, Visa, Mastercard And Others
SecureKey, a Toronto, Canada-based security solutions company, has secured $30 million in a financing round led by Intel Capital. New strategic investors who participated in the funding round were Visa,…
Team Europe Opens Office In Asia
Berlin-based Internet startup incubator Team Europe is expanding to Asia with the establishment of a “market-watch” office in Seoul, South Korea. It will be headed by German-Korean Ludolf Ebner-Chung, a…
What the Future Holds for tape.tv After €5m Round
It is already a well-established name on the Berlin startup cityscape – and now tape.tv has taken the next step with the €5 million Series B funding round. With the…
The Future of Silicon Valley
There’s been some excellent commentary on the subject of technological innovation in the past few days, and where and how it occurs. As you might expect, Silicon Valley has been…
The Cloud Goes Wild at GLUE Conference's Hackathon
It was a couple of hard-fought days, but the GLUE Conference hackathon has come to an end. With every group displaying at least some working product, we saw creative uses…
Socialcam Starts Landing Big Brands On Its Platform
The latest trends for startups, specifically mobile applications, is to attract celebrities with big followings to their platform. So far, it has worked for companies like Instagram, Mobli, Viddy, and…
Startup Genome Launches the Investor Compass
Since the launch of its first report a year ago, Startup Genome has been doing a great job of combining scientific study of the way startups operate with tools that…
