Daily Archives: August 11, 2011

Google+ games are just the “tip of the iceberg,” says Google

August 11, 2011
Google+ games are just the “tip of the iceberg,” says Google

Google says it is cautiously optimistic about its rollout of games on Google+, calling it the first step in an ambitious plan to turn the fast-growing social network into a powerful platform. The launch of games, expected for some time, includes 16 titles from 10 developers, most of them Flash games that have been designed to...

Read more »

Intel: Apple Threatened To Dump Us (INTC, AAPL)

August 11, 2011
Intel: Apple Threatened To Dump Us (INTC, AAPL)

Steve Jobs and Paul Otellini on stage at MacWorld when Apple announced Intel chips were coming to Macs Image: AP See Also: The “Big News” From HTC? It’s Investing $300 Million In Audio Company Beats What If Samsung Stopped Supplying Parts For the iPhone 4? Intel Wants Everyone To Have A MacBook Air Clone,...

Read more »

Sony Cuts Prices On Google TV-Integrated HDTVs

August 11, 2011
Sony Cuts Prices On Google TV-Integrated HDTVs

Google TV hasn’t exactly set the world on fire, and while we could argue all day about what exactly prevented it from achieving greatness, the expensive hardware has to at least be part of the discussion. Logitech bit the bullet two weeks ago and lowered the price of their Revue from $250 to $99...

Read more »

Is This What Android 4: Ice Cream Sandwich Looks Like?

August 11, 2011
Is This What Android 4: Ice Cream Sandwich Looks Like?

Google has been awfully protective of their latest version of Android, but thanks to the folks over at RootzWiki and Android Police, we may have our first ever glimpse at Ice Cream Sandwich. As always, keep those grains of salt handy — they claim their source is solid, but there’s no guarantee this isn’t...

Read more »

Google Will Take Only 5% Of In-Game Sales — Facebook Takes 30%

August 11, 2011
Google Will Take Only 5% Of In-Game Sales — Facebook Takes 30%

Image: Ellis Hamburger, Business Insider See Also: Zuckerberg Tears Into An Appmaker On His Facebook Wall Google+ Gets Games, Including Zynga Facebook Is Watching Google+ Like A Hawk The rumors were true: Google will charge a much lower commission rate than Facebook for in-game transactions. But only during a limited-time promotional period. Google+ managers Punit...

Read more »

Memo to LinkedIn: Copying Facebook has its downsides

August 11, 2011
Memo to LinkedIn: Copying Facebook has its downsides

Updated: Ever since it went public earlier this year, LinkedIn has been trying to expand — or possibly to justify — the $9-billion market value it was awarded after its initial public offering of shares. Among other things, it has continued to try to mimic aspects of Twitter and Facebook, as it tries to...

Read more »

SeatGeek launches a brand new design and a smart, self-serve ad platform

August 11, 2011
SeatGeek launches a brand new design and a smart, self-serve ad platform

One of New York City’s darling startups, SeatGeek, a live events search engine, just completely redesigned its site, making Ticketmaster look like MySpace. In February, the hip ticketing site grabbed an undisclosed investment from actor turned tech geek Ashton Kutcher, as well as Guy Oseary through A Grade Investments. SeatGeek operates like a comparison shop, aggregating...

Read more »

6 Teen Startups To Watch

August 11, 2011
6 Teen Startups To Watch

Ben Lang Search Engine Optimization Tips for Small Businesses 5 Surefire Ways to Gain Twitter Followers GenJuice Tour Kicks Off September 10-October 22 Over the last few weeks, six teams have been working out of Teens in Tech Labs HQ in Mountain View, CA building a product that they launched at the 2011 Teens in Tech Conference....

Read more »

First shots of Android Ice Cream Sandwich show hot new look

August 11, 2011

Brandon Hawkins Right, but if this is a build specifically for the Nexus S, then it wouldn’t show onscreen buttons, as the phone already has them. Android has many features that are device specific. Article source: TNW http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNextWeb/~3/r-VhZTeZVF0/

Read more »

AfterSteps: Two women take on the business of death in the digital age

August 11, 2011
AfterSteps: Two women take on the business of death in the digital age

What are the only two certainties in life? Death and taxes. But despite the fact everyone dies, and everyone knows they’re going to die, people don’t ever want to plan for the occasion. Two women entering their second year at Harvard Business School, Jess Bloomgarden and Emma Taylor have decided to tackle Death 2.0...

Read more »

Like Box

Links

  • 4 Hour Workweek Blog
  • All Things Digital
  • Beyond The Pedway
  • Business Hackers
  • Entrepreneur.com
  • Fast Company
  • Gigaom
  • Hacker News
  • Jonathan Fields
  • Mashable
  • Mixergy.com
  • Read Write Web
  • Seth Godin's Blog
  • Startup Nation
  • TechCrunch
  • The Next Web
  • Venture Beat
Plugin from the creators of Brindes Personalizados :: More at Plulz Wordpress Plugins