Book and media retailer Borders announced today that it will hold off on paying some publishers in order to buy time and reorganize its debt amid a‚ y... read more »
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Wondering how to tell your friends where you are for New Year&'s There are a host of hot location-based startups which let you check in to a venue and... read more »
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Amidst a time when many startups are looking to capitalize on the mobile app craze, Austin-based Appconomy has announced that it has raised $1.5 milli... read more »
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The number of Internet users in China has surpassed 450 million people, a senior official of the country announced in a press conference this morning.... read more »
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Facebook is now worth $50 billion, according to a report in The New York Times that says the company has raised $500 million in new funding from Goldm... read more »
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Chevy&'s electric hybrid vehicle, the Volt, beat out the cheaper Nissan Leaf in electric car sales in the last month of 2010 as each manufacturer stru... read more »
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Apple may be gearing up to announce its long-rumored iPhone for Verizon&'s network within the next few weeks, &''maybe by Valentine&'s Day&'', reports... read more »
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The Resumator, a startup dedicated to simplifying the hiring process for businesses, has landed $100,000 in seed funding, the company told VentureBeat... read more »
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Here&'s the latest action we&'re following on the GreenBeat today:Warren Buffet&'s MidAmerican Energy to install wind power in Iowa &8212' The company... read more »
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times &8212' at least for Silicon Valley startups in 2010.While many smaller, lesser known newbies langu... read more »
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Herea4‚¬a4„s a good example of how going free can boost a mobile startupa4‚¬a4„s profile. RunKeeper Pro, a popular fitness app that normally costs $9.... read more »
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No one at Trion Worlds has promised that the company&'s first fantasy role-playing online game, Rift: Planes of Telara, will be a World of WarCraft ki... read more »
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Herea4‚¬a4„s the latest from VentureBeata4‚¬a4„s Entrepreneur Corner.Protecting your company from boneheaded vendors a4‚¬a4œ Service companies often r... read more »
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Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the twins who (along with their business partner Divya Narendra) accuse Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of stealing the... read more »
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As promised back in October, Amazon has just introduced the ability to lend Kindle ebooks, opening up a world of opportunity for Kindle users.The feat... read more »
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Welcome to the age of the stealth IPO.Groupon, the fast-growing purveyor of online discounts from local businesses, has confirmed through a‚ filing wi... read more »
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Herea4‚¬a4„s our roundup of the weeka4‚¬a4„s tech business news (shorter than usual since therea4‚¬a4„s not exactly a flood of news between Christmas ... read more »
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Image Space Media, formerly Picad Media, has raised an additional $1 million from existing investors, according to‚ an SEC filing.The startup overlays... read more »
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UpdatedAs interest in secondary markets for shares in hot private companies like Facebook and Twitter grows (among both investors and regulators), a n... read more »
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MySpace, the social networking site that once was social networking, could lay off a staggering half of its 1,100-employee workforce, according to‚ Al... read more »
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