Herea4ぎa4г our roundup of the weeka4ぎa4г tech business news (shorter than usual since therea4ぎa4г not exactly a flood of news between Christmas and New Yeara4ぎa4г). First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days:
Apple increases Q1 2011 iPhone shipments, includes Verizon-ready CDMA iPhone &8212' Apple expects to ship 1 to 2 million more iPhones in the first quarter of 2011 than it originally planned, including those ready for Verizona4ぎa4г cellular network, according to Taiwan-based component suppliers.
6 social media business trends to watch out for in 2011 &8212' Social media is a field that changes almost constantly. NetProspexa4ぎa4г Gary Halliwell writes that 2011 will be just as turbulent, but hea4ぎa4г put together six trends that should help entrepreneurs make the most of this marketing opportunity.
Meet the HTC Thunderbolt, Verizona4ぎa4г first LTE 4G phone &8212' It looks like we wona4ぎa4д have to wait until next weeka4ぎa4г Consumer Electronics Show to check out Verizona4ぎa4г first 4G phone. HTCa4ぎa4г Thunderbolt Android smartphone was outed this week.
Y Combinator-backed Humble Bundle sells $1.8M worth of indie games &8212' The second Humble Indie Bundle, a batch of games that players can purchase for whatever amount they want to pay, has raked in a not-quite-so-humble $1.82 million after being on sale for a little more than a week a4ぎa4 and its host might be looking at a nice $90,000 tip for its efforts.
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VentureBeata4ぎa4г top 10 VC startup fundings in 2010 &8212' It was the best of times, it was the worst of times a4ぎa4 at least for Silicon Valley startups in 2010.
Gain Fitness wants to start your gym resolution early &8212' VentureBeata4ぎa4г Owen Thomas has been on a serious fitness kick, and he says he has a new problem: His current set of fitness apps, geared around watching calories and tracking workouts, dona4ぎa4д seem ready to take him to the next level. Enter Gain Fitness.
Winklevoss twins on Facebook lawsuit: Ita4ぎa4г not about the money &8212' Recent coverage of Cameron and Tyler Winklevossa4ぎa4 dispute with Facebook sheds some light on why the company hasna4ぎa4д managed to make the lawsuit go away. It looks like the dispute is less about money and more about credit.
Tesla stock drops 16 percent, analysts pile on worries &8212' As VentureBeat suggested, the entry of new shares onto the market Monday has caused Teslaa4ぎa4г stock to drop.
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Companies: Apple, Facebook, Gain Fitness, HTC, Humble Bundle, NetProspex, Tesla Motors, Verizon
People: Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss
Companies: Apple, Facebook, Gain Fitness, HTC, Humble Bundle, NetProspex, Tesla Motors, Verizon
People: Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss
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