LBC Startup Mobeam Raises an Extra $1.5M
An up and coming company named Mobeam announced that it has received $1.5 million in funding from the Korea-based DFJ Athena VC fund and Ben DuPont. DuPont participated in Mobeam’s first $4.9 million round…
BTjunkie Bids Adieu as Megaupload Scares an Industry
After seven years of existence, BTjunjkie, the advance Bit torrent search engine, voluntarily pulled the plug. Yes, you read that right, BTjunkie joined Megaupload in the history books and is now extinct. Word is, the…
How Social, Mobile was Super Bowl 2012? A Brand’s Dream Come True
Looking back to the biggest game event this year, the Super Bowl XLVI sure was a huge success. Marketing and advertising firm Nielsen released a report before the game that speaks of the trend…
HTC Has High Hopes for MWC as Earnings Falter
Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC reported its far-from-optimistic fiscal forecast for Q1, during which the steady decline in revenue and share price it has seen throughout last year will likely persist. HTC expects to see…
Xoom Tablets Sold with User Data on Woot: Privacy Oops!
Privacy alert! Motorola Mobility admitted that some refurbished Motorola Xoom tablets were shipped still containing the previous owners’ data because they failed to wipe the slate clean. It was reported that in the period…
Micron: New CEO and Analyst Conference
After the tragic death of Steve Appleton, Micron’s CEO and chairman, the company was quick to name Marc Durcan, Micron’s president and COO, as temporary CEO. Appleton died when the small plane he piloted…
70% of Facebook Users Hate Timeline
Roughly two months after releasing Timeline, Facebook announced that the update will shift from optional to mandatory sometime soon. My account automatically switched to the new look and I found it to my liking…
Apple Blocks Momo’s Ban Amidst Security Flaws
Though Motorola Mobility moved to enforce the Mannheim Regional Court’s ruling to ban some Apple products from being sold in Germany due to patent infringement, Apple was able to temporarily block Motorola’s efforts. “All…
Welcome to the Flat Universe – the Network Just Detached from the Mother Ship
The network is detaching from the physical hardware and leading to the biggest change in network operations that the market has not seen in 25 years. It’s not a question of if this will…
EMC Officially Reveals Project Lightening Details, Promises FAST Unification Within a Year
Today EMC announced VFCache, aka Project Lightning, its entry into the burgeoning PCIe flash card market that so far has been the province of startups like Fusion-io, SolidFire, and Virident. While the startups focus…