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Technology 2012 – the winners and the losers

Technology 2012 – the winners and the losers

John Koetsier December 31, 2012 2

2012 has been an amazing year in technology. We’ve seen the clash of titans in mobile as Apple, Google, and Microsoft have released new phones, tablets, and mobile operating systems. We’ve seen a single network connect over

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You can’t build a startup culture without dissent

You can’t build a startup culture without dissent

Steve Blank November 6, 2012 0

Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect

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Apple iPad mini Germany – Euro price, specs and availability. Are we paying too much?

Apple iPad mini Germany – Euro price, specs and availability. Are we paying too much?

Linsey Fryatt October 24, 2012 3

It’s finally here. The Apple iPad Mini was announced last night at a packed avent at San Jose California. Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior VP of worldwide marketing, revealed the device, boasting that it’s “light as

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Apple event rumor round-up: iPad Mini, iPad 3.5, Retina Macbook Pro, refreshed iMacs, Mac Minis

Apple event rumor round-up: iPad Mini, iPad 3.5, Retina Macbook Pro, refreshed iMacs, Mac Minis

John Koetsier October 22, 2012 0

Apple may have just “a little more to show” us, but this week’s Apple event in San Jose is turning into perhaps more than just a little more. In fact, not to put too

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Today’s top headlines: Fab hits 7 million users; Finland’s Transfluent raises $1m

Today’s top headlines: Fab hits 7 million users; Finland’s Transfluent raises $1m

Nina Fowler September 13, 2012 0

It’s a global market for big guns such as Fab but, for most European startups, the US is still a tricky target. Today, Finland’s Transfluent raised $1 million to do just that: Social media

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Mozilla’s Mark Surman – moving to Berlin and taking on Apple and Android with Firefox OS

Mozilla’s Mark Surman – moving to Berlin and taking on Apple and Android with Firefox OS

Nina Fowler August 28, 2012 4

Global non-profit web organisation Mozilla, best-known for its free Firefox browser, employs about 700 people around the world and recently signed a new $300 million per year deal with Google. That extra income will come

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Today’s top headlines: 9flats’ North American acquisition, online radio’s rapid rise

Today’s top headlines: 9flats’ North American acquisition, online radio’s rapid rise

Nina Fowler August 6, 2012 0

News is best served fresh. Here’s a selection of headlines worth reading today from around the globe (sans images from just-landed Mars rover Curiosity, sorry - go get them straight from the source). Enjoy. 9flats Acquires

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Today’s top headlines: Europe rejects ACTA; new iPad – smaller than the Higgs boson?

Today’s top headlines: Europe rejects ACTA; new iPad – smaller than the Higgs boson?

Nina Fowler July 4, 2012 0

Here’s the news we think is worth reading today, served up in bite-size form… Happy Independence Day: SOPA’s Cousin ACTA Fails To Make The Vote In Europe. Can this really be the end? The

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“Apple are assholes” – ex Pirate Bay founder on why Flattr breaks the rules

“Apple are assholes” – ex Pirate Bay founder on why Flattr breaks the rules

VentureVillage Admin June 28, 2012 7

Flattr is a new venture from former Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde and his partner Linus Olsson. It’s a neat idea – a micopayment system that involves a monthly subscription from users (as little as

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Top tech headlines: Habbo, Spotify, BlackLane – and Kim Dotcom police search ruled illegal

Top tech headlines: Habbo, Spotify, BlackLane – and Kim Dotcom police search ruled illegal

Nina Fowler June 28, 2012 0

In today’s daily digest: as the EU Parliament considers international anti-copyright treaty ACTA, MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom scores a legal victory in New Zealand and Apple plans big changes to iTunes. Enjoy. Oops –

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