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Dell's acquisition EqualLogic may not be fun for EMC

Storage brings in about $2.4 billion a year for Dell, much of it from the resale of devices made by EMC Corp. (EMC). In other words, despite making a lot of sales, Dell doesn’t get a bigger piece of more...
2 Comments  |  Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions  |  

Chictini: Digg for Fashionistas

Ok, another Digg clone has come out of the box. Chictini is aiming for the fashionistas - those who doodle in fashion with sections for hot spots, home and garden, etc. Like Digg, it starts your submission more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Web 2.0  |  

VeriSilicon raises $20 Million

VeriSilicon Holdings Co. Ltd. (Shanghai, China) has raised $20 million in a Series D financing, which marks the total it has raised to more than $58 Million so far. It is an ASIC design foundry and semiconduct more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Semiconductor  |  

TrueKnowledge Demos Its Semantic Search Engine

TrueKnowledge combines natural language analysis, an internal knowledge base and external databases to offer immediate answers to various questions. Instead of just pointing you to web pages where the more...
1 Comment  |  Topic: Search  |  

FreeRice.com - A website with a twist

FreeRice.com is a simple website that you'll enjoy spending a few minutes on. It's a word game, monetized by Cost Per Action affiliate ad links, with a social justice twist. more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Web 2.0  |  

iovation Gets $15 Million Strategic Investment

Strategic investor Intel Capital and other undisclosed investors have invested $15 Million into security software company iovation. iovation focuses on Internet-enabled devices and their "reputations" more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Security  |  

Why Are Founders Leaving Social Networks?

Michael Arrington brings up this question with two examples of founders or execs leaving second tier social networks - Jeanine LeFlore, Piczo’s VP of Products and Marketing and Bebo’s co-founder and more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Startup Stories  |  

Delivering Content for FREE is complicated

Tim Orielly reflects on the Free business model. What may work for one content publisher may not work for others, means one size does not fit all. A must read to startups offering free services. more...
Discuss  |  Topic: E-Commerce  |  

Oculon's Hikari Pro920 - the world's tiniest projector?

Taiwan based Oculon, a fairly young startup (2004) has come out with what it claims is the world's smallest projector. An expert in the area of micro-displays, this company is now teasing the TI's of more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Gadgets and Tools  |  

Search, Mix & Play with Songza - GigaOM

Play around with Songza, a music search engine and Internet jukebox, and the first question that pops up into your head will be: How can this be legal? more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Music  |