Naval Ravikant, a serial entrepreneur, and Babak Nivi, a rebel venture capitalist, have been active angel investors for a long time. In February last year they decided that it would make sense to launch AngelList, an email list that would match startups to wealthy investors. Read More »
Archive for February 2011
What does the TV consumer of the future look like? What is TV becoming? The evolution of the format, technology and content was at the heart of today’s discussion at the 2011 TV Summit, with the ultimate conclusion being that TV isn’t really TV… Read More »
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a rousing speech today about the need for an open Internet and freedom of speech, but she made one notable exception: Wikileaks. It’s apparently fine to persecute that organization for leaking diplomatic cables, even though it has done nothing illegal. Read More »
Terracotta is trying to bring real-time analytics to the masses (of Java users, at least) by letting Ehcache users query data stored in the product’s in-memory cache. With Ehcache Search, customers can perform real-time queries against terabytes of data stored in their transactional caches. Read More »
Data released yesterday suggests that Verizon’s network is handling new iPhone customers well at this very early stage. But more new data reveals that even though it can handle the load, it’s still far outclassed by AT&T’s network when it comes to mobile bandwidth speeds. Read More »
Mobile video chat specialist Tango.me has raised an additional $8.7 million, according to an SEC filing. The funding, nabbed just six months after the company officially launched, comes as the mobile video chat market has become white-hot, with competition emerging from Skype, Yahoo and others. Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy said Tuesday it has finalized a $343 million loan guarantee for building One Nevada Transmission, which will provide highway-to-ferry electricity, including renewables, between the northern and southern Nevada. Read More »
A Sprint executive was quoted today saying that the nation’s No. 3 carrier is evaluating a switch to a Long Term Evolution network in the coming months, transitioning from WiMAX as its 4G wireless technology. But if Sprint dumps WiMAX, what happens to Clearwire? Read More »
As expected, independent electric vehicle company Tesla Motors saw soaring losses in 2010, according to its earnings report announced Tuesday afternoon. The widened losses are certainly expected from the company, which won’t be selling its next-generation electric car, the Model S, until mid-2012. Read More »
You might think that contractors will take on any jobs they can land, but there are certain qualities that freelancers look for in their clients. If you can’t offer up these qualities, you may not be able to hire the best freelancers for your projects. Read More »
Is your Roku just a box that streams Netflix? Well, it can do a whole lot more. In this week’s episode of Cord Cutters, Janko shows you how you can watch YouTube, enjoy locally-hosted videos and stream from your PC to the box itself. Read More »
Is Apple building a smaller iPhone model that relies more on mobile broadband than flash storage? These five reasons indicate that it might be a good idea as Apple has no low-priced handset that can compete with Android smartphones priced at $149 or less. Read More »
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