Posts Tagged ‘innovation’

Shopkick’s birthday present: $15M from Greylock’s Reid Hoffman

Shopkick , a mobile retail startup based in Palo Alto, Calif., just announced that it has raised $15 million in a second round of funding. The round was led by Greylock Partners, and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman is taking... (Continue reading)

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Bart Decrem explains why he sold Tapulous to Disney

Bart Decrem scored big this week as Disney agreed to buy his iPhone music game company Tapulous . Disney was drawn to Tapulous ‘ big hits such as Tap Tap Revenge and Riddim Ribbon . ... (Continue reading)

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The subscription economy is here. Are you ready?

Editor’s note: This story is part of our Microsoft-sponsored series on cutting-edge innovation . Tien Tzuo is founder and CEO of Zuora , an online subscription billing and payment company. Just as the Web rocked the bricks and mortar world... (Continue reading)

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TSMC extends its ability to make different kinds of chips

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co . is broadening the repertoire of chips that it can build so that its customers have more freedom to design new kinds of chips. The Taiwanese contract chip manufacturer hopes to inspire a new wave... (Continue reading)

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New: Lakes: US South HD (Navigation)

Lakes: US South HD 4.1 Category: Navigation Price: $19.99, Version: 4.1 ( iTunes ) Description: The top-selling marine and lake apps in the world – just got BIGGER! LAPTOP Magazine’s Best Boating iPhone App for 2009! NMMA Innovation Award... (Continue reading)

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WordPress Founder: Open Source Is About People, Not Technology

We’ve discovered a lot of great ideas here at The Economist Innovation Conference in Berkeley, California. Pixar’s President spoke on how the company creates great films and Paola Antonelli of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) discussed the history... (Continue reading)

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Microsoft responds to Dick Brass: ‘We measure our work by its broad impact’

You had to know Microsoft would respond to former VP Dick Brass saying the company didn't have "a true system for innovation" in the New York Times this morning, and it looks like Redmond's VP of corporate communications Frank... (Continue reading)

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Think iBooks Looks Familiar? You’re Not The Only One.

When Apple was demoing its new iBooks application for the iPad today during their keynote address, I just kept thinking to myself: this simply must have been designed by Delicious Monster , the shop behind the brilliant Mac app... (Continue reading)

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Marketing in 2010: It’s All About the Data

Josh Jones-Dilworth is the Founder and CEO of Jones-Dilworth, Inc. a PR consultancy focused on bringing early-stage technologies to market. ... (Continue reading)

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Digg’s Top 10 Most Popular Stories of 2009

It’s the end of the year, traditionally a time for self-reflection. ... (Continue reading)

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