Per Vices, The Rare YC Hardware Startup, Sets Out To Disrupt Wireless Communications 30. April 2012
  Y Combinator might be best known for software plays like Dropbox and Airbnb. But it’[...]

Rumor: Hulu Will Soon Require Viewers To Have A Cable Subscription [Update: It 30. April 2012
  If you love watching TV shows on Hulu but don’t have a cable subscription, things c[...]

Google / PayPal Sales Exec Tyler Hoffman Joins Virtual Currency Rewards Startup ifeelgoods 30. April 2012
  ifeelgoods has a brilliant idea — letting you earn Facebook Credits for ecommerce p[...]

Kiip Extends Developer Fund Deadline, Sweetens Pot With Services And Advisors 30. April 2012
  For game developers who thought about applying for the $100,000 Build Fund from rewards n[...]

Socialcam Nabs Angel Funding From The A-List: Yuri Milner, Tim Draper, Ari Emmanuel, Laurene Powell Jobs, And More 30. April 2012
  The race to be the “Instagram for video” is hotter than ever, and Socialcam, [...]

Square Competitor SalesVu Ups Its Game With New Features For Restaurants, Retailers & More 30. April 2012
  SalesVu, the maker of a mobile payments service designed for business customers, is launc[...]

Google Improves App Advertising With New Mobile App Extension 30. April 2012
  Google is announcing some new search advertising features designed to help advertisers dr[...]

Akamai: Global Average Connection Speed Dropped 14% In Q4 2011, Down 5.3% in U.S. 30. April 2012
  According to Akamai‘s latest State of the Internet report, the average Internet con[...]

B&N 8-K: Microsoft Paying $180M Advance On Nook For Windows 8, $125M For Content, Tech Acquisition 30. April 2012
  Microsoft really wants to make sure it can compete against Amazon and Apple in the e-book[...]

Australian Price Gouging Inquiry Targets Apple, Microsoft And Others 30. April 2012
  Getting a new laptop or buying a new license for an operating system is often cheaper in [...]

Marketplace For Customized Goods CustomMade Raises $4M From Google Ventures And Others 30. April 2012
  CustomMade , an online marketplace that connects shoppers with artisans to make customize[...]

30. April 2012
  Brit Morin, the Martha Stewart of tech, is today announcing a $1.25 million seed round f[...]

EA’s PopCap Heads Into Merchandise With Plants Vs. Zombies Toys, Underwear (!) & More 30. April 2012
  Want a zombie on your underwear? Good, because soon, you will have that opportunity. Toda[...]

Internet Identity System MiiCard Raises $2.5M To Help You Prove You Are Who You Say You Are Online 30. April 2012
  With the rise of startups building on top of the collaborative consumption model – [...]

Emphasize The “Social” In Social Media Marketing 30. April 2012
  Internet marketers, webmasters and business owners have used the popular[...]

Viral Marketing: A Winning Combination of Content and Outreach 30. April 2012
  Viral marketing is nothing new, but social networking has changed the wa[...]

Research: $1.5 Trillion In Mobile Revenues In 2012, U.S. Accounting For 40% Of All Smartphone Sales 30. April 2012
  The mobile industry will reel in more than $1.5 trillion in revenues in 2012, with 28 per[...]

Ski Lift Retailer Liftopia Goes White Label, Lets Resorts Add E-Commerce To Their Own Sites 30. April 2012
  Liftopia, the startup offering consumers discounts on ski tickets and other snow-related [...]

30. April 2012
  A bit of silly for your Monday morning: this is a flying, RC-controlled robotic dragon t[...]

Nokia Considering Selling Fancy-Pants Vertu Line 30. April 2012
  Reuters is reporting that Nokia is exploring selling the Vertu phone line to holding comp[...]

LG To Pull Away From Windows Phone’s Loving Embrace, Refocus On Android 30. April 2012
  Sure, Windows Phone is still but a baby alongside Android and iOS, but the platform shows[...]

Pepsi Puts A Pop Culture “Cheat Sheet” At The Heart Of Its New Campaign 30. April 2012
  Pepsi is launching a big rebranding campaign today, and the company says social media is [...]

Microsoft Makes $300M Investment In New Barnes & Noble Subsidiary To Battle With Amazon And Apple In E-books 30. April 2012
  Barnes & Noble has found a new, major partner in its fight to get an edge over Amazon[...]

Just-Eat Just Raised Another $64M From Vitruvian, Index, Greylock For Online Food Ordering 30. April 2012
  The UK may have just entered a double-dip recession but that doesn’t seem to have t[...]

Greylock Deepens Enterprise Experience, Adds Former BladeLogic CEO And BMC President As Venture Partner 30. April 2012
  Greylock Partners has been long focused on two distinct areas when it comes to venture in[...]

Opera Mini Now Has 169 Million Users, 56% Of Them Only Use The Mobile Web 30. April 2012
  On the desktop, Opera‘s browser is only a minor player compared to Internet Explore[...]

McCann Invests $4M in Israeli Incubator ‘thetime’ 30. April 2012
  With a $4M investment, McCann Worldgroup has bought a 15% stake in Israeli incubator R[...]

5 Key Link Building Tactics in 2012  —  A SPN Exclusive Article 30. April 2012
  As the Web progresses, so does the refinement of the top search engines [...]

Zillow, Mum On $45M RentJuice Rumor, Launches First Dedicated Rental App, On Android 30. April 2012
  Zillow, according to one report, may be closing in on a deal to buy rental marketing soft[...]

Wrapp Brings Social, Mobile Gifting Service To The U.S.; Partners With The Gap, H&M And Others 30. April 2012
  Wrapp, a social gifting service backed by Greylock Partners and Atomico, is crossing the [...]