Milo’s Response To Go...

This morning Google announced a new Blue Dot feature on the mobile version of Google Product Search that shows whether a product is in-stock at nearby stores. This seems to pose a threat to startup Milo , which highlights local inventory in product search results both on the web and...

iPhone OS 4.0 Looms, Bu...

Apple has set the standard that once every year they will release a new version of the iPhone. It stands to reason that this year will be no different, with a new model likely coming sometime this summer. But arguably just as important as Apple’s hardware refresh is the...

Barnes & Noble Uses...

We were somewhat sad when Barnes & Noble sent their PR firm to accept their award for the Nook for Best Gadget of 2009 at the Crunchies in January. Traditionally only Apple blows off the awards, and we’ve always been able to work around that Here is the original post: Barnes...

AOL, Intel, And The New...

Betaworks, the New York City-based holding company investing in the realtime Web, just raised a $20 million Series B. The round was led by RRE Ventures and Intel Capital, DFJ Growth, AOL Ventures, The New York Times, Softbank Japan and Softbank NY, Lerer Investments and Founders...

Lucid Imagination Raise...

Lucid Imagination , the startup that commercially distributes the open source Apache Lucene and Apache Solr search technology, has raised $10 million in Series B funding from Shasta Ventures with Granite Ventures and Walden International participating in the round. This brings the...

Opera Mini 5 Beta Now A...

Sure, Opera Mini may ( or may not ) already be the most popular mobile browser in the world — but why stop there? More:  Opera Mini 5 Beta Now Available For...

doubleTwist’s iTunes ...

Over the last six months,  doubleTwist , the iTunes alternative that lets you manage your music, videos, and photos, has really been stepping up its game. In October the company integrated an Amazon-powered MP3 store, allowing users to download and sync their music directly with any of...

Brizzly’s Been Busy â...

Since it launched last July at our Realtime Stream CrunchUp, Brizzly has been one of the best web-based Twitter apps. It offers support for viewing pictures inline, shortened link expansion, multiple Twitter accounts, and even some Facebook support Read more from the original...

Blippy Gets A Facebook-...

When Blippy launched a few months ago , the idea was to get the site up there as bare-bones as possible so it was simple to people. That makes sense since the idea of sharing your credit card transaction data was (and remains) highly controversial. See the original post here:  Blippy...

Facebook Is Testing Usi...

Yesterday brought news that Facebook is planning to launch its location offering at its f8 conference in the end of April. In first reporting the news, the New York Times noted that “ the company was not trying to beat the smaller location-based social networks, such as Loopt,...