Euro Startup Competitio...

Fits.me , a virtual fitting room for internet clothing retailers based on robots (yes really) has won the European startup competition in Brussels, Plugg . It’s actually even cooler than it sounds. By creating robotic shape-shifting manakins and testing how people reacted by seeing...

FlyScreen Adds Foursqua...

FlyScreen , the mobile phone lock-screen replacement from Israeli startup Cellogic, has added Foursquare integration to its Android app ahead of this year’s South by Southwest festival. The new Foursquare widget lets users of the location-based social network access its main...

Deja Vu: Eyeblaster Fil...

Eyeblaster , an online advertising firm, has filed for a $115 million IPO according to a recent SEC filing . This is actually Eyeblaster’s second bid for a $115 million IPO — they filed for one at the same price early in 2008, before the IPO market dried up View original post...

BoomStartup Gives Utah ...

While California and New York tend to get the most attention as technology hubs, other states are quietly hosting their own vibrant communities around technology and innovation. Utah is one of these states Go here to read the rest:  BoomStartup Gives Utah Its Own Startup...

Kyte Now Offering Broad...

Live video streaming on the web is becoming more and more popular, and for news organizations and brands who don’t want to shell out thousands of dollars a day for a satellite truck there is another option. At SXSW, Kyte is going to release a new product called Kyte LivePro Unwired...

Amazon Wields $25 Gift ...

Over the last few days, a strange situation has been brewing between Amazon and a sizable number of comic book fans. On March 7, Bleeding Cool broke the news of an apparent Amazon sale featuring high quality hardcover Marvel graphic novels at bargain-basement prices of $14.99, when their...

Google’s Chief Econom...

Earlier today, Google chief economist Hal Varian gave a presentation to an FTC workshop on the changing economics of the newspaper industry. Read more here:  Google’s Chief Economist: “Newspapers Have Never Made Much Money From...

Tweetie 2 Gaining Nativ...

While Loren Brichter may be hard at work on Tweetie Two for the Mac , he hasn’t given on his baby: Tweetie 2 for the iPhone. While the app hasn’t been updated since late November, a new build is due shortly with one big addition: native Foursquare support. What this means is...

Embrace Your Inner Geek...

The Linux Foundation, the non-profit that supports the growth of the Linux kernel, has launched a merchandise store where people can purchase a newly launched line of original T-shirts, hats, mugs and other items that reflect “geek culture.” According a release sent out by the...

NYT: Facebook Location ...

Facebook is finally going to enter the location game at this April’s f8 conference , according to a report this morning on the NYT’s Bits blog. And they’re looking to take Google head on. We’ve been hearing rumors about Facebook’s location features for a...