Steve Jobs' Custom Yacht Is Free, After Being Impounded
Steve Jobs spent years working with French designer Philippe Starck to create "Venus," the 260-foot yacht that was completed a year after the death of Apple's co-founder.And after being impounded over...
View ArticleAlan Patricof: There Are Too Many Startups
Alan Patricof has been investing in startups for a long time.A pioneer in the venture capital and private equities industries, the founder of Apax Partners and more recently Greycroft Partners, it is...
View Article15 Tips And Tricks For Your New Android Phone You Need To Know About (GOOG)
Part of the beauty of smartphones running Google's Android operating system is that they allow a deeper level of customization. That can be pretty confusing for some people.If you got a new Android...
View ArticleBII MOBILE INSIGHTS: Here's How The Tablet Market Evolved In 2012
Mobile Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.How The...
View ArticleThe Dentist Who Fired His Assistant For Being 'Irresistible' Is Getting...
Yelp users are up in arms about the recent Iowa Supreme Court ruling that a dentist acted legally when he fired his assistant for being "irresistible."Iowa-based dentist Dr. James Knight, D.D.S. fired...
View ArticleWhen You Go To FreshDirect's Site, All You Get Is A Generic Network Solutions...
FreshDirect's website is down.The online grocer tells Bloomberg that it has experienced a "renewal issue" with its web address.Although the issue has been fixed, ISPs are refreshing their servers, so...
View ArticleCHART OF THE DAY: $1 Billion In Seed Funding Will Be Vaporized As 1,000...
There's been a lot of talk lately about a "Series A Crunch" with new startup funding. But according to CB Insights, the real problem is startups being abandoned after raising a seed round.Here's a look...
View Article20 Tips And Tricks To Get The Most Out Of Your New iPhone (AAPL)
iPhones are great at doing basic things like making phone calls, sending text messages, and checking emails. But did you know that they can do so much more to automate our lives and make tasks...
View ArticleTim Cook's Compensation Plummets To A Relatively Paltry $4.2 Million (AAPL)
Tim Cook's pay package for 2012 is just $4.17 million, according to an SEC filing.That's a 99% drop from last year when his total compensation package was valued at $378 million.Before you start a...
View ArticleThe Truth Is, Marissa Mayer Hates Schmoozing (YHOO)
When she was at Google– a company that makes billions of dollars from advertising – Marissa Mayer was notorious for her unwillingness to meet with the advertising agency executives who were Google's...
View ArticleAmazon Was Selling 306 Items Every Second At Its Peak This Year (AMZN)
Every year Amazon puts out a press release with a bunch of goofy facts about its business.It's free of hard facts about Amazon's business, so if you're trying to get a lead on its earnings, this is the...
View ArticleAn In-Depth Look At The Most Impressive People of 2012
Felix BaumgartnerChris ChristieHillary ClintonR.A. DickeyGabrielle DouglasMario DraghiLena DunhamTony HsiehLeBron JamesJoe LhotaMars Curiosity RoverMarissa MayerJim MessinaElon MuskPussy RiotJohn...
View ArticleA Tech Investor Calls For The Death Of Pageviews And Uniques
Top early-stage venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is sooo over traditional audience metrics.The firm, also known as A16Z, is not impressed by a startup's monthly pageview or unique-visitor count...
View ArticleFred Wilson Is Not Happy With Underperforming Startups In His Portfolio
Fred Wilson, the most influential venture capitalist in New York, sounds frustrated with some of his startups. In a post on his site A VC, he tells startups (and everyone, really) to quit screwing...
View ArticleSamsung Teases Its Upcoming Apple TV Wannabe Again
Samsung isn't keeping its new TV plans a secret. Below you'll find another teaser video for its upcoming television set that will be unveiled at a big press event at the Consumer Electronics Show in...
View ArticleBII REPORT: Why Mobile Commerce Is Set To Explode
Shoppers carry mobile devices everywhere they go, and they're already using their phones to redeem coupons, research products, and pay for things online and offline.And with mobile, it's now feasible...
View Article4 Characteristics All Successful Founders Possess
No two successful people are the same.But Inc's Mehdi Maghsoodnia, who has spent 20 years investing in and starting companies, came up with four common characteristics the best entrepreneurs...
View ArticleScore Your Free Ticket To Social Commerce Summit
Hundreds of innovators in social commerce will convene in New York City for the Social Commerce Summit on February 6.They'll dive into disruptive retail trends and how to leverage Facebook, Instagram,...
View ArticleEveryone Is Talking About Facebook's Massive Flop (FB)
If you were in a holiday food- and eggnog-induced coma the past few days you missed a really big tech business story.It's about how Facebook blatantly ripped-off a hot startup – bragged about it – and...
View ArticleWindows 8 Peaked In Early December And Then Went Flat (MSFT)
Microsoft's Window 8 peaked in early December, and then went flat according to data from ad network Chitika.Chitika analyzed "a sample of hundreds of millions of Windows impressions" in the U.S. and...
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