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Redefining Mobile: Startup Creates James Bond-Worthy Gadgets 9 Aug 2013 | 07:35 pm
Imagine James Bond slipping an armband under his tuxedo jacket and using it to control a computer across the room, or even a spy drone. At Thalmic Labs, 007′s device is a reality.
Adapt.tv Investor: Why We Sold To AOL For $405 Million, Instead Of IPO 8 Aug 2013 | 08:58 pm
Santo Politi, general partner at Spark Capital, who was one of Adap.tv first investors, explained in an August 8 interview why investors took the AOL deal rather than an IPO and why he thinks AOL will...
Marketplace for cool stuff Storenvy hits 1M users, 50K stores 8 Aug 2013 | 08:57 pm
Founder and CEO Jon Crawford wants to turn Storenvy into the “Gutenberg printing press of stores.” The company shared today that it has hit a couple of major milestones including 1 million registered ...
Doom Creator John Carmack Joins Oculus Rift, Will Remain At id Software 8 Aug 2013 | 08:55 pm
John Carmack has been one of the most influential game developers in the video game industry. As a co-creator of DOOM, the 1993 landmark first-person shooter, Carmack has been instrumental in shaping ...
AOL Acquires Adap.tv for $405 Million to Boost Video Ad Revenue 8 Aug 2013 | 08:54 pm
AOL will acquire video advertising platform Adap.tv for $405 million, the company announced Wednesday. The deal marks the largest acquisition for AOL since it spun out from Time Warner in 2009.
AOL Is Acquiring Video Ad Platform Adap.tv For $405M 7 Aug 2013 | 08:22 pm
“AOL is a leader in online video and the combination of AOL and Adap.tv will create the leading video platform in the industry,” said AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong in the press release announcing...
AOL Buys Video Exchange Adap.tv for $405 Million In Cash and Stock 7 Aug 2013 | 08:19 pm
This latest deal is about building out a set of ad technologies to better compete with Google and to offer marketers and agencies the ability to buy online video ads on a real-time basis.
AOL to Buy Adap.tv, a Video Ad Platform, for $405 Million 7 Aug 2013 | 08:12 pm
AOL agreed on Wednesday to buy Adap.tv, a video advertising platform, for about $405 million in cash and stock, in its biggest acquisition since becoming an independent company.
Wayfair, on Track for $1 Billion in Sales, Acquires Home Retailer DwellStudio 2 Aug 2013 | 10:05 pm
Online home-decor retailer Wayfair said it had acquired DwellStudio, a New York City-based retailer that sells online, through catalogs and in its flagship Soho store. Wayfair said DwellStudio will co...
Yahoo Acquires Lexity, Will Keep Ecommerce App Platform Running But Rebrand It 31 Jul 2013 | 10:18 pm
Lexity says all services will remain running, but it will eventually be renamed with Yahoo branding.
