Google Invests in World’s Largest Solar Power Tower Plant

Google has just sealed a deal to invest $168 million in a Mojave Desert solar energy plant. The investment is going to BrightSource Energy, a company that developes and operates large-scale solar power plants, specifically to fund its Ivanpah project. Ivanpah is a solar...

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VHX Wants To Be Your Video Dashboard For The Entire Internet

Launching in private beta today and founded by original Vimeo developer Casey Pugh and Know Your Meme co-founder Jamie Wilkinson is VHX.tv, a site that aims to “combine the best parts of the TV experience with the best of the web.” But wait, haven’t we heard this like a...

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Indian Stealth Startup Mojostreet Secures $350K From Former Microsoft VP, Others

Hyderabad-based Mojostreet, a location-based mobile gaming startup, announced today that it has received $350K in seed funding, led by Srini Koppolu, former Managing Director of Microsoft India and J.A. Chowdary former Managing Director of Nvidia India. Mojostreet will...

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Startup Helps Small Restaurants Get Online

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: BistroSquare  Quick Pitch: BistroSquare is a website builder specifically for restaurants. Genius Idea: Making it easy for restaurants...

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What Impact Has The New York Times Paywall Had on Traffic? [STATS]

The New York Times‘ paywall has now been up for two weeks. What impact has it had on the popular website’s traffic? More importantly, is the paywall working as intended, or is it taking a bite out of The New York Times‘ revenues? Experian Hitwise thinks it has the...

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Ask a VC: Bijan Sabet Returns to the Hot Seat. Send Your Questions Now!

This week, I invited Bijan Sabet of Spark Capital back to Ask a VC, because it’s been a while and there were a ton of questions we didn’t get to last time. Sabet is in the middle of some of the most interesting companies on the Web today including Tumblr, Twitter and...

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Samsung Intercept Nabs Froyo Starting Today

We’re getting reports from owners of Virgin Mobile’s lovely Samsung Intercept that they’re being bumped up to Android 2.2 Froyo today, finally, oh joyous day! This update, like most upgrades to newer Android versions, comes after months of speculation. The first date...

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HTC to “Widgetize” Sense Lockscreen

Our good pal Ina Fried from Mobilized recently had a talk with Chief Product Officer Kouji Kodera from HTC. What he had to show was a rather interesting set of upgrades for HTC‘s signature Android user interface “Sense.” This is the interface you’re using if you’ve got...

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HTC Thunderbolt cases streamline protection with extended battery

If you have an HTC Thunderbolt, you know how much of a bulge that extended battery makes in your pocket and how exposed the phone is without a protective case that can accomodate it. Now there’s a nice silicone case available that streamlines the look of the phone to...

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WIN a XOOM in Android Community’s Gigantic Tablet Giveaway!

It’s the day you’ve been waiting for, the day where we give you one of THREE Motorola XOOM tablets we’ve got stowed away, courtesy of our awesome friends at NVIDIA! Of course, as you know, the Motorola XOOM Android 3.0 Honeycomb-laden 10.1-inch tablet is powered by NVIDIA’s...

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HTC Thunderbolt teardown photos released by the FCC

The FCC Teardown report on the HTC Thunderbolt has appeared online and it shows all the internals of the LTE driven handset. Looking at the various layers of the Thunderbolt, it’s really amazing how much can fit into such a thin, by comparison, package.Images show the...

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Android Community 101: What is Flash Builder? (4.5)

Behold the great conquerer of world, the great unifier that works better than a big bar of chocolate, or so they’re hoping. This is Flash Builder 4.5, a version of the app to build apps that’ll soon create standalone Flex AIR apps that’ll work on Android, Blackberry,...

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nSphere Acquires Couponing Startup Peekaboo Mobile

Online business directory company nSphere has acquired mobile couponing startup Peekaboo Mobile. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but we hear the transaction was in the seven-figures. Peekaboo’s team will also join nSphere to manage its new mobile marketplace...

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Court to Winklevoss Twins: Facebook Settlement Stands, Time To Move On

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss must accept their $65 million settlement from Facebook and move on. A U.S. appeals court ruled Monday that the settlement — which was featured in the movie The Social Network — still stands, despite the Winklevosses’ claim that Facebook...

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Windows App Store? I Swear I’ve Seen This Before…( Images )

With a tide rapidly shifting towards mobile and tablet devices, it should be no surprise that work is well already underway on Windows 8. An early build circulating apparently hints at a more unified OS to combat what Apple is doing with OS X/iOS and what HP is doing...

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Asus Eee Pad Transformer Rooted

It appears that a mister @PaulOBrien has rooted his brand new Asus Eee Pad Transformer with much success, evoking “all your base” as he announces his accomplishment. This tablet is barely available, having been released on April 10th as an Amazon exclusive in the UK,...

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HP to deliver Print services to Android

HP has announced the release of wireless printing software for Android which will enable users to wirelessly print to corporate network printers. The concept, known as “ePrint Services” is designed to make the Android platform more appealing to corporations who are looking...

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