http://techcrunch.com – High Fidelity, a new startup from Second Life founder Philip Rosedale, has raised $2.4 million out of a $3.4 million round, according to a new SEC filing. (IT news)
http://techcrunch.com – High Fidelity, a new startup from Second Life founder Philip Rosedale, has raised $2.4 million out of a $3.4 million round, according to a new SEC filing. (IT news)
http://techcrunch.com – Facebook is getting into the “Android launcher” market, the company has confirmed, thanks to its new Facebook Home application announced today. The app, as previously reported, is new software that integrates the Facebook experience deeply into the Android operating system. But Android launchers today aren’t a very large market, relative to the reach Facebook has in mind. (IT news)
http://www.thevarguy.com – Distributor Tech Data’s (NSDQ: TECD) TDCloud unit is offering a stepped-up education series for channel partners detailing how to profitably integrate cloud-based IT services into their repertoire. (IT news)
http://techcrunch.com – The Pebble smart watch is one of the most ephemeral pieces of hardware I’ve seen in a while. The watch is amazingly light and yet contains enough computing power to run a solid notifications system and, once development ramps up, any number of interesting apps. How do we know? (IT news)
http://techcrunch.com – Google’s Larry Page today announced in a blog post that former Android chief Andy Rubin would be stepping down from that position and moving on to something else within the company to be replaced by Chrome VP Sundar Pichai. Now, The Wall Street Journal has obtained an email to Android partners from Rubin describing his pride in Android and his reasons for taking a new role. (IT news)
http://www.thevarguy.com – By definition, all VARs are resellers, but not all resellers are VARs. That realization–which doesn’t always come easily to organizations developing partner programs–is at the core of two new reseller offerings announced this week by cloud virtualization vendor Infinitely Virtual. (IT news)
http://www.thevarguy.com – As we prepare for Accelerate 2013 – the Lenovo Channel Partner Forum — many partners have asked what surprises we have in store for the conference (April 29-May 1, Las Vegas). (IT news)
http://techcrunch.com – Hungry for a blue Raspberry Pi, anyone? RS Components has just that. With a blue board, blue casing, and a certificate of authenticity, this limited Model B Revision 2 is a great way to celebrate the Pi’s 1st birthday. Too bad you can’t just buy it. These anniversary boards are not for sale. RS Components is issuing them to a variety of developer, enthusiast and non-profit channels. (IT news)
http://techcrunch.com – The Kinect is arguably Microsoft’s most important innovation of the past decade, and has done more for changing the nature of computer interaction than pretty much any other recently created input devices. (IT news)
http://news.softpedia.com – SolusOS, a modern operating system based on the popular Linux distribution, Debian, which works out of the box, with great support for all modern day computing needs, is now at version 1.3. (General)