Norwest Venture Partners late last year closed a huge new venture-capital fund of $1.2 billion, nearly double the size of the Silicon Valley venture firm’s last fund in 2006 that was $650 million. Now NVP is starting to put a chunk of that money to work. […]
Facebook Inc. is holding a major developer conference in San Francisco next month. The packed agenda includes technology to better bridge the Web site with the rest of the Internet, people familiar with the matter say. […]
It's not news that Apple exerts tight control over its App Store, the clearinghouse for software used on the iPhone and forthcoming iPad. But a San Francisco digital rights group has made the extent of Apple's control over apps a bit clearer. […]
As competition ramps up among producers of 3-D TVs, Samsung Electronics Co. gave more details about the company's plans to make 17 new LED and Blu-Ray 3-D products available to consumers in 2010. […]
Sony, Panasonic and Samsung have recently announced new TV models that feature 3-D. But the rush to manufacture products hides the fact that there is little content to showcase. […]