Source: Venturebeat
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Venture-backed companies generated $56.5 billlion in exits this past year
Last year saw 107 IPO exits, the most since 2007, and while the number of investment deals went down from 2012, the amount of money invested into companies went up. Venture-backed...
Mac Pro is not only eco-friendly, but energy efficient too
According to Apple's environmental report, the company's new Mac Pro is not only environmentally friendly, but weighs less and consumes less power than its predecessor. The device weighs 84% less...
Brands can create their own streaming radio platform with Rhythm
A company called Gracenote, which was just acquired by Tribune Media for $170 million, has released a new platform called Gracenote Rhythm that allows brands to create their own streaming radio platform. The Rhythm platform will allow...
Wikipad reveals gaming controller for both Android and Windows tablets
Newer tablets are powerful enough to play games with gorgeous graphics, and they're only going to get more powerful. The problem is, touchscreen controls suck, really suck. Even when they...
Smart home gadget startup raises over $150 million in funding
It may not seem like smart home gadgets are a big industry, but they are. Consider the fact that one startup in the industry, called Nest, has managed to raise over $150...
Sony is considering joining Microsoft as a Windows Phone hardware partner
Sony, which has been largely choked out of the Android market, is reportedly considering expanding to Windows Phone. This is good new for Microsoft as well as getting more hardware...
Startup aims to bridge the gap between real world and digital gaming
A new startup called Innovis Labs has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo in order to raise money for its Project Overwatch. The startup aims to bridge the gap between real world...
LG gears up to show off its first WebOS TV at CES 2014
LG bought WebOS, a mobile OS originally developed by Palm, from HP earlier this year but has yet to do anything with it. The company announced that it intended to put WebOS...
App monitoring tools are growing at a rapid pace
AppDynamics and New Relic, as well as several smaller app monitoring tools, are growing at a rapid pace with over 100% growth in the last year. Both AppDynamics and New Relic say they...
Scientists are working to make quantum computing a reality
Digital computers have served us faithfully for decades, but as technology progresses we find that we're being presented with newer, more complex problems that digital computers simply can't solve. This...
What will the next-generation of Big Data look like?
The Big Data ecosystem has grown rapidly over the last few years and now it seems that the next-generation of big data is right around the corner. The focus for...
Chinese taxi app reportedly raises over $100 million in funding
Didi Dache is one of the many taxi apps in China that compete for control over the massive market. What sets Didi apart from the other apps, however, is that it...
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