Visual Website Optimize...

A/B testing, which entails running multiple versions of a site at once and tracking which one performs best with users, is a key part of launching a new version of any website. Visual Website Optimizer , which I’ll just call VWO from here on out, helps users manage this often...

Dell Withdraws From 3PA...

It looks like the bidding war for 3PAR could be over. Dell has just issued a release indicating that it will not increase its most recent $2 billion proposal to acquire 3PAR, and the company’s has ended acquisition talks for the data storage company. Dell is entitled to receive a...

On Its Second Birthday,...

Ever since it became stable enough to use on a day-to-day basis on a Mac last year, Google Chrome has been my browser of choice. Other browsers have been adding some nice features — but Chrome keeps adding them faster. And today on its second birthday, that rate of change...

After Dell Matches $2B ...

It looks like we’re back to square one again. Dell has matche d HP’s $2 billion offer to buy 3PAR, and HP upped the ante today with an offer worth $33 per share or $2.4 billion. 3PAR has accepted HP’s bid. Dell had previously signed an agreement to acquire 3PAR for $18...

WhereMark Launches Loca...

Okay, here’s the deal, if you are a startup unveiling a new location-based service in a market saturated with location-based services please tell us what is unique about you vs. the 800 or so other services out there and please please whatever you do don’t copy the RULE.fm...

FashionStake Shifts Fas...

Put this on your startups-to-watch list: FashionStake, a New York City-based company that allows consumers to buy a “stake” in a designer’s collection in exchange for varying degrees of perks and privileges, such as pre-order discounts and runway show tickets, has...

Android Gets Tough with...

Motorola’s new Android-based smartphone, the Defy, boasts an interesting combination of solid features and ruggedness that will appeal to users prone to splashing, dropping and scratching their phone. If you saw the Defy and read its specifications, you’d think it’s...

Our Favorite New Apps F...

Over the weekend, over 200 teams of developers met up to participate in Node.js Knockout , a 48 hour coding competition with one basic rule: you *had* to use node.js to build your app. The deadline was midnight on Sunday, which means that the finished applications are currently being...

A Judge With Common Sen...

A NY state judge has said that looking up a person’s movements via cell phone location data is just as intrusive as GPS tracking. Bless him. More » View original post here:  A Judge With Common Sense Says Cellphone Tracking Is as Intrusive as a GPS Tracker...

Google Wave Still Dead,...

Yes, Google Wave is dead — but it won’t fully flatline until some time in 2011, Google confirmed in a post today. Well actually, their words were that wave.google.com (the front-end product) “ will be available at least through the end of the year .” But yes, you...