This Year’s IBM’s SmartCamp Gathers the Hottest Startups Forget capture the flag. Startup campers at IBM’s SmartCamp play nab the investment dollar. Designed to encourage global innovation, SmartCamp connects the hottest startups…
Apple’s iPad Trademark Issue Headed to California
Oh, what a tangled web an iPad trademark weaves. After the Chinese software company Proview Shenzan Technology accused Apple of ripping off the iPad trademark, various Chinese courts have bounced the issue…
EU to Defer ACTA to Highest European Court
The European Union has decided to refer the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement to the European Court of Justice, the highest court in the institution, to determine whether the agreement complies with the…
Ozon, Russia’s Amazon, Acquires Sapato, the Russian Zappos
Ozon, a Russian online shoes and accessories retailer often compared to Amazon in that region, has acquired 100 percent of Sapato.ru, a Russian company often compared to Zappos, early Sapato.ru investor Fast…
US, European Commission Clear Google’s Motorola Acquisition
Both the US Department of Justice and the European Commission have approved Google’s acquisition of Motorola, dismissing concerns that the search engine’s ownership of the mobile phone company would violate antitrust issues…
LanzaTech Lands $55.8 M Series C to Make Ethanol from Smoke Stack Emissions
Imagine fuel converted from the emissions of a smoke stack, thanks to a bacteria originally discovered in the intestinal tracks of rabbits. Thanks to a recently landed $55.8 million in Series C…
Chinese Technology Company Accuses Apple of iPad Patent Rip Off
Proview Shenzhen Technology, a Chinese company based in the city Shenzhen, has accused Apple of patent infringement over the iPad. “We ask the court to stop selling and marketing for Apple’s iPad…
Populis Acquires Brazil’s Cidade Internet for a Piece of South America
Populis, the Dublin-headquartered Internet publishing company, has acquired Cidade Internet, one of Brazil’s oldest web portals, to further drive its presence in South America. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Despite…