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Firefox Beta Now Features New IonMonkey JavaScript Compiler, Built-In PDF Viewer, Retina and Touch Support Top
firefox_auroraToday is beta-release day at Mozilla, and the organization is launching new beta versions of Firefox for the desktop and Android. This time around, the desktop version is set to get the most interesting updates, including the new IonMonkey just-in-time JavaScript compiler, as well as support for Macs with Retina displays and W3C Touch Event support for machines with touchscreens. On Android, Firefox now offers better phishing protection and - as an opt-in - search suggestions.
 
Zillow Acquires Rental And Real Estate Search Site HotPads For $16 Million To Grow Its Rental Marketplace Top
HotPadsLogo300dpiZillow just announced that it has acquired the San Francisco-based rental and real estate search site HotPads for $16 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2012. This acquisition marks the first time that Zillow has acquired a primarily consumer-facing company and Zillow says it is making this acquisition to "expand the size of its growing rental audience and extend the reach of its marketing tools and productivity solutions for rental professionals."
 
Veenome Raises Another $600K To Translate Video Content Into Machine-Readable Data Top
veenome-logoVeenome, a startup that analyzes video content to improve ad targeting (as well as analytics and SEO), just announced that it has raised $600,000 in new funding. The company is also announcing a partnership with video ad network BrightRoll. Veenome CEO Kevin Lenane said this is part of a larger shift in strategy — the startup originally focused on providing its services to publishers, but is now trying to work with networks. Turns out that selling to publishers was a bigger challenge than expected (Lenane said many are "not as motivated by revenue as you might think"), while the new approach should give Veenome wider reach.
 
PayrollHero Is Like Guitar Hero For Payroll (Without The Guitars) Top
Screen Shot 2012-11-26 at 2.49.15 PMHot on the heels of Shifthub comes PayrollHero, a Philippines-based startup aimed at streamlining payroll and time and attendance tracking for iOS devices.
 
A Cyber Monday Schtick That's Actually Cool: Randi Zuckerberg And Others Sell Their Stuff On Copious For Charity Top
Screen Shot 2012-11-26 at 11.21.36 AM'Tis the season for holiday-themed schticks from startups (and their accompanying PR pitches) -- and to be honest, most of them are more worthy of an eyeroll than anything. But today Copious, the socially-powered online marketplace where people can buy and sell things, kicked off a Cyber Monday event that is actually pretty cool. In what it's calling "Festivus on Copious," Copious has enlisted seven web-savvy celebrities to sell their personal things on Copious over the coming week with proceeds benefiting a charity of their choice.
 
After A Few Days Of Use, The Google Nexus 4 Proves A Very Strong LTE Smartphone Top
nexus-4-4g-lteLast Friday, I told you how to get your Nexus 4 working on LTE networks in Canada. All through this past weekend and today, I've been using that device as my primary phone on the LTE band the entire time. And despite some definite reduction in battery life, I couldn't be happier with the Nexus 4 now that it's playing nice with Rogers' LTE network.
 
Twitter's First Designer, Vítor Lourenço, Leaves The Company After Five Years Top
79ea5a2ad266de6a141f0d02b2cbbe66Things change everywhere, especially at startups. Sometimes, the people who start something aren't the ones who end up "finishing" it, and that's the case today with one very important person at Twitter. In a tweet, Twitter's first designer, Vítor Lourenço, announced that he's leaving the company after five years.
 
Which Mobile Commerce Apps Won On Black Friday? Top
Mobile Ecommerce Traffic UpGroupon maintained its spot as the top mobile commerce app, but Best Buy saw the biggest overall one-day gain on Black Friday, according to Onavo, a Sequoia-backed mobile data compression startup. Usage of Best Buy and Walmart's iOS apps jumped by more than fivefold last Friday and Thursday night. Following them were Kohl's, Target and ShopSavvy.
 
Tumblr Hits Quantcast's List Of Top 10 U.S. Networks Top
tumblr logoTumblr is announcing today that it has broken into the top 10 networks in the U.S., according to third-party measurement firm Quantcast. According to a post from Tumblr CEO David Karp, the site now reaches a worldwide audience of 170 million people. [Updated, see below]
 
Google Drops Pricing On Cloud Storage 20%, Adds New Features In Advance Of Rival Amazon's First Big Cloud Summit Top
Google Compute Engine-1Google has dropped cloud storage pricing 20 percent, has added a set of new features, and is expanding its availability in Europe -- all in advance of rival Amazon Web Service's (AWS) first major event this week in Las Vegas.
 
Google's Cloud Platform Gets 36 New Compute Engine Instance Types, Lower Storage Prices, Durable Reduced Availability Storage & More Top
google_cloud_platform_logoJust one day before the start of Amazon's AWS-focused re: Invent conference in Las Vegas, Google just announced a number of major updates to its set of Cloud Platform products. With this update, Google is introducing 36 new instance types for Compute Engine and a number of other new features across the platform.
 
Y Combinator's YC VC Will Replace The Start Fund; Includes Yuri Milner, Andreessen Horowitz But Offers Less Money Top
The YC VC ProgramTwo years ago, Yuri Milner and Ron Conway created The Start Fund to put $150,000 into all Y Combinator companies. Y Combinator ended up managing the fund, and encountered a few issues. So the incubator has decided to revamp the program to become more startup friendly. The new fund is called YC VC, and offers less money--$80,000 per startup.
 
Web Of Trust, The Crowdsourced Safe Surfing Tool, Raises Further $1.3M Led By Inventure Top
4856340737_a24d66a547_nWeb of Trust (WOT), the safe surfing tool/browser add-on which is powered by the crowd, has raised a fresh €1M (approx. ~$1.3M) led by Finland/China-based VC firm, Inventure. Also participating in the round is private investor, Risto Siilasmaa, and Finnish Industry Investment, a previous backer of the Helsinki-based company. The new capital will be used for "additional product development" as WOT aims to continue on a growth path that has seen it double the number of downloads for its browser add-on over the last year, to total 50 million.
 
Facebook Gifts Now Lets You Buy iTunes Credit For Friends And Recommend What They Should Purchase Top
Facebook iTunes GiftsFacebook and Apple deepened their alliance today, as Facebook Gifts is starting to sell iTunes digital gift certificates. Upon purchase, Facebook users can suggest what music, video, or apps their friends should spend their $10, $15, $25, or $50 credit on. By adding one of the world's most popular presents to its Gifts store, Facebook Gifts could boost sales and split the 30% margins with Apple. What the actual revenue split is remains a secret. We do know there's no shipping costs for either partner to pay for, and Apple typically taxes content and app creators a 30% to be sold in iTunes.
 
Court Blocks Suspension Of Student Who Refused To Wear Location-Tracking Chip Top
childleashwomanReaders may want to break out the civil liberties pitchforks in response to a new court case against a Texas high school that suspended a student for refusing to wear an ID badge implanted with a location tracking microchip. A court has temporarily blocked The Northside Independent School District from suspending high school sophomore, Andrea Hernandez, for her noncompliance with a neck badge that monitors student movement throughout the campus via a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) chip.
 
IBM: Cyber Monday Sales Are Already Up 26 Percent; iPhone Driving Most Traffic To Retail Sites Top
buy1After a record-breaking Black Friday, retailers may be in for a big Cyber Monday as well. Early results for Cyber Monday, from IBM's Digital Analytics Benchmark, show a 24.1 percent jump in online sales from this same time period over Cyber Monday 2011.
 
LG's Optimus G Successor (And Its 5-Inch, 1080p Display) Could Launch As Early As May 2013 Top
optimusgWell, that was quick. It's only been two or so months since LG pulled officially pulled back the curtains on its flagship Optimus G smartphone, but it seems the Korean company isn't done fiddling with the formula just yet. According to a recent report from Korea's MK Business News, LG is already preparing a followup (tentatively called the Optimus G2) that could launch as early as next May.
 
Ford Announces Improved SYNC With Smarter Voice Recognition And Simplified Controls Top
14Fiesta_MFT_01_HREarlier this month, Ford announced that it had delivered its 5 millionth SYNC-enabled vehicle. Today, the company is announcing an update to its Microsoft-powered in-car entertainment and connectivity platform and MyFord Touch interface, which will make its debut in the 2014 Ford Fiesta. The updated SYNC in the Fiesta will feature a new 6.5-inch LCD touch screen, but more importantly, the system will feature a smarter voice recognition system with improved accuracy and a more natural way to engage with it thanks to a flattened audio command structure.
 
Everplaces Comes Out Of Beta With App Individually Tailored For Travellers Top
placeLocation-based note-sharing app Findery, which famously had to change its name in July, thinks it might be onto a winner, creating a site for people to bookmark locations. But in fact, it was pre-dated by a European startup which today comes out of beta. We've been tracking the slick Everplaces since March - we called it a Pinterest for location - and have been impressed with its ability to create a destination app for travellers out of allowing them to bookmark and share interesting locations. It now launches a full-blown new iOS app.
 
Y Combinator Interviews Start Tomorrow, Make Sure You Know YC Partners Top
Screen Shot 2012-11-26 at 12.00.32 PMIt's that time of the year again. Lucky applicants who got selected for an interview with three Y Combinator partners will pitch their startup starting tomorrow. Founders will have exactly 10 minutes, so they shouldn't waste time with small talk. It might be a good idea to learn everything about the partners beforehand, and especially what they look like. A page made by designers Jeremy Le Van and Pierre Valade will help you with that.
 

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