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CrunchGear  about an hour ago:

Ziff Davis Is Buying NetShelter/InPowered's Display Ad Business -

Digital media company and ad sales platform Ziff Davis is expanding its network of properties even further with the purchase of NetShelter's display advertising business, a well-placed source has informed us.
CrunchGear  just under two hours ago:

Hey, Hardware Hackers! There's A WiFi-Enabled Arduino Now -

Lets say you've come up with a brilliant idea for some shiny new piece of hardware. You brush up your coding chops, scratch out a design, and set out to build a prototype.
CrunchGear  3 hours ago:

Google Believes Web Components Are The Future Of Web Development -

While it was missing the skydiving antics of last year’s event, Google’s I/O keynote last week wasn’t short on product launches.
CrunchGear  4 hours ago:

An Interview With Dr. Joshua Pearce Of Printers For Peace -

Joshua Pearce, PhD, is a researcher at Michigan Tech who rearches open source and low-impact solutions to engineering problems.
CrunchGear  5 hours ago:

Leaked Memo Shows Barnes & Noble Bringing Web Browser And Email To Simple Touch eReaders In June -

An upcoming update will bring a web browser, email and update store app to Barnes & Noble's super affordable Nook Simple Touch line of eReaders, which will begin rolling out June 1 according to a source close to the matter who wishes to remain anonymous.
CrunchGear  7 hours ago:

How Cheap Genetic Testing Complicates Cancer Screening For Us All -

Sometimes, more medical information is a bad thing. The influential United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends against most women getting genetic screenings for their susceptibility to breast cancer.
CrunchGear  7 hours ago:

Android's Design Principles And The Calculus Of The Human Pleasure Response -

Android UX and interaction design leads Helena Roeber and Rachel Garb gave a talk at Google I/O this year about the Android Design Principles (ADP) they helped create and introduced back in 2012 with the launch of Android 4.
CrunchGear  8 hours ago:

Iterations: How Tech Hedge Funds And Investment Banks Make Sense Of Apple's Share Buybacks -

Apple has a good deal of cash. And, in the Valley, the startup ecosystem -- for many reasons -- wants to see Apple spend that cash.
CrunchGear  9 hours ago:

Yahoo Board Has Approved A $1.1 Billion Cash Deal For Tumblr, WSJ Reports -

The Wall Street Journal is now reporting via Twitter that the rumored $1.1 billion cash acquisition deal for social blogging site Tumblr has been approved by Yahoo's board of directors.
CrunchGear  10 hours ago:

Finding Patterns In The Tableau IPO -

Editor's note: Glenn Solomon is a partner with GGV Capital. Some of his recent investments include Pandora, Successfactors, Isilon, Domo, Square, Zendesk, Quinstreet, and Nimble Storage.