With $275M In Capital Deployed To Main Street Businesses, On Deck Raises $100M Of Its Own

We make a lot of noise about the venture capital and angel funding startups raise to help grow their businesses. But there are a lot of mom-and-pop shops out there — businesses that are equally important to the success of the economy, whether they be restaurants or small brick-and-mortar retailers –

Flash for Android briefly returns to Google Play Store in UK, zombie-style

Adobe was last seen burying mobile Flash and moving on with its life. Like the stars of George Romero movies, however, Flash is back to walk amongst the living — if just temporarily. The developer tells the BBC that Flash for Android is back in the UK’s Google Play Store for a short while after "strategic

Apple vs Samsung Japan: no patent infringement found yet

Today it appears that Samsung has been found free of any patent infringement in at least one part of their mobile device patent court case against Apple in Japan. There are several cases still being fought in matters relating to Apple and Samsung patents and design rights around the world, as it were,

Kobo and American Booksellers Association bringing e-wares to indie bookstores

The e-book vs. real-book debate is very much a matter of opinion, so it’s only fitting that the two learn to get along. Kobo and the American Booksellers Association seem to think so too, which is why they are teaming up to bring the Kobo’s devices, accessories and virtual shelves to independent bookstores

Obama Tweets Response to Eastwooding Meme: ‘This Seat’s Taken’

More About: Politics, Social Media, Twitter, Viral, barack obama

TomTom announces HD Traffic upgrade, BMW Partnership

TomTom is announcing HD Traffic 6.0, an upgrade to its live traffic service that’s reportedly 90 percent better at identifying roadworks and 65 percent better at spotting closed roads. At the same time, the company’s teaming up with BMW to offer GoLive device integration with selected 1, 3, X1 and X3-series

Pac-12 Conference streams come to iPad, fuel that Big Game rivalry on the road

Cal and Stanford fans away from home no longer have to huddle around their laptops if they want to learn who’s one-upping who. The Pac-12 Conference has just launched an iPad app for its authenticated Pac-12 Now service: as long as you’re with a TV provider that carries the college sports division’s

Japan court rules Samsung’s Galaxy phones, tablet do not infringe on an Apple patent

Samsung may have lost a billion dollar round here in the US, but it appears to have scored a victory in its patent battle against Apple in Japan today. Reuters and Bloomberg report a judge there decided its Galaxy smartphones and tablets did not infringe on an Apple patent. Apple sued Samsung there in

Google Map Maker adds Google+ sharing, spurs on communal world building

It only makes sense that Google Map Maker, a tool built around the internet community’s map data, would eventually make it easy to share with that community. As of a low-profile update, Map Maker fans who also have Google+ identities can directly spread their Google Maps changes and reviews among their

Watch Clint Eastwood Talking to a Chair [VIDEO]

More About: president obama, rnc