The MobileBeat 2010 Startup Competition, sponsored by Palm, recommenced this afternoon with the introduction of five infrastructure and services companies striving the improve the architecture underpinning our mobile systems. Two winners at the end o...

AFK Interactive is one of 20 promising startups included in the MobileBeat 2010 Startup Competition, and is in the running for one of two coveted Tesla Awards.

AFK Interactive’s M4 platform (Massively Multi-user Mobile Monetization) is th...

The most impressive thing about Microsoft's failed Kin cellphone project is how quickly Microsoft canceled it once the company had figured out it was a bomb.

After announcing the Kin 1 and Kin 2 social networking phones on April 12, Microsoft con...

Virtual worlds seem to have run their course in the startup world. But that doesn’t mean new entrepreneurs can’t launch something new all over again.

3Dchat is launching a brand new virtual world today that combines a 3D game ...

Facebook’s emerging virtual currency Credits may look like the cornerstone of a new significant source of profits for the social network, but the virtual currency won’t add to the company’s bottom line for awhile, according to Ethan B...

D.light Design, the startup making solar-powered LED lanterns to improve lighting in the developing world, landed $5.5 million earlier this week. But it’s made news again, revealing the identity of its lead investor: the Omidyar Network, the ...