Monday, August 27, 2012

Top Stories of the Day // August 27, 2012

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Today's Top Stories // Aug 27, 2012

Here Comes Passbook: Latest Leak Points To NFC-Equipped Next-Gen iPhone

The next iPhone has already leaked out in almost every way, shape and form, yet new images continue to surface. This time, we're allegedly seeing the most... read more

When Your Seed Round Is A Party, Few People Have Fun

Social proof is the meanest mofo in the Valley. Second tier VCs want to be in the same rounds as first tier VCs and third tier VCs want to get in on the deals... read more

Apple Stock Opens At Record High Of $680 At A $637B Market Cap After Samsung Patent Win

Hear that? It's the sound of corks popping as Apple's stock price rockets to new highs. Following Apple's landmark victory against Samsung late Friday night,... read more

Boom Town: Tech Jobs Have Tripled In San Francisco Since The Start Of 2012

The visual evidence of boom times returning to San Francisco is all around the city: Apartments are nearly impossible to find, rents and home prices are... read more

Diaspora Founders To Move On, Handing Over Decentralized Social Network 'To The Community'

It was a good run, but it looks like the founders of Diaspora have reached the end of the road -- at least for their full-time leadership of the project.... read more

IBM Buys Social HR And Talent Management Software Company Kenexa For $1.3B In Cash

IBM has scooped up talent management and HR software maker Kenexa. The price? A hefty $1.3 billion, or $46.00 per share in cash.... read more

VMware Not Cloud Leader — Next Generation Providers Filling Gaps, Creating New Categories

VMware will spend this week seeking to convince us that it will take the mantle as the cloud leader. But the reality is something far different as we head into... read more

Take-Out Wars Heat Up: Delivery Hero Raises Further $50M To Race Just-Eat To Global Domination

Delivery Hero, the online take-out ordering service founded by startup factory Team Europe, has raised a hefty $50 million Series D led by Kite Ventures, a... read more

Taking A Big Hit On Design, Samsung Doubles Down On Chips, Puts $974M Into ASML

Samsung Electronics has been knocked hard on mobile phone design innovation in the last few days, but in what might be a spectacular display of diversionary... read more

Amazon Pushes Prime, Says More Items Sent Via Two-Day Than Super Saver, Now Offering 15M Items

Amazon's digital delivery of content is ever-expanding, but it's also ramping up how quickly it is getting physical items to its customers at premium prices,... read more

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