Spontaneity can be inconvenient, so HotelTonight’s new feature helps you fake it

HotelTonight is using forecasting to help you be spontaneous — just a few days in advance. Continue reading →

You are cordially invited to congratulate Paperless Post on its new $25M funding round

Whoever said manners and courtesy were dead, clearly didn’t know about Paperless Post and its little invitations and cards empire. Tonight, the company confirmed that it has raised $25 million in a third round of institutional funding. August Capital led … Continue reading →

Underrated game: Vandal Hearts (PS1)

A great game if you can get you hands on it! Continue reading →

User retention for Secret is absurdly high: Up to 90% come back

People come back to anonymous information-sharing app Secret much more than other consumer apps. Small wonder the company has picked up $12 million since launching about 75 days ago. Continue reading →

Chrome Show: ChromeBleed checks for HeartBleed issues before you surf insecurely

Still blindly surfing in the wake of HeartBleed? Our Chrome extension of the week will give you a little more peace of mind, telling you which sites are still at risk of being hacked before you even hit them. Continue reading →

Xyo powers contextual app search for T-Mobile in US and Europe

Carriers are becoming more interested in app recommendations, not only because of potential advertising revenues but to promote their ever-increasing number of app partnerships. Continue reading →

Judge says 33 states can seek Apple ebook money, report cites “much work to do” on antitrust

There’s no end in sight for Apple’s legal misery over an alleged ebook conspiracy. New court reports scold the company, and clear the way for a damages trial to start on July 14. Continue reading →

Microsoft is trying to be the platform company for big data apps, too

Microsoft showed off more its big data strategy on Tuesday in an event that touched on everything Excel to “ambient intelligence.” If the company can execute, it has a shot to repeat its desktop success in the data era. Continue reading →

SpaceX signs agreement to operate NASA launch pad

SpaceX will operate and pay for Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Flight Center for the next 20 years. The pad was originally used for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Continue reading →