TC50: FluidHtml builds a more web-friendly version of Flash
Adobe’s Flash is a popular format for web developers because it allows companies to build pretty, interactive web apps, but it also comes with...
TC50: ToonsTunes is like GarageBand for kids
ToonsTunes, another startup debuting at the TechCrunch50 conference in San Francisco today, is a virtual playground for children to hear, create perform and share...
Storytelling startup Massiverse set to launch its first cross-media tale
Trying to tell a story (and capitalize on one) across multiple media is called Transmedia storytelling. And that’s what Massiverse is going for with...
Achievements as Awesomeness Multipliers
Editor’s note: Much has been written and said about achievements, but I don’t think anyone has captured what makes achievements both great and horrible...
Game co. WebWars has players surf the web to rescue fairies
WebWars is launching its Weblings game today, which makes a game out of surfing the web. You use the web to search for and...
The Beatles: Rock Band — Economic Reality Sets In
I consider myself a hardcore Beatles fan. I own all the albums, know all the lyrics (even the backward messages!), and know the history...
Week in review: AMD simplifies the PC-buying process, we compare Facebook and Facebook Lite, and more
Here’s a rundown of what happened in the last week of tech and business news. First up, the five most popular stories VentureBeat published...
Dreamcast: Ten Years Later, the Truth Revealed: An Investigation, into Mystery!
With the anniversary of its mysterious demise, many questions still linger in the air like dust particles in an NES cartridge that no...
The Best Dreamcast VMU Games
Editor’s note: I had no idea that the Dreamcast VMU played games. I’m surprised by the variety of these games. Sounds like Sega had...
Rebel FM — The PAX Back to School Special
Half hotel hoedown and half raucous road trip, the Rebel FM PAX special is all things to all people, with Arthur, Anthony, and Tyler...