LawLogix appoints Chief Technology/Product Officer

LawLogix Group, Inc., a leading Software as a Service (SaaS) provider to immigration attorneys and human resource professionals, announced today the appointment of Bobby S. Babbrah as Chief Technology/Product Officer. In the newly created role, Mr. Babbrah will set the strategic direction and architecture for the company’s platform and products. “We are excited to have … Read more

Developer of GRAVE releases horror virtual reality experience via Oculus Rift

AZTB recently took a tech field trip to the University of Advancing Technology to sneak a peak at just some of the game development awesomeness taking place. We were lucky enough to speak with UAT almunus Tristan Parrish Moore, developer of the thrilling virtual reality experience – Grave. Parrish Moore graduated from UAT in 2012 … Read more

Certive Solutions Inc. announces closure of $2.1M unit private placement

The Board of Directors of Certive Solutions Inc. (“Certive” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that effective February 14, 2014, the Company has successfully closed its previously announced C$2,100,000 unit private placement and C$400,000 convertible debenture private placement. The Company has sold 21,000,000 units in a non-brokered private placement, each unit consisting of one … Read more

Will 100M Sapphire-crystal Apple screens be manufactured in Arizona?

If the rumors are true, GT Advanced Technologies, based in Mesa, Arizona, acquired enough sapphire crystal furnaces to produce over 100 million iPhone screens in a single year. Apple and GT Advanced Technologies partnered last year with many speculating that GT Advanced’s sapphire producing capabilities is what made Apple partner with them in the first … Read more

32 startups advance to round 2 in Venture Madness

Venture Madness, presented by Invest Southwest, in partnership with Arizona Commerce Authority announced the next round of 32 startups, from the original 64, to advance to round two in the head-to-head competition. Round two is critical as the public vote will directly help their favorite startup advance to the live pitch portion of Venture Madness … Read more

Forbes ranks Phoenix as 3rd fastest growing city in the U.S.

The United States went through a drastic change in 2008, when the stock market and entire economy had a major decline, leading to a nation-wide recession. Fast forward to present time, 2014 has already got off to a good start. Forbes just announced the 20 fastest growing cities in the United States. Fastest growing cities … Read more

Tom Rusling, General Manager of iAcquire, to speak at February FLFPHOENIX

Attendees of the January Free Lunch Friday are still buzzing about Todd Hartley, CEO of WireBuzz, who discussed how to move up in Google rankings through authentic content. Hartley spoke to the sold out Free Lunch Friday Phoenix crowd at Axosoft about the utilization of Google+ for small businesses. Even though the social features of … Read more

Gadgets for the Guru

NuMetrex The NuMetrex is a wearable body monitor that allows users to get more information and results out of their workouts. The monitor works with NuMetrex’s heart rate monitoring apparel for men and women. The apparel features sensing technology knit into the fabric. The monitor and apparel together sync with compatible sports watches, smartphones or … Read more

Facebook's Paper Wants To Be Your News Aggregator

In February, Facebook released its new app Paper. Paper aggregates your Facebook app with news that interests you. For those familiar with Flipboard, Paper’s tiled interface may strike a chord. The AZ Tech Beat Team sat down and explored this new app. Pros: -No Ads – (at least for now) -Clean interface -Declutters your Facebook … Read more

Arizona ranked 2nd in nation for job growth

Unemployment spiked in October 2009 at the height of the recession, and it has taken over 4 years to finally see the recovery. Unemployment was at a low of 6.6 percent in the month of January 2014, which is a vast decrease from the highest unemployment rate of 10 percent. According to MarketTalks News ten … Read more