USA Today's Jefferson Graham and EVB Live shine the light on AZ startup scene – video

This week USA Today tech correspondent, host and producer of USA TODAY’s Talking Tech video series and author Jefferson Graham, spent time with AZ Tech Beat checking out local incubators such as SeedSpot and interviewing many thriving startups who showed off their gadgets for extreme sports, mobile technology, edu tech and more. As Graham discovered, there are pros and … Read more

Scottsdale's nettime solution acquired by Paychex

Scottsdale’s nettime solutions LLC, a cloud-based time and attendance software, announced that is has been acquired for an undisclosed amount by Paychex, Inc., the leading payroll, human resource and benefits outsourcing provider for small- to medium-sized businesses. According to Paychex President and CEO Martin Mucci, nettime solutions’ “development expertise” is a perfect partnership for Paychex’s outstanding customer service solutions. nettime … Read more

Beat summer boredom with a bunny, a buffoon and balloons

School’s out for the summer which means family outings and long trips in the car are already scheduled for the rest of the season. Luckily, iPhones come to the rescue to make the car’s backseat more bearable for your little ones. If you’re looking for another game to add to their arsenal, there’s a new … Read more

Pure Chat unveils pricing plans for popular live chat service

Pure Chat, a popular live support and sales software, announced to its users that the company will introduce a pricing plan beginning September 1, 2014. In a newsletter from the company, Founder Pure Chat Hamid Shojaee explained that the fees will help the company invest in improvements to the live chat software. [youtube]http://youtu.be/QojVN5orj2M[/youtube] Shojaee assured … Read more

Local Motors presented at first-ever White House Maker Faire

Local Motors, Inc., a Chandler, AZ company and the world’s leading open-source hardware innovation company, was part of the first-ever White House Maker Faire, June 18, 2014. In February 2014 the White House announced its intent to celebrate America’s students and entrepreneurs who are inventing the future. The event took place at the White House … Read more

SpyFu Disrupts SEO by finding the best inbound links via keyword

Rankings. Marketers and SEO experts lose sleep on how to get their clients’ and their company’s website ranked higher on Google or to the top of a page one search. Yes there are tools out there that offer a comprehensive report, ranking capabilities and the ability to see all the links from whatever domain you plug-in-but … Read more

Collaborate, create and have a beer: AZ co-working spaces make work fun

A 9-5 workday just isn’t what it used to be—especially for entrepreneurs and small businesses when it comes to getting work done. The day-to-day needs and lifestyle for this demographic are a little different than the average office worker, so why should they expect to work in the same ho-hum environment? Co-working spaces are becoming … Read more

Tesla Motors’ stock jumps as they announce patent sharing philosophy

Tesla Motors, an American car company that designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles, recently saw an increase in their stock price due to an announcement made by Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk about their philosophy of patent sharing. Tesla Motors’ stock rose Monday morning after last week’s announcement of their new open source philosophy to their patents. Tesla’s stock … Read more

Who will win $250K? Top 10 Finalists AZ Innovation Challenge announced

The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) announced today their 10 finalists for its Spring 2014 Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC), a competition where recipients could win up to $250,000 in grant funding capital to grow their business. Twice a year, the ACA awards $1.5 million to innovative, early-stage AZ startups from industries such as IT, bio and … Read more