aztechbeat The Office of University Research Parks recently announced four technology startup companies that graduated from the Mentored Launch Program at the Arizona Center for Innovation. Some of their graduates have received national recognition for their companies. The Arizona Center for Innovation is a business incubator and assist start-up companies by using a series of workshops, … Read more
The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) selected 20 recipients for its AZ Fast Grant program, a highly competitive grant providing qualified Arizona-based, early stage technology companies with intensive training and technical assistance to commercialize their innovations, grow their business, and most importantly, create jobs for Arizona. According to the ACA, companies may use AZ Fast Grants … Read more
Foresold, a Scottsdale-based, award-winning digital marketing agency, announced over the weekend that it acquired Lezal Marketing, a Phoenix-based, full-service marketing firm, in a mix of cash and stock options. CEO Joshua Elizetxe, an Arizona State graduate from Barrett, The Honors College, states the acquisition is part of an aggressive strategy to increase marketing efficiency within … Read more
FLF is back in full swing for the month of September! Last month’s FLF kicked off with speaker Thom Brodeur, executive vice president of venture management at Tallwave, who spoke about how Arizona’s entrepreneurial ecosystem can help the state compete on a global stage by taking innovations all the way to commercialization, faster and with … Read more
This weekend iPhone lovers will get a double dose of smartphone choices with 5s and 5c. Walter S. Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal states that the 5s is “’for anyone looking for a premium, advanced smartphone.’ He calls the phone’s Touch ID fingerprint sensor ‘a potentially game-changing hardware feature’ and iOS 7 ‘a radically new operating … Read more
Parchment, the leader in electronic transcript exchange, announced at the National Association of College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) in Toronto, Canada upgrades to Parchment Receive, a web-based solution for one to request, receive and analyze eTranscripts. It is designed to enhance college admission’s productivity and support student goals. Parchment as helped more than 3 million people … Read more
In Week II of Gadgets for the Guru – Pet Edition, the AZ Tech Beat team found some new ways for you to interact with and keep track of your pets. Take a look! Go-Go Dog Pal, as seen on ABC Good Morning America, Wired and Mashable, is a remote operated interactive dog toy that … Read more
BY TRACY HOUSE Maps and information of must-see tourist sites, ratings and reviews of neighborhood restaurants, free Wi-Fi locations, the closest ATM and directions to the nearest public transportation all in one place – your phone. With all these amenities so close at hand, augmented reality (AR) app developers are making life, and leisure, easy … Read more
GoDaddy, the world’s leading domain name provider, has acquired Afternic, one of the industry’s leading domain name aftermarket companies based in Waltham, Massachusetts. The acquisition will enable buyers to quickly and easily purchase registered domain names for sale. Afternic was founded in 1999, lists more than five million premium domain names for sale, and receives … Read more
The AZTB gadget review team got the chance to test the waters on the Moto X and the Samsung Galaxy Mega. Our team included a software developer, an engineer, a tech savvy consumer and a public relations specialist with the mission to put the devices to heavy use for three days and share their opinions about … Read more