Strategic Sharing: Zipcar Leads $13.7M Investment In Campus Car-Sharing Startup Wheelz
February 22, 2012 – 8:25 am | No Comment

Well, you have to hand it to the strategy team over at Zipcar . Arguably the largest on-demand car-sharing network, Zipcar went public last year and not long after saw its market cap cross $1 billion . It’s since fallen back, and with collaborative consumption and the market for car-sharing heating up, the big players have to make moves. Zipcar has since forged a partnership with Ford, making it the largest provider of cars for Zipcar’s University program , and, in December, the company took a controlling stake in Spain’s largest car-sharing network, Avancar . Today finds Zipcar making another strategic move to get its mitts in fellow car-sharing companies, again with a focus on universities, whose students are among the most eager adopters of car-sharing models. What do I mean? The company today announced that it is a lead investor in the $13.7 million series A financing of Wheelz , a junior, university-focused version of itself. The Detroit-based Fontinalis…

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Dell XPS 15Z Preview [Sticky Post]
October 11, 2011 – 1:36 am | No Comment
Dell XPS 15Z Preview [Sticky Post] We at Dell respect the Ubergizmo audience, so you can say we are flattered earlier in the year when this positive story first circulated. Thank You. It’s not a secret anymore, Dell is going to release the Dell XPS 15Z which looks like a Macbook-Pro “peer” at PC prices. The Dell XPS 15Z uses a lot of design elements from the late Adamo line of products: aluminum, clean ports, backlit keyboard, and overall nice aspect. However, it ...
Dell ships 10.1-inch Inspiron Mini 1018 to Europe, heading elsewhere soon
August 23, 2010 – 2:40 am | No Comment
Dell ships 10.1-inch Inspiron Mini 1018 to Europe, heading elsewhere soon Looking for yet another Mini 10 netbook? How's about one with a curvaceous chassis modeled after the Inspiron R series? Dell's just pushed out the Inspiron Mini 1018 across the pond, offering a
T-Mobile’s HSPA+ blankets 85 million Americans in warm ‘4G’ comfort
July 21, 2010 – 5:33 am | No Comment
T-Mobile’s HSPA+ blankets 85 million Americans in warm ‘4G’ comfort The 4G wars are really getting fierce, and we love the smell of bandwidth in the morning. The latest volley comes from T-Mobile, taking this opportunity to let us all know that its HSPA+ network is more pervasive than any other 4G offering in the nation, currently covering 85 million people in the States and growing to 185 million by 2011. Of course, HSPA+ isn't true ...
Dell to release Looking Glass tablet
April 23, 2010 – 10:42 pm | No Comment
Dell to release Looking Glass tablet “Looking Glass” is the strange name of the upcoming tablet developed by Dell, which for now is only a rumor but it should actually become a fact in the next weeks. Anyhow, there aren’t many details about the Dell Looking Glass but we do know that it will feature a Tegra 2 as the processor, and Android 2.1 as the operative system. Other features include a 1.3-megapixel camera and optional TV via DVB-T or ATSC. We will keep you updated about the ...
CTIA 2010 Wrap-up: Android, Android, Android
March 28, 2010 – 1:55 pm | No Comment
CTIA 2010 Wrap-up: Android, Android, Android Bags have been packed, poker chips have been cashed, and planes have been boarded – and with that, the mobile-focused CTIA 2010 convention in Las Vegas has come to a close. Each time an event like this blows through town, tech heads do their best to distract themselves from their hangovers by writing monstrous posts on which platform or technology “won” the show. When it comes to CTIA 2010, the winner is clear cut and undisputed: Android. They could have called this year’s show “Android Week” and ...
Dell’s Broadcom Crystal HD Mini 10 now shipping to beta Flashers worldwide
February 26, 2010 – 8:52 am | No Comment
Dell’s Broadcom Crystal HD Mini 10 now shipping to beta Flashers worldwide Dell's refresh of the Mini 10 didn't exactly knock our socks off when we got a chance to spend some quality time with it last month, but it did prove to be a solid performer and did as advertised, playing back 1080p content with aplomb -- so long as you did it within a player that could make the most of a ...