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Cortina Names Ex-NVIDIA Executive Michael Hara as Vice President of Investor Relations and CommunicationsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:56AMCortina Systems, Inc. , delivering innovative technologies that link people and networks worldwide, today announced that Michael Hara, formerly senior vice president of NVIDIA Corporation, has joined Cortina as vice president of investor relations and communications, reporting to Cortina president and CEO, Amir Nayyerhabibi.

She taught dad to read and write, he taught her the tow truck businessTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:32AMTammy Maltba was 9 years old when her dad put her in a wrecker, propped a pillow behind her so she could reach the clutch and started teaching his little girl to drive. Her father, Tommy’s Wrecker founder Tommy Morgan, would point out a junk car...

Google releases official Google+ app for iOSTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:30AMGoogle+ has hit the App Store with its official dedicated app.

Seriously, Samsung: Where is the Galaxy S II?Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:30AMSamsung announced the Galaxy S II in February. This is July. Where is the phone?

As rents rise, these neighborhoods lead the packTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:23AMHere are the four most expensive Boston/Cambridge neighborhoods for renters:Kendall Square - average asking price of $2,760.East Cambridge - average...

NuStar Logistics and Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. Transporting Eagle Ford Crude to Corpus ChristiTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:20AMWICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of an agreement with Koch Pipeline Company, L.P., NuStar Logistics has reactivated its Pettus South Pipeline to transport Eagle Ford Shale crude oil to Corpus Christi, Texas. “With the startup of this new capacity with NuStar, we are continuing to bring quick transportation solutions to Eagle Ford producers and to our customers in South Texas,” said Kim ...

SV Angel, True Ventures And Others Put $1 Million Into Interest-Based Connections App OneTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:17AM19-year-old entrepreneur Cory Levy is trying to solve a problem. He believes that we miss millions of opportunities to meet like-minded people because we don't have any knowledge of the people around us. There could be people within feet of you at a coffee shop, office building or bar who share friends, interests and professional connections, but we may never realize this in the physical world ...

Hearst's Groupon Clone Could Be A Huge BusinessTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:01AMHearst plans to launch a daily deals service later this summer, starting with offerings targeting the subscribers of Road & Track and Car and Driver . By the end of the year, the company plans to be selling group deals for all its magazine brands.

Angel Investing SecretsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:45AMEarlier this year, I wrote a relatively thorough blog post on how my partner Jose Marin and I make angel investments: A SuperAngel’s Investment Guide . While revisiting the topic, I realized a few elements were worth clarifying.