Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days:
RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet demo shows off multitasking with games (video) — Research in Motion is launching its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet soon and our close-up demo of the device shows that it’s a pretty good game, video, and multimedia machine.
iPad 2 reviews proclaim it king of the tablets, but not an essential upgrade — When it comes to iPad 2 reviews, there aren’t many surprises.
One lone dude awaits iPad 2 at Apple’s SXSW store — Apple probably expected a bigger crowd forming at its South by Southwest 2011 popup store in downtown Austin yesterday.
The best place to set up your startup — Venture capitalist John Backus asks: Do you have to be in Silicon Valley to get the contacts, staff, and VC attention you need to build a venture-backed company?
And here are five more stories we think are important, thought-provoking, fun, or all of the above:
Not so pretty: Layoffs at e-commerce darling ModCloth — Hot e-commerce startup ModCloth laid off just over a dozen of its 248 employees.
Charlie Sheen seeks social media intern — will he pay in tiger blood? — Fresh off one of the most legendary media meltdowns of all time, actor Charlie Sheen is now seeking a social media intern to manage his online shenanigans.
Worst idea ever: Sprint in talks to buy T-Mobile — Deutsche Telekom is apparently in talks with Sprint to sell its T-Mobile USA division.
Do AOL’s layoffs spell doom for quality journalism? — AOL eliminated approximately 900 jobs this week.
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Tags: Angry Birds, BlackBerry PlayBook, iPad 2, Mobile gaming, South by Southwest, sxsw
Companies: aol, Apple, epic games, ModCloth, Research In Motion, RIM, Rovio, sprint, T Mobile
People: Charlie Sheen, John Backus
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