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BIA/Kelsey Predicts Mobile Ad Spending to Quadruple to $4 Billion By...

Arlington, Va. — Mobile ad spending for smartphones could quadruple over the next four years to $4 billion, according to a new report by BIA/Kelsey,...

Harry Potter Goes Digital: Launching Social Site and e-Books

San Francisco, Calif. — Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling announced Thursday that her popular series of fantasy novels will soon be available as e-books...

Usabilla Raises $1M To Develop User Feedback Tools

Amsterdam, N.L. — Usabilla, a company that produces website usability tools, said on Wednesday that it has raised $1 million in its new round...

Reuters: Judge Says Apple Has "Stumbling Block" in Trademark Suit Against...

San Jose, Calif. — In a federal court hearing for Apple's (NASD:AAPL) trademark infringement lawsuit against Amazon.com (NASD:AMZN) Wednesday, District Judge Phyllis Hamilton stated that Apple would face...

Google Facing Antitrust Investigation of Search-Ad Business

Mountain View, Calif. — Google (NASD:GOOG) is in the midst of a Federal antitrust investigation into whether it has abused its dominance in the...

Zynga's "Empires & Allies" Gains 39 Million Users in 25 Days

San Francisco — Zynga’s “Empires and Allies” social game has exceeded 39 million users in 25 days, passing the company’s successful "Farmville" numbers, Venture...

Gartner: Consumers to Spend $2.1 Trillion on Digital Products, Services in...

Stamford, Conn. – Consumer spending on digital information and entertainment products and services globally will increase to $2.8 trillion by 2015, up from...

Mobile Banking Expected To Help 2 Billion People By 2020

London — Mobile financial services are projected to improve the lives of nearly two billion people in developing countries by 2020, according to a...

Microsoft Office 365 Cloud Service Goes Live, Rivals Google Apps

Redmond, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. officially launched their Office 365 cloud service Tuesday at an event hosted in New York by chief executive Steve...

RockMelt Web Browser Raises Additional $30 Million

Mountain View, Calif. — RockMelt, a social web browser startup company, said on Wednesday that it has raised an extra $30 million in a...