NBC tonight debuts "Hidden Planet," a monthly documentary series that can be seen exclusively on iPad before being posted at RockCenterNBC.com a week later.

Mobile social video application Viddy has raised $6 million dollars in financing from returning investorsBattery Ventures with participation from Greycroft Ventures and Qualcomm.

The NPD Group determined that cheerleaders for smartphone apps may be disappointed at how well they scored during Super Bowl XLVI.

Mobile phone animated avatar Talking Tom is now available in premium branded versions. Outfit7 worked with Digital Artists and Iconicfuture on the initiative, which dresses Tom as a player on six of the world's most popular soccer teams.

Mobeam, a developer of communications technology that allows mobile phones to interact with laser scanners at retail checkouts, has added another $1.5 million to its first round of funding, closing the round at $6.4 million.

Rdio has reignited the intense competition among the streaming music services by totally redesigning its Android app, drawing attention back to the listener experience, which is now equal to its iPhone sibling.

Anyone looking for a Super Bowl party is invited to join two NFL stars on PlayUp, the free social network app for sports fans, where St. Louis Rams' Steven Jackson and Buffalo Bills' Steve Johnson will be interacting with football fans from all over the world during Sunday’s game.

Innovative Leisure, a new game development studio formed by pioneers well-known in the industry, has signed a strategic “first look” agreement with financially challenged THQ.

Bitzio Inc. today announced that William Schonbrun will succeed Gordon McDougall as Bitzio's president and chief executive officer. Schonbrun was formerly special advisor to the CEO, with a seat on the company’s board of directors.

Avid today released a video editing app for the iPad. Avid Studio is not designed to replace an editing bay, but at $4.99 nobody would expect it to.