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Apple: 1.7 Million iPhone 4s Sold During Launch Weekend

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD:  AAPL) announced on Monday that it sold over 1.7 million iPhone 4 units between last Thursday, when the device first went...

Angry Birds Space promotions are literally out of this world [with...

Rovio’s strategy for today’s launch of Angry Birds Space goes beyond global domination to literally out of this world. Elements include Walmart, Samsung, National Geographic Books, and video from the International Space Station.

Foursquare marks its day (4/4^2) with 20 million milestone [with video...

In commemoration of Foursquare Day, April 16 - 4/4^2 for the mathematically challenged - the check-in service announced it now has 20 million users who collectively have checked in more than 2 billion times.

HP Acquires Mobile Music Service Provider Melodeo

Seattle - HP (NYSE: HPQ) has paid between $30 million and $35 million to acquire Melodeo, operator of the nuTsie mobile music streaming service, TechCrunch reported. Seattle-based Melodeo...

MTV, Foursquare Partner on STD Test "Check-in" Badge

New York - Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) MTV on Tuesday announced a partnership with location-based social network Foursquare, that will award young people who "check-in" at health clinics...

DEW Startup Competition Entry Deadline – Jan. 1, 2017

Hey Everyone, To all of you involved in digital entertainment startups, the entry deadline for the 2017 Digital Entertainment World Startup Competition is this...

Cell phone vigilante prompts FCC warning

News reports about a passenger using a hand-held device to block cell phones on a bus captured the public’s imagination and prompted a warning from the FCC that using or importing jammers is illegal.

SnagFilms Expands to Android, Connnected TVs

SnagFilms, which makes a curated library of sponsor-supported movies available for on-demand streaming, can now be used via new apps on most Android phones and tablets.

Clear Channel's iHeartRadio Plans to Clobber Pandora, Spotify

The reinvented iHeartRadio is now available in beta, open only to those who have “liked” its parent Clear Channel Radio on Facebook. The free service combines more than 800 live, professional radio stations with stations that are custom created on the fly to suit each listener. Pandora, Spotify and other custom music should keep on their toes.

Research: Up to 25 percent of all mobile streaming is YouTube[with...

Video and audio streaming make up more than half of mobile data traffic in North America, much of which is YouTube, followed at a distance by Pandora and Netflix.