Women more likely than men to see rapid use of mobile payment
Very few Americans use their smartphone to its full capacity, as confirmed by a new Harris Interactive poll. But of those who foresee mobile payments overtaking cash, women think it will happen sooner than men do.
Legend3D promotes Sinnott to COO and Wolkenstein to CFO
Legend3D Inc. has promoted two executives from within, Tom Sinnott and Steven Wolkenstein, to expand the 2D-to-3D conversion technology company’s leadership.
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.
Big Fish Games acquires mobile social studio Self Aware Games
Big Fish Games Inc. has acquired mobile social game developer Self Aware Games and its parent company Social Concepts, a strategic move to dive deeper into the rapidly growing ocean of free-to-play games.
ETC@USC appoints three new board members
The Entertainment Technology Center at the University of Southern California announced the appointment of three new members to the board of the non-profit consortium, representing Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures and Fox Broadcasting Co.
Foursquare responds supportively to Selvadurai's departure
Foursquare has responded to the departure of co-founder Naveen Selvadurai, which Selvadurai disclosed on his personal blog, with a statement of support for whatever he chooses to do in the future.
LivingSocial expands by acquiring Australia's Jump On It
Looking to continue its global expansion, DC-based daily deals company LivingSocial has acquired Australian group buying site Jump On It, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Report: Yahoo restructuring to include thousands of layoffs
Three months into his reign as CEO of Yahoo, Scott Thompson is preparing a massive restructuring of the struggling company that's likely to include thousands of layoffs, Dow Jones' All Things D reported.
comScore names Karrat as president, Global Marketing & Media Solutions
Digital business analytics firm comScore Inc. today announced that Tom Karrat has joined the company in the newly created position of president Global Marketing & Media Solutions.
PC games market reports record $18.6 billion for 2011
Industry trade group the PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA) today reported the global PC games market reached a record $18.6 billion in 2011, representing overall growth of 15 percent over 2010, a significant portion of which is due to the popularity of free-to-play games.
Virgin Gaming players can pay to compete using Mazooma
Virgin Gaming, which hosts online competitive gaming that awards real cash prizes, has signed an agreement with Toronto-based Mazooma that will enable Virgin’s players to tap their personal bank accounts for cash-based tournaments and head-to-head challenges.
Five questions with Kevin Conroy, president of Univision Interactive Media
Kevin Conroy, president of Univision Interactive Media and Enterprise Development, took five with Digital Media Wire to discuss how Hispanic audiences consume and interact with digital media, and what his strategy is for maximizing the opportunities.
Activision Blizzard names ex-Microsoft's Durkin as CFO
Activision Blizzard Inc. has named Dennis Durkin to the position of chief financial officer, reporting directly to CEO Bobby Kotick.
Apple's App Store celebrates 25 billionth download
In the iPhone version of a lottery, Apple was ready to celebrate when it reached 25 billion apps downloaded. That milestone was reached when Chunli Fu of Qingdao, China, chose to download the free version of Disney’s "Where's My Water?"
Slashdot founder Malda joins WaPo Labs
WaPo Labs, the digital technology unit of The Washington Post behind such products as the company's Social Reader news app and Trove personalized news site, on Monday named Rob Malda as chief strategist and editor-at-large.
Yahoo Comedy Channel goes live with new shows
Yahoo Inc. today rolled out the next phase of shows from its previously announced slate of original comedies from top talent, a television alternative that also presents an opportunity for advertisers.
Study: cloud computing will create 14 million jobs by 2015 [with infographic]
New research from IDC predicts that cloud computing will create nearly 14 million new jobs by 2015, with revenues related to innovation in the field reaching more than $1 trillion per year.
Animated shorts lead 'Community' to new season [with video]
The cast of NBC’s comedy "Community" is getting animated about returning for its fourth season, with shorts showing on NBC.com, Hulu and Hulu Plus.
U.S. formally requests Megaupload extraditions
The United States government formally requested the extradition of Kim Dotcom and some of his Megaupload colleagues from New Zealand.
Happy 71st birthday to FM radio
Say happy 71st birthday to FM radio. The very first commercial FM radio station was W47NV in Nashville, and it began broadcasting on March 1, 1941.
