Google Reaches 500,000 Android Activations A Day
Mountain View, Calif. — Google consumers are activating more than half a million Android devices a day, Reuters reported, citing Android Chief Andy Rubin.
Making...
Opera Upgraders Outnumber the Death Star Crew
Opera, the little browser that could, had fun with the rollout of its latest version today. It added an entertaining tracker indicating which unrelated...
Gartner: Consumers to Spend $2.1 Trillion on Digital Products, Services in 2011
Stamford, Conn. – Consumer spending on digital information and entertainment products and services globally will increase to $2.8 trillion by 2015, up from...
WSJ: Blackboard in Advanced Talks to Be Acquired
Washington, DC -- Blackboard, the DC-based developer of educational software, is in advanced talks to be acquired by buyout firm Providence Equity Partners, ...
CNET Report: Top ISPs to Join Content Industry Anti-Piracy Efforts
San Francisco, Calif. — Customers who refuse to stop using the networks operated by internet service providers (ISPs) to engage in piracy may soon...
Cloud Storage Developer StorSimple Raises $10.5 Million
Santa Clara, Calif. -- StorSimple, a Santa Clara-based developer of a cloud storage appliance for Windows and VMware infrastructures, said on Thursday it...
CNN Report: An Analyst’s Vision for the Apple-Branded TV Set
There has been a lot of speculation lately about Apple’s (NASD:AAPL) plans to enter the television display market with an Apple-branded TV set (as...
Bromium Emerges from Stealth with $9.2 Million
Cupertino, Calif. -- Bromium, a developer of technology in the areas of virtualization and security, said on Wednesday it has emerged from stealth mode...
Is Google Entering the Social Games Biz?
Mountain View, CA – A job posting on the Google job board suggests that the Mountain View-based company is starting a new business –...
SoundCloud to Integrate DIY Media’s Cloud-based Solution for Social Commerce
Seattle, WA – DIY Media, a social commerce provider, today announced that music-sharing platform SoundCloud will integrate its cloud-based solution for social commerce.
The solution...
Smarterer Raises $1.5M from True Ventures, Google, Angels
Boston – Smarterer, a provider of online tests that measure “digital, social and technical” skills, has raised $1.5 million in a financing round that...
OwnerIQ Raises $7 Million in Venture Capital
Boston – OwnerIQ, a developer of media buying technology for the advertising industry, has raised $7 million in a round of venture capital...
ScaleXtreme Raises $11 Million in Second Round
Palo Alto, Calif. -- ScaleXtreme, a developer of cloud-based systems management services, said on Tuesday it has raised $11 million in its second...
Armstrong: AOL Open to Potentially Charging for Content
New York -- AOL is open to charging for premium versions of some of its sites, CEO Tim Armstrong told attendees of a media...
Sony Movies Off Netflix Streaming Service Until Starz Contract Issue Resolved
New York – Users of Netflix (NASD:NFLX) may have noticed that Sony movies such as "The Social Network," "Salt" and "Easy A" have been...
EMI Exploring Financial Options
London — EMI Group Ltd (EMI), one of the world’s major music companies, announced Monday that the Board of Directors of its holding company,...
Discovery Launches Curiosity.com Expert Q&A Site
Sliver Spring, Md. -- Discovery Communications, the media company behind such cable television staples as the Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet, on...
iControl Networks Lands $50 Million in Fourth Round
Palo Alto, Calif. -- iControl Networks, a developer of broadband home management technology, said on Monday it has raised more than $50 million...
LivingSocial Announces Families Edition
San Francisco - Daily deals site LivingSocial said on Monday it has launched its Families edition -- which focuses on family- and kid-friendly deals...
Bloomberg Report: Skype Fires Execs to Prepare for Its Acquisition by Microsoft
Luxembourg – Bloomberg reported Sunday that Internet telephone service Skype has fired senior executives in preparation for its $8.5 billion acquisition by Microsoft (NASD:MSFT).
Skype...
