HADOPI Conducts Survey on French "Three-Strikes" File-Sharing Law
Paris - A new survey, conducted by the organization set up in France to administer its "three-strikes" file-sharing law, found that 50% of citizens...
New AOL Media Unit to Target Energy, Govt. and Defense Sectors
New York - AOL (NYSE: AOL) on Monday launched a new trade media unit called AOL Industry, which the company said will aim to bring...
Netflix Inks Multi-Year Streaming Deal With Miramax
Beverly Hills, Calif. - Netflix (NASD: NFLX) on Monday announced that it has signed a new multi-year deal with film studio Miramax, providing
"Instant Streaming" access...
Samsung Already Announces iPad 3 Competitor
Los Angeles - Samsung will demonstrate an all-new 10.1-inch display at the SID Display Week 2011 International Symposium next week, according to recent press...
Report: U.S. Video Game Sales Up 20% in April to $961.2 Million
Port Washington, N.Y. - U.S. video game sales rebounded in
April, up 20% to $961.2 million from $802.4 million a year ago, according to a
report...
Retail E-Commerce Spending Grows 12% from Year Ago
Reston, Va. - E-commerce spending in the U.S. rose 12% last
quarter, compared with the year before, marking the sixth straight quarter of
positive growth, according...
Playdom to Pay FTC $3 Million for Disclosing Children's Data
Washington - Virtual worlds and online games publisher
Playdom has agreed to pay $3 million to settle charges from the U.S. Federal
Trade Commission (FTC), that...
Emerging Markets Drive Software Piracy to Record $59B in 2010
Washington - Theft of software for personal computers leapt
14% globally last year to a record commercial value of $59 billion, according
to new figures from...
LimeWire to Pay Labels $105 Million to Settle Copyright Suit
New York - File-sharing service LimeWire will pay $105
million to settle copyright infringement claims from the four major record
labels, avoiding the $1.4 billion in...
WSJ: Google, Justice Dept. Near Settlement Over Pharmacy Ads
Washington - Google is nearing a settlement with the U.S.
Justice Department over allegations the company illegally accepted ads from foreign
online pharmacies, and is expected...
Report: Mobile "Check-in" Services Gaining Popularity
Reston, Va. - Though still in its relative infancy, mobile
device "check-in" services like Facebook Places, Foursquare and
Gowalla are now attracting 7.1% of all mobile...
Game Publisher We R Intetractive Scores $5 Million
London - Online games publisher We R Interactive announced
on Friday that it has raised $5 million in a second round of funding.
Investors
included Paul Fitzsimons,...
Google, Danger Mouse Team on 3D Interactive Music Video
Mountain View, Calif. - Google has teamed with musician and
producer Danger Mouse, and director Chris Milk on a new interactive 3D music
video, similar in...
Simulmedia Lands $9.25 Million for TV Ad Targeting
New York - Simulmedia, the developer of a targeted ad
platform for television, has raised $9.25 in new funding from existing
investors, GigaOM reported.
The firm's previous...
Myspace Music Offers to Port Artist Profiles to Facebook
Los Angeles - Myspace Music, the joint venture between News
Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) social network and the major record labels, has released a new program
that lets...
Visa to Launch Digital Wallet Service
San Francisco - Credit card firm Visa on Wednesday announced
plans to launch a new digital wallet service in the U.S. and Canada in the
fall,...
Shares of FriendFinder Networks Down After $50M IPO
New York - Adult personals site owner and Penthouse magazine
publisher FriendFinder Networks (NASD: FFN) raised $50 million in an initial public
offering (IPO) of shares on...
PROTECT IP Act Would Further Target 'Rogue Websites'
San Francisco - A new version of legislation intended to
ratchet up anti-piracy efforts would see search engines, ISPs, credit card
firms and online advertising networks...
Google Chrome Adds In-App Payments, 'Angry Birds'
San Francisco - Google (NASD: GOOG) on Wednesday announced that its
Chrome Web Store will be expanded internationally, and launched in-app payments
for the platform that will...
Microsoft to Alter Mobile Device Location Data Collection
Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) has ceased its tying of an
anonymous unique device identifier to location data it collects from Windows
Phone devices, and plans...
