Mobile Devices Lead Stronger Than Expected CE Growth
New York — A report released Monday projects that mobile devices will lead consumer electronics growth to a record high of $190 billion in...
MoboTap Raises $10 Million for Dolphin Mobile Browser
MoboTap, the developer behind the Dolphin Browser for mobile devices, today announced it will receive $10 million in funding. The Series A round was...
Disney May or May Not Join UltraViolet, Apparently
Apple and Disney will join the other major studios and companies in the cross-industry UltraViolet consortium, according to one interpretation of hints from a...
Philips Plans $700 Million Cost Cuts After Poor Q2 Results
Netherlands — Royal Philips Electronics NV announced an unexpected $1.8 billion net loss for their second quarter Monday, the first financial report since transferring...
'Upstairs Downstairs,' 'Poirot' Now Streaming
Acorn Media U.S. is making its catalog of British mystery and drama programs available to U.S. audiences via a newly launched premium subscription...
Google+ Has Testosterone Imbalance
Statistical analysis is confirming something many Google+ users have begun to suspect – it's a boy's club. Two companies have released data that indicate...
Spotify Cleared for Thursday U.S. Launch
Spotify issued a brief statement confirming that it will launch in the United States on Thursday. “Spotify, the award-winning digital music service loved by...
Nine States Protest Sprint's T-Mobile Acquisition
Overland Park, Kan. — Sprint Nextel disclosed in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) June 28 that the company has received subpoenas...
Games Are Serious Business: Electronic Arts Buys PopCap
Electronic Arts Inc. has agreed to acquire PopCap Games Inc. in a deal that could be worth $1.3 billion, depending on the casual game...
Netflix Eliminates Unlimited Streaming Plus DVD Subscriptions
Entertainment rental service Netflix announced price changes Tuesday that will increase the monthly cost to many subscribers who wish to keep their current level...
Pandora Releases New Design, Hits 100 Million Users
Oakland, Calif. — Pandora has traded in its Flash website design for a simpler look, with Pandora One subscribers getting the first experience of...
Mac Users Affected by HDMI Licensing
Many thousands of people apparently have an illicit cable in their possession. In a situation that primarily involves Mac users, standards body HDMI.org has...
YouTube Plays with Cosmic Panda Redesign
YouTube has never won awards for its appearance or user interface, but a new experimental redesign called Cosmic Panda demonstrates the company is addressing...
Net Neutrality Inches Closer to Approval
The Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules got closer to official status Thursday evening when the FCC filed the documents with the Office of...
Microsoft's Bing Lassos iPads
It’s not often that Microsoft comes up with something that is simpler and more intuitive than Apple’s equivalent, but this week’s update to Bing...
ISPs Agree to Copyright Protection Measures
After many months of discussions, most of the major U.S. Internet service providers have signed an agreement Thursday to take action against users who...
Soaps Will Bubble Again on Digital Platforms
Soap operas are known for their plot twists, so it’s only fitting that All My Children and One Life to Live won’t die in...
Marcus Theaters Goes Nearly All Digital
Marcus Theaters announced it will be putting digital cinema systems in 630 first-run screens, the result of a licensing agreement with Cinedigm Digital...
Obama Tweets Town Hall Meeting
Washington, D.C. — President Barack Obama answered live tweets from Twitter users across the nation at a Twitter Town Hall meeting at the White...
Facebook Partners with Skype
Palo Alto, Calif. — Facebook announced today during a live press conference on their Facebook Live page that they have partnered with Skype to...
