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...
Report: Google Plans $20/Month Laptop, Software for Students
San Francisco - Google is expected to launch a new Chrome
operating system-powered laptop and complementary software bundle that it will
offer to students for $20...
Google Sets Aside $500 Million for Justice Dept. Ad Settlement
Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) said it has put aside $500
million to cover potential penalties leveled by the Justice Department over an
unknown investigation...
Scensta Lands Funding for College Bookstore Media Network
San Diego - Scensta Media Networks, a unit of Crescent House
Publishing that provides HD LCD digital media screens for out-of-home
advertising, has raised an undisclosed...
Pageonce Raises $15 Million for Mobile Finance Service
Palo Alto, Calif. - Pageonce, the provider of a daily
finance service for mobile devices, said on Wednesday that it has closed a new
$15 million...
Sourcebits Gets $10 Million for Mobile App Development
Bangalore, India - Sourcebits, a provider of consumer and
enterprise mobile app development services, announced on Wednesday that it has
raised $10 million in funding, from...
Downloads of HBO GO 'TV Everywhere' App Top 1 Million
New York - Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) HBO said on Tuesday that its HBO Go
app for Apple's iPhone and iPad, and Google Android mobile devices...
TiVo Wins Major Decision in DVR Patent Fight With DISH
Alviso, Calif. - TiVo (NASD: TIVO) said on Wednesday that the United
States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sitting en banc has ruled in
its...
Poker Sites, DOJ Reach Deal to Let U.S. Users Access Funds
New York - The U.S. Justice Department has reached an
agreement with two of the online gambling companies whose domains it seized
last week, which will...
The Washington Post Launches Personalized News Site Trove
Washington - The Washington Post on Wednesday launched
Trove, a free site that searches around 10,000 news sources to let visitors
personalize their content.
Through integration...
Cablevision iPad App Offers Live Streaming of 300 Channels
Bethpage, N.Y. - Cablevision (NYSE: CVC), the nation's eighth-largest cable TV
provider, on Monday released an iPad application that lets subscribers view
live streams of some 300...
Chinese Online Ad Targeter Yoyi Media Lands $20 Million
Beijing - Yoyi Media, a provider of targeted online
advertising services in China, announced on Tuesday that it has closed a $20
million second round of...
