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...
Barnes & Noble Makes Play for Dropped Amazon Affiliates
New York - Bookseller Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) on Monday sent an
open letter to members of rival Amazon.com's (NASD: AMZN) affiliate program, inviting any
dropped...
Sony: PlayStation 2 Global Shipments Top 150 Million
Tokyo - Sony (NYSE: SNE) Computer Entertainment announced on Monday that
it has now shipped more than 150 million units of its PlayStation 2 console,
since the...
RIM Developing BlackBerry PlayBook Tablets for LTE, HSPA
Barcelona - BlackBerry smartphone maker Research in Motion
(RIM) (NASD: RIMM) has announced plans to release two additional BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
models later this year. The company's...
French Streaming Music Service Deezer Plans Intl. Expansion
Paris - France-based streaming music service Deezer on
Monday announced plans to expand its service to international markets, by
seeking partnership with local mobile network operators....
Dotgay Taps Neustar for Support on .Gay Domain Name
Sterling, Va. - Dotgay announced on Monday that it has
selected Neustar, the large domain name registry services, to provide the
backend technology required to support...
DirecTV Debuts 3net, 3D Network From Sony, Discovery, IMAX
Culver City, Calif. - 3net, the joint venture 3D television
network from Sony (NYSE: SNE), Discovery (NASD: DISCA) and IMAX (NYSE: IMAX), launched on DirecTV's (NYSE: DTV) satellite TV
service...
Aspiro, Telenor Launch Mobile Music Service in Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden - Mobile entertainment publisher Aspiro
Music said on Monday that it has launched its WiMP streaming music service in
Sweden, with mobile network partner...
RIM Backs New $150 BlackBerry Fund for Mobile Developers
Waterloo, Canada - BlackBerry smartphone maker Research in
Motion (RIM) (NASD: RIMM) announced on Monday that it has led a new $150 million investment
in BlackBerry Partners...
