Universal Music Taps Netbiscuits for Mobile Artist Sites

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Mark Hefflinger
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New York
– Universal Music Group said on Thursday that it ahs partners with Netbiscuits
to expand its direct-to-consumer mobile content and services. Under the deal, Universal
will use Netbiscuits’ platform to launch additional artist-branded mobile sites
and services, offering features like the ability to make purchases directly
from their phones.


 

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Motally to Provide Analytics for Apple iPad

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Mark Hefflinger
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San Francisco – Motally, a provider of mobile analytics services, said on
Thursday that it has launched a new analytics service for Apple’s (NASD: AAPL) new iPad. The
company said it will track usage of applications developed for the iPhone which
are being used on the iPad, as well as iPad-specific apps, once Apple releases
the iPad software development kit to the developer community.

 

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http://blog.motally.com/2010/01/motally-launches-analytics-for-apple-ipad/

IndustryGamers.com Names Mark Friedler as Publisher

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Mark Hefflinger
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San Francisco
– Video game industry news site IndustryGamers.com on Thursday named Mark
Friedler as publisher. Friedler previously founded Internet technology and
advertising firms VCast and Gigex, and most recently was the founder and CEO of
GameDaily, which was acquired in 2006 by AOL.


 

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http://www.industrygamers.com

Apple Lifts Restrictions on 3G VoIP Calls for iPhone, iPod Touch

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Mark Hefflinger
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Los Angeles
– Apple (NASD: AAPL) has lifted restrictions that will now allow developers to create VoIP
applications for its iPhone and iPod touch that will enable the devices to
Internet-based calls over a 3G network.

The company is now including the
necessary tools in its iPhone software development kit.

The move follows
AT&T’s announcement in October that it would allow third-party VoIP
software to be used on its 3G network to make Internet-based phone calls.

Among
the first to offer a VoIP application for the iPhone 3G are iCall and Fring.

 

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(TechCrunch)

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http://www.fring.com

Hackers Attack U.S. House Websites, Leave Anti-Obama Notes

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Mark Hefflinger
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Washington
– A hacker made a bipartisan attack on the websites of 49 members of the U.S.
House of Representatives last night, and posted a negative comment about
President Barack Obama, the Associated Press reported.

Jeff Ventura, a
spokesman for the chief administrative office, told AP that while most
lawmakers’ sites are managed internally, the sites that suffered the attacks
are managed by a third-party vendor, GovTrends of Alexandria, Va.

The crude
defacements reportedly included messages such as: "F— OBAMA!! Red Eye
CREW !!!!! O RESTO E HACKER!!! by HADES; m4V3RiCk; T4ph0d4 — FROM BRASIL"

Ventura noted that
GovTrends was in the midst of an update when the attack occurred, adding that 18
House sites managed by GovTrends were defaced last year.

 

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(AP)

Microsoft Sues Lithuanian BitTorrent Site for $43 Million

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Mark Hefflinger
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Redmond, Wash.
– Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against LinkoManija,
reportedly the largest BitTorrent file-sharing tracker site in Lithuania,
TorrentFreak reports.

With the aid of local anti-piracy agency LANVA, Microsoft
has filed suit against LinkoManija and its alleged operator, Kestas Ermanas,
seeking $43 million in damages.

Ermanas, whose assets and company have been
seized as a result of the lawsuit, is alleged to have facilitated the sharing
of unauthorized copies of Microsoft’s Office 2003 and 2007 software suites.

In
an interview with TorrentFreak, Ermanas maintains that he and his company have
not operated the LinkoManija site since December 2009.

TorrentFreak also
reported in November that LANVA reported the IP addresses of some 100 users of
LinkoManija to authorities on allegations they were sharing copies of Windows
7.

 

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(TorrentFreak)

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(TorrentFreak)

http://www.linkomanija.net

Nintendo Revenues Fall 23%; Earnings Down 9.4%

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Mark Hefflinger
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Tokyo
– Nintendo posted a 9.4% decline in earnings and 23% drop in revenues for the
first three-quarters of its fiscal year, ended Dec. 31. The decline was blamed
in part on the recession, a price cut for its Wii console, and a leveling off
of demand for the DS, a platform that is now five years old. Nintendo reported
revenue of $13.1 billion for the nine-month period, and earnings of $2.1
billion.

The company sold 11.3 million Wii consoles during the last three
months of 2009, an increase of 8% on the same period a year earlier, while DS
sales were 11.7 million, down from 11.9 million.

Nintendo expects to report an
annual profit of $4.1 billion for its fiscal year ending in March, down from
the $6.1 billion it reported for the prior year, but still above the $4 billion
projected by analysts.

The company projects its annual Wii sales to top 20
million by March, a drop from the 25.9 million it sold in its last fiscal year,
while DS sales are expected to reach 30 million.

 

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Northern Film & Media Launches iPad Developer Fund

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Mark Hefflinger
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London – Northern Film &
Media (NFM), a regional development fund for the Northeast
U.K., on Thursday announced the creation of a new fund for
developers of applications for Apple’s iPad.

The firm is offering up to $64,500
for developers, with applications due by Feb. 24.

NFM said it is looking
for applications that "do stuff better than it would be done on an iPhone,
and differently from the way it would be done on a laptop or desktop
machine."

The firm said it would seek developers where 70% of talent is
based in the North East of England, and 50% of their budget is spent there.

"We
want the North East to have a place in the rapidly evolving global content
market," said NFM CEO Tom Harvey.

"We will do whatever it takes to
ensure that North East companies have every opportunity to get their products
developed, made, distributed and bought on whatever new platforms come
along."

 

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http://snipurl.com/u7rp0
(PaidContent)

Ad Network Martini Media Acquires Decision Maker Media

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Mark Hefflinger
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San Francisco
– Martini Media, an online ad network targeting affluent consumers, announced
on Thursday that it has acquired Decision Maker Media (DMM), a vertical media
platform that courts business decision-makers.

Financial terms of the
transaction were not disclosed.

San Francisco-based Martini said the deal will give
it an audience of over 40 million unique monthly users with annual household
incomes exceeding $100,000.

Martini’s network includes websites focused on
sailing and yachting; travel; wine; philanthropy; golf; and the arts.

 

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http://www.martinimedianetwork.com

http://www.decisionmakermedia.com

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