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GOOGLE TV IS COMING TO A LIVING ROOM NEAR YOU
Not too long ago we got word that Google is working on a TV search project with Dish Network, and now there’s every indication the search giant wants even more direct involvement with the television ecosystem. According to the... (Continue reading)
SPOTIFY’S U.S. LAUNCH DATE REMAINS UNCERTAIN
Many were hopeful that Spotify CEO Daniel Ek might reveal details about the U.S. launch of the popular European music-streaming service at today’s SXSW Interactive keynote. However, those of us in the States eager for a crack at the... (Continue reading)
APPLE VS. GOOGLE GETS PERSONAL: "STEVE JOBS SIMPLY HATES ERIC SCHMIDT" (VIDEO)
Image Credit: Daniel Adel, New York Times Nothing sells papers (or ads) like turning a little corporate competition into something personal. Case in point, a New York Times piece from the weekend titled "Apple's Spat With Google Is Getting... (Continue reading)
WHAT HAPPENS FIRST: TEAM USA WINS THE WORLD CUP OR PEOPLE START PAYING FOR ONLINE NEWS?
Would you pay for access to The Huffington Post ? The Guardian ? Or, gasp, CrunchGear ? People in the news business are trying to figure out how to get by, let alone make a profit, and a recent... (Continue reading)
VIDEO GAMES ON-DEMAND FROM ONLIVE ARRIVE IN JUNE
Today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, OnLive CEO Steve Perlman revealed a U.S. launch date of June 17 and a monthly price of $14.95 for his subscription-based, on-demand video game-streaming service. We wrote about OnLive previously... (Continue reading)
SKYPE PULLED FROM NOKIA’S OVI STORE IN THE US, VERIZON WIRELESS TO BLAME?
Skype users that own a Symbian-powered Nokia handset will have to go the extra mile to install Skype on their handset. As noticed following Wednesday’s debut of Skype in the Ovi store, Skype is reportedly not available for Nokia... (Continue reading)
GOOGLE SECURES BROAD PATENT FOR LOCATION-BASED ADVERTISING
Google, the world’s largest search engine and the owner of the world’s largest online advertising platform, has been granted a major U.S. patent for “determining and/or using location information in an ad system.” In other words, Google now owns... (Continue reading)
ET TU, NOKIA?
In the US we have a somewhat myopic view of cell phones. ... (Continue reading)
ONCE A YOUTUBE CHALLENGER, VEOH FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY [RUMOR]
Veoh, a video-sharing website that raised around $70 million funding and was at one point a quick growing rival to YouTube, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to a source familiar with the matter. CEO Dmitry Shapiro offered... (Continue reading)
GOOGLE NOW HAS A STREET VIEW SNOWMOBILE
First, there was the Google Street View Car, a special vehicle with a 360-degree camera mounted on top that brings us all that detailed Street View imagery. Then, Google engineers invented the Trike , a tricycle with a camera... (Continue reading)