Archive for January, 2008

The developers of Portal, the bestselling multiplatform game released last year, have confirmed they will be adding to it — though no details were provided because the details are still being worked out. A tremendously popular title with hardcore gamers, such an announcement would typically… Read More »

Web 2.0 darling Twitter has long struggled with stability, a problem which came to a head when millions of users were faced with an error screen that lasted late into the morning today as the startup moved its system off Joyent’s hardware starting at 10 pm… Read More »

Ever since Google’s stock-withering earnings report, I’ve had the Flaming Lips’ “Waiting for a Superman” stuck in my head. Things are indeed getting heavy, and everyone was waiting for Google to lift the sun into the sky. That didn’t happen, and Google’s stock was quickly shoved… Read More »

The rumors of computer giant Dell teaming up with Google to produce an Android-powered mobile phone are a nice break from all the iPhone hooplah, but folks, it’s not going to happen. Thanks to its hiring of Ron Garriques, the former head of Motorola’s handset… Read More »

Motorola said today it’s exploring strategic options that include selling its handset business. The news comes on the heels of the company announcing a terrible fourth quarter, thanks to continued weakness in the handset business. Any buyer should look carefully at Motorola’s handset business. By putting it… Read More »

NewTeeVee is reporting that Yahoo is paying $160-to-$170 million. Read More »

A three-day conference dedicated to everything telecom — from the future of telephony and SMS in the era of social media to Android to the GSMA’s IPX private network — will be held in Mountain View, Calif., next month, from March 12-14. Kicking off the first… Read More »

Why Amazon’s Audible Move Is Laudable

Amazon is buying Audible for $300 million in cash. It’s a smart move by the Seattle-based e-tailer that is spending nearly 20 percent of its fourth-quarter end net cash. Why do I like this deal? So far, Amazon has made a living out of distributing physical… Read More »

Amazon Hears the Future, Buys Audible.com

Amazon.com sees where the future of media is heading, and is slowly amassing the properties and contracts it needs to make sure its retail empire is at the forefront. Today’s $300 million agreement to buy digital audio book reseller Audible.com is just another milestone in a… Read More »

CBS Mobile Honcho Gets It

CBS Mobile chief Cyriac Roeding speaking at a conference in New York lamented about the utter complexity of the mobile ecosystem and the problems facing mobile advertising. His quotes are just money: “How do we expect anyone to take this seriously as an advertising… Read More »

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