IBM is buying Emptoris, a specialist in supply chain and contract management analytics, in what is the latest example of an entrenched IT provider’s buying analytics and cloud capabilities. The move comes a week after IBM’s $440 million buyout of DemandTec. Read More »
Archive for December 2011
Grand Theft Auto III, the 10 Year Anniversary edition, officially hit the iOS App Store and Android Market late Wednesday. It will only run on relatively recent devices, but even so, it’s an experience that truly shows just how far mobile gaming has come. Read More »
By keeping e-book prices high, the Big Six book publishers are not only getting less money from their books in many cases, but they are also fuelling piracy and pushing readers away — all of which is giving Amazon even more ammunition to use against them. Read More »
Application developers can now use one API to access data from Factual’s marketplace that contains data on more than 55 million places worldwide. It’s not data nirvana just yet, but Factual points to what our data-driven future might look like. Read More »
Dwolla, an alternative payment system built off cash networks, is taking the next step forward by offering a new feature called Instant, which addresses one of the lingering pain points in the system: the three to five day delay in accessing cash for users. Read More »
Sling Media’s SlingPlayer app is now available on Google TV, making it possible for Logitech Revue owners to access Slingbox streams on their device. The launch of the Google TV app comes a month after SlingBox debuted a dedicated app for the Boxee Box. Read More »
Apple-related things were on a lot of people’s minds in 2011, according to Google’s Zeitgeist 2011search term year-in-review. Three Apple-themed queries appear in the list of the top ten fastest-rising searches worldwide, including one shipping product, one phantom product, and the man who started it all. Read More »
Will Grooveshark be the next LimeWire? The streaming music service is going to be sued by Warner Music and Sony Music, according to a report from the New York Times. This could mark a shift in litigation from P2P services to streaming music providers. Read More »
The Galaxy Nexus, a flagship phone to showcase Google Android 4.0, has finally arrived for Verizon’s LTE network. The large handset comes with a hefty $299 price tag with contract; $649 without. Although it should offer a “pure” Google experience, Google Wallet won’t be installed. Read More »
A startup developing technology that can clean water with low amounts of energy is quietly raising funds from some of SiliconValley’s most-well-known venture firms. According to a filing, NanoH20 is raising $30.6 million, and it has closed on about half of that, or $14.9 million. Read More »
Mobile app developers relying on ad revenues may want to invest more effort into targeting larger screen devices. A new infographic from inneractive shows that the click-through rates between smartphones and tablets is vastly different, with a 1.4 to 5 times better result on tablets. Read More »
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