Archive for June, 2011
Timberlake buys his own social network
Justin Timberlake is to take a “major role” in the new direction of Myspace after he emerged as one of those behind a $35m deal for the ailing social network. The singer turned actor, who starred as Facebook investor Sean Parker in the Hollywood hit The Social Network, took a stake in Myspace along with [...]
Read moreHP TouchPad tablet – review
By acquiring Palm, HP – the biggest seller of PCs to businesses, and a behemoth in the whole tech world of software and services – also got access to everything that Palm had been doing with webOS, its own follow-up to the not-lamented-at-all Palm OS. With the TouchPad, HP has a tablet that looks like [...]
Read moreGoogle+ ‘blocked in China’
Google’s new social network service, Google+, has apparently been blocked in China within a day of being launched. The company also halted new signups after a torrid first 24 hours in which “insane” demand to join it forced the company to close it to new members briefly. According to the site Great Firewall of China, [...]
Read moreWii Cyberbike gives you a workout, costs more than the system itself
Cyberbike for Nintendo Wii Crosses the Finish Line and is Available Now In North America High Quality Stationary Bike and Game Bundle From Bigben Interactive Pedals Its Way to Consumers San Francisco, CA, June 29, 2011 – Bigben Interactive, global designer, manufacturer and distributor of peripherals, today announced that Cyberbike Magnetic Edition, a stationary bike [...]
Read moreGoogle+ hands on: desktop bad, mobile good
What every startup works on is the user’s experience in the first few minutes – seconds even – that they are using their application. What do you see? How easy is it to join? Can you get your profile set up in less than a minute? Can you get your picture on your profile in [...]
Read moreMyspace sold for $35m
Myspace, once the world’s hottest internet firm, has been sold to an online ad company for around $35m, a fraction of the $100m its parent company was seeking for the ailing social network and billions less than its value five years ago. Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation bought Myspace in 2005 for $580m. In 2006 Google [...]
Read moreThird LulzSec hacking suspect’s house searched
FBI agents in the US have searched the house of a teenager in Hamilton, Ohio, whom they suspect of being a member of the hacking group LulzSec. A report in the local newspaper quoted an FBI agent, who said that federal agents had searched a house on Monday 27 June at which the suspect had [...]
Read moreMicrosoft inks Android patent deal with Velocity Micro — sound familiar?
Microsoft and Velocity Micro, Inc., Sign Patent Agreement Covering Android-Based Devices Agreement provides broad coverage of Microsoft’s patent portfolio. REDMOND, Wash. – June 29, 2011 – Microsoft Corp. and Velocity Micro, Inc., have signed a patent agreement that provides broad coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio for Velocity Micro Inc. Android-based devices, including Velocity Micro, Inc.’s [...]
Read moreFarmVille creator Zynga plans $2bn IPO
The online social gaming firm Zynga reportedly plans to raise up to $2bn (£1.25bn) with a flotation this week that would value the fledgling internet company at between $15bn and $20bn. Zynga, the firm behind the hugely popular Facebook games FarmVille and Mafia Wars, will file plans with the US Securities and Exchange Commission as [...]
Read moreFather of PlayStation retires in Sony reshuffle
Barely weeks after the hacking scandal that forced Sony to shut down its PlayStation online gaming service, the company has instigated a management reshuffle at the very top of the hierarchy. The former president and group chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment, Kaz Hirai, will become chairman of the division in August, with incumbent Akira [...]
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