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Twitter Inc. has taken a step outside its native tweet stream with news today that the company has started selling advertising on third party sites. The initial launch will see Promoted Tweets appear on sites and apps owned by Flipboard Inc. and …
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and others paying Adblock Plus to show their ads
Eyeo GmbH’s popular Adblock Plus program is in the news today for all the wrong reasons: the company is taking money from advertisers to let their ads be seen by Adblock Plus users. A report from the Financial Times claims that Microsoft, …
Samsung Galaxy S6 to launch March 1st, may have curved screen
Samsung Co. Ltd.’s new flagship phone the Galaxy S6 will be launched March 1st, with the company sending out invitations to a press event in Barcelona. The invite includes a curved screen, hinting that Samsung could be possibly using a form factor it has …
Show me the money: Tinder’s new Plus service will allow undos, wider searches at a price
Dating app maker Tinder Inc. is said to be preparing to launch its new paid premium service that will include a number of long requested features. The service, named Tinder Plus, will include an undo button that allows users who are having …
Report: Google planning to take on Uber with self driving car
Google Inc. is reported to be developing its own ridesharing service to take on Uber Inc., a report claimed Monday. Bloomberg quoted unnamed sources that said that Google’s chief legal officer David Drummond revealed the possibility of a Google-made competitor to Uber’s …
LINE Corp.’s latest unexpected vertical: daily deals style grocery shopping
Messaging giant LINE Corp. is expanding its empire into yet another unexpected vertical: grocery shopping. The service, named “Cheap Sure Sure” will offer a daily deals style mix of perishable and non-perishable goods in Thailand, LINE’s biggest market outside of Japan. “Thailand is …
Links to HYIP scams: Bitcoin exchange Bitmarket.pl has bank account suspended
Polish Bitcoin exchange BitMarket.pl is reported to be having some financial issues after having its bank account suspended by General Electric Co. owned Bank BPH. The company claims that its accounts were suspended January 26th due to “outstanding debt and lack of …
Amazon books $214 million Q4 profit as Prime memberships surge
Amazon reported a profit of $214 million for Q4 2014 off the back of a big increase in Prime membership sales. Net sales increased 15 percent to $29.33 billion in quarter, up from $25.59 billion Q4 2013. The figures would have been higher …
Google falls short of expectations despite record Q4 results
Google Inc.’s Q4 earnings missed market expectations Thursday with the tech giant posting Q4 revenue of $18.1 billion ($14.48 billion minus traffic acquisitions costs), or $6.88 per share, against a prediction of $7.08 per share. Despite missing Wall Street predictions, the figures were a …
Mashable raises $17 million Series B, Business Insider raises $25 million
Online media companies Mashable Inc. and Business Insider Inc. were both in the money Wednesday with announced new funding rounds of $17 million and $25 million respectively. Mashable’s Series B round was led by Time Warner Investments and included previous investors Elio …