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And for magicJack’s Latest Trick, Free iPhone and iPad Calls.
Back in Janurary we learned of YMAX’s plans for a femtocall gadget, which would enable free VoIP calls to landlines and cell phones, giving some oft-needed boosting power to your mobile devices, such as the iPhone or iPad. And the service comes from a brand with which you’re already familiar–magicJack. What makes YMAX’s upcoming femtocall ...
Dell to Buy 3Par for $1.5 Billion, Optimizing Data Storage for the Enterprise
Dell has announced its plans to acquire data-storage company 3Par for about $1.5 billion in cash. The deal is expected to boost Dell’s enterprise offerings for corporate technology entities. 3Par, founded in 1999, builds high-end storage systems designed around the enterprise. The company has been offering cloud-based storage as part of the current virtualization trends. ...
Confirmed: Google-Jambool Acquisition, Ready to Make Real Gold.
It’s official: Google is acquiring social collaboration platform Jambool. The company behind Social Gold, a virtual currency platform, was rumored to have been snapped up by the search engine giant earlier this week. A post today on Jambool’s company blog confirms the deal, though none of the financial details were given. From Jambool, “We are ...
Ousted MySpace Executive Owen Van Natta Settles in at Zynga
Owen Van Natta is settling into a new gig, this time at Zynga. The former chief executive of MySpace and chief operating officer of Facebook has spent the past few months in advisory rolls for various startups and projects of interest, including game platform Zynga. Zynga is the company behind heavy-hitting social games FarmVille and ...
Magpie Selling Twitter Ad Network. Not for What You’d Think.
Magpie, one of the first ad bidding networks built entirely around Twitter, is now up for sale. Turns out, the team has decided to move onto bigger and better things. Two years after launching, the European startup is looking for an exit. CEO Jan Schulz-Hofen explains in a blog post, We have decided to sell ...
IBM to Pay $480M in Cash for Unica Software
IBM announced its plans to acquire software firm Unica this morning, with a payout of about $480 million in cash. The acquisition will built out IBM’s portfolio of business software and technology services, and comes on the heels of acquiring DataCap. Unica develops enterprise marketing management software, providing tools for companies to organize and track ...
New: Google Voice Action Makes Your Android Phone Even Smarter
We caught wind of the Google press conference this morning for its mobile front, and turns out the company is launching Voice Action. The feature will enable voice commands, searches and dictation for a number of apps and actions on Android devices. Quick look at the features: Send texts using only your voice Voice-activated search ...
Confirmed Twitter Tweet Button: Goodbye TweetMeme
The latest tit-for-tat move between Twitter and Facebook–Twitter’s official Tweet button. We reported on the feature yesterday, but Twitter has confirmed the new feature this morning. For an example of how the new Tweet button works, check out some custom options from launch partner ShareThis. It’s a great way for publishers to include the new ...
More Trouble for RIM; India Blocking BlackBerry at Month’s End
More trouble for Research In Motion as it meets opposition for its global reach and expansion–the Indian government said it will begin blocking encrypted BlackBerry corporate email and messenger services if the company does not provide it with access by the end of the month. The hard deadline comes shortly after the United Arab Emirates ...
Google Android’s Advertising Potential Lies in Consumer Devices, Games
Android is succeeding on its path to take over Apple–according to a recent Gartner report,Google’s mobile platform has already surpassed iOS for in-use units, and its ready adoption by third parties is only boosting its presence and desirability. For mobile gaming, this is encouraging, particularly as Apple has been a dominating leader in this arena. ...