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EU Admits Mistake Over ACTA as Internet Freedoms are Debated
Avaaz, an organization which uses the internet to campaign on various issues, submitted a petition to the European Parliament to trash the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. The petition calls for the parliament “to stand for a free and open internet and reject the ratification of ACTA which would destroy it.” The petition must have knocked some ...
Beats Buys MOG, YouTube Launches Live Comedy Channel
There’s a lot of buzz going around the entertainment sector from TV to music as these two industries look to the digital world for their future success. Here are some of the latest developments in the online video and music-streaming sectors. Music Industry Beats Beats Electronics, the headset manufacturer founded by Dr. Dre with majority ...
Yummly Gets a Yummy $6M in Series A Funding
Yummly, a top recipe search platform, has closed a $6 million Series A funding round led by Physic Ventures, with contributions from Unilever Corporate Ventures, Harrison Metal Capital, First Round Capital, Intel Capital, The Harvard Common Press, and angel investors. “In less than two years, Yummly is now attracting more than 4 million unique visitors ...
Apple’s New Heating iPad, Nokia Applies for Tattoo Patent
Today’s mobile roundup features ATP Capital’s new funding for BlackBerry Partners Fund, Nokia’s Ignite Hackathon contest and tattoo patent, and Apple’s heatgate problem. Apple’s New iPad Heats Up, Literally! It’s like a tradition, every new Apple product comes with its own setback. Remember the antennagate, batterygate and the yellowgate issues of past iPhones? Well, the new iPad has heatgate. It ...
Google Analytics Gets Social Integration
According to Wikipedia, analytics is the application of computer technology, operational research, and statistics to solve problems in business and industry. Simply put, it helps businesses figure out what they could do to improve their business. Right now, companies offering analytics are improving their services in order to help businesses in their efforts. Google Analytics ...
Where In The World Is The Pirate Bay?
With the Megaupload take down, The Pirate Bay drastically changed their web site to circumvent censorship attempts from all arms of the law. Many want TPB to be shutdown, especially Hollywood, which claims they lose billions of dollars because their products are being pirated. But how can you shutdown something if you don’t know where ...
Amazon Ecosystem Benefits from Kiva Buy, Localization Trends
Amazon, the multinational electronic commerce company, announced that they are acquiring Kiva Systems, maker of robots that service warehouses, for $775 million in cash. Amazon is a customer of Kiva and the acquisition will help build their company’s vast network of warehouses as well as improve their margins. “Amazon has long used automation in its ...
Verizon Fined for Electrocuted Technician, Google Questioned for Cookies
Today’s mobile roundup features Samsung and Verizon’s latest fines, while Google faces questions for its cookies. Samsung fined for obstructing justice Samsung was fined a massive 400 million won (US$356,000) for obstructing an inquiry from South Korea’s trade regulator investigating deceptive mobile phone pricing practices. According to the Fair Trade Commission, Samsung’s management and employees ...
Windows 8 Slated for October Release, OEMs Primed
Micorsoft is said to be hosting an event in early April for their industry partners where they will reveal their release strategy for Windows 8, such as when it will be released as well as their marketing strategy. Unnamed sources told Bloomberg that the company is targeting an October release for Windows 8 so that ...
Connected Homes, Piracy Are Bread Crumbs for Organized Spies
Most of us feel safe and secured when we’re at home. But how safe are we from prying eyes when it comes to the onslaught of connected devices expected to invade our homes in the coming years? CIA sees all With the dawn of smart homes, you’d think that your life would be a lot easier. ...