Mellisa Tolentino
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Save The Date: December 17, Sony PlayStation Vita Japan Launch with 3G Enabled
When I first saw the video of the Sony Next Generation Platform early this year, all I could say was, “I want this!” I even posted it on my Facebook wall! And when I saw that it would be released by November of this year, I was so psyched! So I kept tab on the ...
Android Overtakes iOS in Europe, Intel Wants In
Looks like Android’s dominance over iOS has crossed the pond. According to the latest comScore MobiLens report, which analyzes the growth trends of smartphone platforms across the five leading European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK), in July 2011, 1 in 4 smartphone users in EU5 run Google’s Android platform, with HTC as the ...
Yahoo, AOL Rely on Microsoft for Ad Deal
Yahoo and AOL are losing to Facebook and Google in online advertising, and it is projected that by the end of this year, online advertising on Yahoo’s network will drop 11% from 16.1% in 2009, and AOL 2.7% from 4.4% in 2009. Microsoft, on the other hand, isn’t doing too shabby in online advertising, as ...
Dell Taking Advantage of Shaky PC Market
Personal computer companies suffered from low sales as mobile devices gained traction, and it seems like server makers are soon to follow, as companies like Facebook and Google are leading the DIY server trends, another area potentially affecting vendors like HP and Dell. Though PC and server sales may soon end up down the drain, ...
Music Cloud Startups Hitting All the Right Notes
Free cloud-based music streaming site Songza has taken in some funding and gone mobile. Launching on ioS and Android, the free mobile apps lets users create personalized and sharable music collections in the cloud, aiding users in curations based on activity, mood, theme, or occasion. Unlike other cloud-based music services like Spotify, Pandora, Google Music and iTunes, ...
Ooyala: Motorola’s New Investment in Social Video
As Motorola Mobility Inc. takes time to ponder the best way to approach Apple’s motion to hold off two lawsuits while the Google merger is finalized, the company is not wasting any time on its own investments. With the company’s strategic investment arm, Motorola Mobility Ventures, they made an investment in Ooyala Inc., the video ...
Apple To Hold Off On Motorola Lawsuits Until Google Acquisition Finalized
Last Friday, Apple filed a motion to hold off two of their lawsuits with Motorola Mobility until Google’s acquisition of Motorola is finalized. Apple stated that MMI currently lacks standing since the Google acquisition is still pending. According to Apple, MMI lost their rights to their patents when they agreed on the merger with Google ...
Posterous Overhaul Joins the Growing Social Network Crowd
Posterous, the blog sharing service, revamped their website, user dashboard, iPhone app and topped it off with a new name: Posterous Spaces. They unified the site and Groups offerings to emphasize on sharing, social networking and content discovery, and to keep everything consistent and avoid confusion. So, not to confuse the new Posterous Spaces as ...
Carol Bartz: “They F@#$^d Me Over.”
Tuesday last week, Carol Bartz being ousted as Yahoo!’s CEO made news when AllThingsD published Bartz’s letter. What caught everyone’s attention, aside from people being relieved that she’s no longer CEO, is her emphasis on the fact that she was fired by Roy Bostock over the phone. Last Friday, Bartz resigned as member of Yahoo!’s ...
Wattpad Gets $3.5M to Grow Digital, Self-Publishing Community
Wattpad, the Toronto-based online community of writers and readers, closed a $3.5 million Series A funding round led by Union Square Ventures together with W Media Ventures, Golden Venture Partners and existing angel investors. Wattpad’s goal is to eliminate the need for publishers all together, allowing writers to post their works for free online. The ...