eBay Acquires GSI Commerce for $2.4 Billion
eBay today announced a plan to acquire GSI Commerce at $29.25 per share, or for $2.4 billion in cash and debt. This marks eBays second biggest acquisition to date as it tries to handle…
Windows Phone 7 is Also a Delayed Flight, Carrier’s Fault
By Cherr Aira
Google’s Honeycomb code-release setback is not alone in the “OS update tardiness” category. Microsoft issues a public apology for slow development on its Windows Phone 7 program update. The common weak link from these…
Microsoft’s Belfiore Sorry for Appearing Insensitive with Windows Phone Statements
n a Channel 9 interview on March 25, Joe Belfiore made a few statements regarding the whole update mess that is plaguing Windows Phone 7 that saw quite a bit of backlash right across…
Google Teams Up With MasterCard and Citigroup to Extend Android NFC Penetration
By Kyt Dotson
Looking to push forward as an innovator and bring the digital wallet to smartphones everywhere, Google Inc. has plans to team up with MasterCard and Citigroup to complete the use of Near-Field Communication for…
VCE’s Converged Support
Convergence is about more than putting piece together, it is about looking for opportunities to do things in a better way with a complete solution. John Furrier of SiliconAngle recently interviewed Tony Kolish, SVP…
Bad Journalism on Alleged AT&T Metering Problems
By George Ou
After some people in a discussion forum raised the possibility that AT&T’s new broadband usage meters may be inaccurate, Karl Bode of DSL Reports reported the complaints and then checked with AT&T representatives. AT&T…
Bambuser Survives Early Mobile Pitfalls, Preps for Re-Launch and US Tour
When it comes to realizing the potential of mobile platforms and applications, there aren’t many stories as well-played as Bambuser’s. The Stockholm-based startup has been waiting for the right time to explode onto the…
Danish Startup Podio Makes A Splashy Entrance
By Tom Foremski
Danish startup Podio made a splashy entrance this week into the US market and I’m not referring to the torrential rains soaking San Francisco. In a week dominated by the news of the launch…
Gamestop Rolls On in Down Economy
GameStop, the video game retailer, has recently released their fiscal year 2010 report and business is a boomin’! The company announced a record sales year in the neighborhood of $9.47 billion. Profits increased to…
Color: A Quick Review
By Tom Foremski
It’s a shame that the $41m funding of Color Labs has dominated the news about Color, a radically different type of mobile app, because that’s what’s interesting. Color shares photos with everyone around you…