Beware of misleading community manager job descriptions
If you’re looking for your first job as a community manager, the best piece of advice I can give you is not to get too caught up in the shiny job description. The second…
Tapjoy Secures $21 Million to Fund Growth of Monetization and Distribution Technology
A leader in monetization, distribution and publishing services for social and mobile applications, Tapjoy Inc. today announced a funding of $21 million in a round led by Rho Ventures, and participated by existing investors…
A First Look at the Motorola Xoom Tablet
I get my first look at Motorola’s Xoom tablet at CES. Looking good! Also talk with Sascha Pallenberg, tablet and mobile expert, about other things at CES Quick Specs: Android Honeycomb 1Ghz CPU 10-inch…
Avatar Kinect Brings a New Dimension to Xbox LIVE Chat
By Kyt Dotson
The immense financial success of the Kinect wasn’t the only thing that Microsoft had to announce at this year’s CES conference—they also had some fun Kinect gadgetry to entertain the audience with. Namely, I’m…
Cisco Launches Videoscape TV platform at CES
Networking giant Cisco had announced a new, cloud-based TV platform at the CES yesterday dubbed Videoscape. Videoscape is presenting its competitors a serious force to be reckoned with. Specifically, one that combines 5 products…
Motorola and LG Tablets Announced at CES 2011, More to Come Soon
By Isha Suri
Year 2011 is going to witness a lot of tablets, and the trend has already picked up at CES 2011. Just yesterday, Motorola and LG announced their 4G Android 3.0 tablets at the event.…
Clickfree Raises More Funding from Intel Capital, Now a Total of $33M
Clickfree, a backup solutions provider, today announced a new funding from investor Intel Capital. The investment will drive the development of its industry-leading technology as it expands globally.
Live from the AT&T Developer Conference at CES
By Mike Coop
Very compelling announcements coming out of the AT&T press conference–20 new “4G” devices in 2011; a full LTE buildout by the end of 2013; Wi-Fi integration between the iPad and the U-verse set-top box,…
Mophie Pulse Brings Shake, Rattle, and Roll to the iPod Touch
By Kyt Dotson
Casual gamers may like the ability to play video games on the go with their iPod Touch, but they may not know that they’re missing out on something—on particular sense—touch itself. By this I’m…
Skype Confirms Qik Acquisition, Estimated at $100M
It’s official: Skype is acquiring Qik, the video-broadcasting service. We heard rumors of the acquisition this morning, and Skype has just put out a release confirming the deal. The transaction is expected to close…