Dear Gowalla, It’s Not You, It’s Me
Dear Gowalla, When I first met you at South by Southwest Interactive, I thought you looked pretty cute in your Mini Clubman. It was nice to crush out on a local social network instead…
Good For Dick. Twitter CEO Evan Williams Hands Over the Reigns.
More executive shake-up news today, as Twitter chief Evan Williams hands over the CEO title to Dick Costolo, the company’s existing COO. Williams isn’t leaving Twitter for yet another project–he just wants to focus…
Twitter Promoted Accounts Go Live, Along with More Metrics for Money-making
Twitter has officially launched Promoted Accounts, the latest in its updated site features for interacting (and marketing) on the site. Announced last week, Promoted Accounts is an extension of Promoted Tweets, which Twitter put…
F5 Networks Bidding War Bubbles Between HP, IBM, Oracle, and Others
Since last year, F5 Networks Inc. was a potential acquisition target for those looking to grow their data center offerings through a large purchase. Interest in F5 Networks is bubbling to the surface again,…
IBM Launches CityOne: a Serious Game Solving Real Economic Problems
American multinational computer, technology and IT consulting corporation IBM today launched CityOne, the world's first Smarter Planet interactive simulation with real-world business, environmental and logistical problems for smarter cities and industries.
Tony Bates Leaves Cisco to Head Skype as New Chief
In the midst of a series of changes to its service and company, Skype may have a new chief as well. The New York Times cites Tony Bates, an executive from Cisco Systems, as…
Microsoft Demands Royalty Payouts from Android Phones. Competitive Tactic or More Revenue?
In an interview this weekend, Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer, when asked how Microsoft could compete with Windows Phone 7 running on Android phones when it is free, said that it is not for free.
Verizon Wireless Settles with FCC, Refunding 15M Customers
Verizon Wireless, a top carrier company in the US announced Sunday that it will issue a $90 million refund to 15 million of its users for wrongly charging in data access or internet sessions…
Google TV is Here (Almost), and All Content is Up for Grabs
There are so many ways to think of the Google TV service–a replacement for premium cable packages, the convergence of TVs into the web era, the on-demand content sharing we’ve always dreamed of. Now…
Life’s Not So Good for LG, as Android Froyo Tablet Gets Scrapped
South-Korean CompanyLG Electronics Inc. announced Monday that it will not launch a tablet running Google's "Froyo", an Android 2.2 operating system.