Making the Switch »
I was a big Clinton and Gore supporter in the 90s … I turned 40 last year and so I figured it was time to make the switch. – Marc Andreessen, on CNBC, talking about his support for Mitt Romney
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SingTel To Buy U.S.-Based Mobile Advertising Firm »
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. said it will acquire U.S.-based Amobee Inc., a provider of mobile advertising solutions, for about $321 million — the company’s first major acquisition since 2007. SingTel, which is majority owned by Singapore’s investment firm Temasek Holdings, aims to use the acquisition to expand into mobile
Lilo Boosts SNL Online and Off, Despite Twittercism »
Lindsay Lohan hosted “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, which gave the late-night comedy show a big 12 percent ratings boost and a few decent viral videos. The talented actress turned perennial tabloid queen is not without her controversies and Twitter was brutal in its assessment of her performance, especially her excessive use of
Lilo Boosts SNL Online and Off, Despite Twittercism »
Lindsay Lohan hosted “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, which gave the late-night comedy show a big 12 percent ratings boost and a few decent viral videos. The talented actress-turned-perennial-tabloid-queen is not without her controversies, and Twitter was brutal in its assessment of her performance, especially her excessive use of
Foursquare Cofounder Naveen Selvadurai Leaving »
Foursquare cofounder Naveen Selvadurai is leaving the company, three years after launching the check-in service. Sevaldurai says he’s “not sure about my exact next steps”, but will remain on the company’s board. Foursquare investor Spark Capital is reportedly buying employee stock, and Selvadurai and co-founder Dennis
Foursquare Co-Founder Naveen Selvadurai Leaving »
Foursquare co-founder Naveen Selvadurai is leaving the company, three years after launching the check-in service. Sevaldurai says he’s “not sure about my exact next steps” but will remain on the company’s board. Foursquare investor Spark Capital is reportedly buying employee stock, and Selvadurai and co-founder Dennis
An Epic(Mix) Day on the Slopes in Colorado »
The activity of skiing goes back a long way in human history. Wikipedia tells me that there are cave drawings dating back to about 5,000 B.C., depicting people on skis. And pieces of wood, thought to have been primitive skis used for transportation and to help hunt wild game, have been found in Greenland dating as far back as the 10th or 11th
Exclusive: Yahoo Labs Head Raghavan Departing to »
Prabhakar Raghavan, the well-respected head of Yahoo’s Labs unit and also recently its head of strategy, is leaving the company to take a job at Google. The departure comes ahead of possibly deep cuts in his division, which is in charge of long-term research at the Silicon Valley Internet giant, said sources. Yahoo confirmed the move
Survey Says: Yes on iPad 3 (Not So Much on Final »
It turns out that people responding to our poll about whether they were buying an iPad 3 — which Apple is unveiling this coming week — are overwhelmingly planning to fork over the dough for a new one. Nearly 70 percent of those who answered said they would be buying the latest iteration of the popular tablet device, while 17 percent
AMD-SeaMicro Deal Shows Strange Server Bedfellows »
Companies that need to catch up to competitors sometimes try what seem like odd ideas. The deal by chip maker Advanced Micro Devices to buy server maker SeaMicro seems to fit the pattern, and it isn’t the only option that was considered. People familiar with the matter say that AMD — for decades a distant second to Intel in
CBS’s "60 Minutes" Casts Its Eye on »
It has been almost two years since the infamous and mysterious computer worm known as Stuxnet was first detected by a team of researchers in Belarus. Opinions on this vary, but the worm that is said to have caused explosions at certain nuclear installations in Iran is thought to have set that country’s alleged nuclear energy and weapons
Why the Web Hasn’t Hurt TV »
Every ambitious Internet company wants some of the billions consumers and advertisers spend on TV. It’s an article of faith among the digerati that dollars will follow eyeballs, which means big money for everyone from Facebook to Google to Apple. But that hasn’t happened yet. And it’s possible that even as Web video grows, TV
Poll: Will You Buy the iPad 3? (Plus, Cool Concept »
Apple is expected to unveil its latest iPad next week at an event on Thursday Wednesday in San Francisco. It’s not clear when the newest iteration of the popular tablet device — the iPad 3 — will be available to consumers, but here’s a poll you can take to register your interest in it (or not!) Also below, the really cool
Viral Video: There Will Be Dragons (In "Game of »
The kings are at it again in the second season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” — the hit cable show based on the famous series of books by George R.R. Martin. Also, one queen, who has herself some dragons. Someone’s definitely going to lose an eye. Also a limb, a head, a heart and, well, you get the idea of this
Users Rip AT&T Data Curbs »
Wireless carriers are getting increasingly forceful in their efforts to pitch mobile bandwidth as a scarce, valuable commodity — setting up a battle with consumer groups that support open-Internet rules and longtime customers who treasure their unlimited data plans. Among U.S. carriers, AT&T Inc. is leading the charge. Its latest
Videos, Consultants, Fake Steve Jobs. How Beyond »
It’s easy to build a failed music service. Building a failed music service that blows through $32 million without ever opening its doors? That takes some work. And that’s what Beyond Oblivion pulled off. The would-be service closed down at the end of last year, before it ever started up. My hunch is that the company was doomed from the
Yelp Soars in Debut »
Business reviews site Yelp Inc. got its own five-star review from investors Friday as shares in its initial public offering rose 64 percent. The company’s stock opened at $22.01 a share on the New York Stock Exchange, up 47 percent from its IPO price of $15, and finished the trading day at $24.58. It sold 7.15 million shares at prices above
USAF Command Signs Big iPad 2 Deal, Fails to Check »
The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command may have canceled its big iPad buy, but plans for an even larger purchase by the branch’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) continue to move forward. The division on Friday announced the award of a $9 million contract that could see it purchase as many as 18,000 32 gigabyte iPad 2s, at $520 apiece.
When Autonomous Flying Robots Fail (Video) »
A presentation of progressively fantastical feats performed by a cadre of flying robots — jumping through hoops, collaborating with each other and playing the James Bond theme — was a huge hit at the TED conference this week. Now, see what it looked like when the “quadrotors” crashed. Yup, it’s a flying robot blooper
Apple Claims Credit for 514,000 U.S. Jobs »
Many people are concerned about the labor that supports the creation of Apple products overseas, for instance at the enormous Foxconn facility in China. But look over here, Apple said today. Among manufacturing, transportation, app development and Apple’s own workforce, Apple estimated it supports 514,000 jobs in the United States. Nobody at
Zynga Lead Game Designer Departs for Idle Games »
Michael McCormick, a 20-year game industry veteran and Zynga’s lead game designer on CityVille, is leaving the company to become director of game design at San Francisco-based start-up Idle Games, creators of upcoming Facebook game Idle Worship. The move comes on the heels of the departure of Zynga ad exec Manny Anekal to join Kiip, a mobile
HBO Digital Head Alison Moore Talks About HBO Go and »
Earlier this week, HBO co-Presidents Eric Kessler and Richard Plepler hosted a cocktail party in San Francisco, along with a screening of HBO’s latest original film, “Game Change.” The idea of the event was to get the Time Warner-owned premium cable channel some much-needed cred among the tech press in Silicon Valley, as well
App-Happy: Why App-Search Apps Are All the Rage »
There are deal apps, there are app-discovery apps, and now there are app-discovery apps for app deals. App-o-Day, a new mobile app launching today, is branding itself as the “Groupon of apps” and serving up an app deal of the day. For example, an app that might normally be 99 cents might be free for a limited time; another app might be
German Court Tosses Pair of Apple, Samsung Suits »
There are two fewer lawsuits in Apple’s patent battle with Samsung today, thanks to the decisive action of a German court. Judge Andreas Voss of the Mannheim Regional Court this morning threw out two lawsuits in the case — one that Apple brought against Samsung, and another that Samsung brought against Apple. The former involved
Will Yelp Get Great Reviews From Wall Street Investors »
Yelp, the San Francisco-based reviews site, is poised to go public on the New York Stock Exchange tomorrow, at $15 a share. That will give the company a $900 million valuation, and allow it to raise almost $125 million. That’s a lot of dough for Yelp, which is not yet profitable — although its 2011 revenues were close to $85 million,
Warner Music’s YouTube Channel Is Not Not the »
Three of the big music labels distribute their clips through Vevo, the online video heavyweight. Warner Music works on its own, via a standalone deal it cut with YouTube a couple of years ago. Now Warner has another music deal with YouTube, but this one has a twist. Warner will launch a new “channel” with the video giant, which will
AOL’s Huffington Post Media Group Entertainment »
Kerry Trainor, who is SVP of entertainment at AOL’s Huffington Post Media Group, is leaving the company for another job, according to sources. The former Yahoo exec came to AOL in mid-2010. There have been several prominent departures at the New York-based Internet company recently.
China’s Mobile Masses Top One Billion »
China, the world’s most populous nation, has long been its largest mobile market as well. Now it has claimed a new title: First country in the world to reach one billion mobile phone subscribers. According to the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the number of mobile phone subscribers in China had reached 997
Viral Video: TED 2023 (According to »
Here’s a clever spoof video that was prepared for the TED conference, ending today in Long Beach, Calif. It’s for the upcoming movie by Ridley Scott, “Prometheus,” and pretends its main character (played by Guy Pearce) is a speaker at the event, which is a favorite of Silicon Valley players. On a fake Web site depicting the
No Piracy King »
Where does piracy come from? Piracy comes from, you know, people, let’s say, in Europe who do not have access to movies at the same time that they are released in the US. – Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom
