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Android’s Broken Influence on Entertainment, Game Apps
Android’s been an interesting study in platform design, roll-out and execution, but it’s been frustrating at times, with staggered releases, fragmented support and an unending stream of update issues. And just as we were settling into Android FroYo 2.2, Google brings word of Gingerbread 2.3. As happy as I am to see Google’s dedication to ...
Google Instant Previews Keep Updates as Speedy as Results
Google’s come with another Instant search update, just days after a major mobile launch, and nearly a month after early testing. Now you get previews as you go through your search results, packing in even more information from a single page. Hover over a search result link, and you’ll see a graphic overview of that ...
Infochimps Gets $1.2M, Taking Dataset Markets to Health Care and Beyond
Infochimps is growing its marketplace, with a $1.2 million round of funding from DFJ Mercury. This is the first round of funding for the dataset market, and its total amount raised, including angel funding, amounts to $1.6 million. The money will go towards increasing its data supply, as well as making some key hires. The ...
State of the Apps Industry: Windows Phone 7 Builds Steam
Mobile ad network Millennial Media has teamed with Digiday on a spcial report, looking at the state of the mobile app market, and expectations for next year. The data offers some interesting insight as to the direction in which the mobile market is headed, especially as we see hints of mobile browser app adoption effecting ...
Urban Airship Billows with $5.4 in Capital, Optimizing Mobile App Alerts
Urban Airship, mobile app optimization engine, has closed a Series B funding round, totaling $5.4 million, led by Foundry Group. That brings the total amount invested in Urban Airship to $6.5 million. This latest round of funding will be put towards the company’s ongoing growth. As part of the deal, Foundry Group Managing Director Jason ...
Is Rackspace Dell’s Cloud Acquisition?
Dell’s got big plans for the cloud—as well it should. Between tablets and growing storage needs around computers, Dell’s future is intrinsically tied to the cloud, on an enterprise and consumer standpoint. The company has indicated its intentions for the cloud, with news of an impending cloud-related acquisition to be announced some time today at ...
Oracle Pays $1B for ATG Cash Acquisition
Oracle’s announced its plans to acquire Art Technology Group (ATG), for approximately $1 billion or $6.00 per share. It’s a cash merger deal for Oracle, with big plans for integrating ATG’s solutions across its enterprise software. The goal is to provide a more cohesive online experience for customers, with built-in merchandising, marketing, content personalization, automated ...
Women, Moms Behind Mobile Ad Growth, Targeting Methods Get Bling
Mobile advertising is really growing into its own, as we see different verticals taking shape. According to Millennial Media’s September SMART report, six of its advertising verticals saw triple-digit, year-over-year growth. All six were top-ranking verticals this time last year as well, showing the trends are holding steady. One vertical that got a lot of ...
Android a Savior for Motorola, HTC
Motorola had a pretty good third quarter, largely due to Android’s rising demand. The handset maker didn’t have any smartphones a year ago, but has since rleased an entire lineup of android-powred devices. The end result? Motorola’s first growth quarter since Q4 2006. Motorola repored a 6% sales increase year-over-year, rising to $5.8 billion with ...
Sony Can’t Trust TVs, Hopefull for Mobiles of Tomorrow
Sony had a pretty good year overall, raising its full-year profit forecast by 17%. This is based on improved earnings, due to its growing games and PC businesses. Sony’s net income for the year ending March 31 is expected to be around $868 million, which is considerably higher than last year’s projection. The company has ...
