Amit Chowdhry | August 31, 2010 | 815 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Infineon, Intel, Paul Otellini

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has flexed their acquisition muscles once again by agreeing to buy Infineon Technologies’ Wireless Solutions for $1.4 billion. This strategic acquisition increases Intel’s smartphone presence.

Amit Chowdhry | August 31, 2010 | 3,330 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under YouTube

In the last 24 hours since this video has been uploaded, this video has been shared hundreds and thousands of times. It features a dog doing a merengue dance. with his (or her) human partner. This dog is extremely talented and I have seen nothing like this before. I’m very impressed by this video and highly recommend that you check it out.

Amit Chowdhry | August 30, 2010 | 1,249 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under GMail, Google

Gmail is having a big month. Aside from launching Google Voice with free voice calling to Canada and the U.S. through 2010, Gmail has also launched a new feature called Priority Inbox.

Amit Chowdhry | August 30, 2010 | 1,295 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Google, SocialDeck

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has acquired SocialDeck. SocialDeck is a mobile game development company that is located in Waterloo, Ontario. SocialDeck’s popular games Shake & Spell, Color Connect, and Pet Hero has been downloaded close to about one million times in 2009.

Amit Chowdhry | August 30, 2010 | 1,009 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Digg, Kevin Rose

Social news aggregation website Digg.com had to go on lock down today. Digg did not allow manual story submissions throughout the day for some reason. Many people are speculating that the lock down is due to what is believed to be a user revolt. The reason why many users are revolting is because they are not satisfied with the new design of the Digg website, also known as “Digg Version 4.”

Amit Chowdhry | August 30, 2010 | 1,059 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Microsoft Bing, Microsoft Corporation, Verizon Communications Inc.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has created a Bing for Mobile Android Application for Verizon customers. The free Bing mobile application can be downloaded from the Verizon Wireless Android Marketplace. The Bing Android application has the Bing image of the day with clickable hotspots. You can view the previous 7 days worth of the Image of the Day through the app.

Amit Chowdhry | August 30, 2010 | 1,013 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Samsung Electronics Inc., Samsung Galaxy Tab, Verizon Communications Inc.

Verizon Wireless will soon be getting a tablet according to an inventory software screenshot sent over to BoyGeniusReport. The Samsung Galaxy Tab will be a tablet being sold through Verizon. Rumor has it that it will be running on Google Android 3.0 and the screen size is 10″. [BGR]
Amit Chowdhry | August 27, 2010 | 1,289 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Danny Rimer, Etsy, Index Ventures

Etsy is an e-commerce service that has grown at a rapid pace. Etsy is especially popular with people who make crafts and sell them online. Recently Etsy raised $20 million in Series E with Index Ventures being the lead investor in this round. Danny Rimer of Index will be taking a position on Etsy’s board of directors as well.
