Monthly Archives: August 2010
Intel Acquires Wireless Division Of Infineon For $1.4 Billion
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.
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Categories Infineon, Intel, Paul Otellini
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Dog Doing Merengue Goes Viral On YouTube [VIDEO]
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.
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Categories YouTube
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Gmail Team Launches Priority Inbox
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.
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Google Acquires Mobile Social Game Development Company 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.
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Categories Google, SocialDeck
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New Version of Digg Causes User Revolt
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.”
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Categories Digg, Kevin Rose
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Bing Launches Mobile App For Verizon Android Phones Marketplace
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.
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Verizon Wireless Getting A Tablet: The Samsung Galaxy Tab
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]
Etsy Raises $20 Million Series E, Now Has Valuation Of $300 Million
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.
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Categories Danny Rimer, Etsy, Index Ventures
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Google Acquires Social Networking Service Angstro
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has acquired Angstro, a company founded by Rohit Khare. Khare will be working at Google to focus on Google Me now.
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Categories Angstro, Google, Google Me, Rohit Khare
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Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Files Lawsuit Against Google, Facebook, Apple, eBay, Yahoo!, AOL, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, and YouTube
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Paul Allen is not messing around. He has filed a lawsuit against Google, Facebook, Apple, eBay, Yahoo!, AOL, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, and YouTube over patents. Paul Allen claims he owns the rights to pop-up stock quotes on websites, related news articles on websites, and videos on the sides of your screen.
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