Today it became known, via the Wall Street Journal, that the Yahoo board has approved the $1.1 billion offer for Tumblr, a microblogging service and social destination. It’s a good thing, too, as Tumblr is poor, and revenue-low. It’s even better for the firm as it cashes out all of its investors as a positive…
It’s been more than a year since we first caught up with Resultly, a real-time social search engine which founder and CEO Ilya Beyrak confessed at the time was difficult to explain what it does. Indeed, you have to use it to appreciate what it really does. But at its core, Beyrak said that Resultly…
Skift has raised a healthy $1.1 million seed round, as the travel intelligence and news startup looks to take on new hires and develop its myriad of tools and services. The brainchild of PaidContent founder Rafat Ali, Skift officially launched last July offering a mix of news, insight, data and other tools to those with…
Dass David Bowie mit seinen Produktionen gerne provoziert, ist nichts Neues, doch diesmal hat sich der Künstler offenbar zu viel herausgenommen. Das Schock-Video zu seiner Single „The Next Day“ wurde vom Internetportal Youtube mit einer Altersbeschränkung versehen.Ob David Bowie (66) das mit seinem neuen Musik-Video tatsächlich erreichen wollte? Wie die britische Zeitung „The Guardian“ berichtet,…
Los Angeles (ots/PRNewswire) - Brian Deegan steckt in der Klemme, und er bittet die Fans des Global Rallyecross, ihm dort herauszuhelfen. (Foto: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130503/LA07547 [http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130503/LA07547]) Als Vorjahreszweiter gehrt Deegan zu den Fahrern dieses Sports, die schon in vielen Rennserien Erfolge feiern konnten. Leider ist er am Wochenende des 19. Mai gleich zweifach gebucht, und die Wahl…
Apps will make you fantastically wealthy. Everyone knows that. Build an app, launch it, and watch the millions of dollars in sales, the press coverage, the buyout deals and the rest of it all roll into your life like a cresting wave. Or not. The simple fact that is that the huge majority of applications…
Microsoft on Friday revealed rather interesting statistics in regards to Windows Phone growth. The company says that between Windows Phone 8′s launch and today, it has seen more than a 100 percent increase in app downloads and nearly a 140 percent increase in paid app revenue. Naturally those figures need to be put into context.…
Mozilla is partnering with cloud-based 3D graphics rendering firm OTOY to develop a new codec called ORBX.js, which is capable of streaming high-definition video and Windows, Linux or Mac OS X apps to any browser that supports HTML5. The breakthrough will allow users to run high-end desktop applications such as Adobe Photoshop CS6, Autodesk 3ds…
It’s on. The Android tablet race to the bottom has been restarted, and it’s got a new price tag: $100. Acer on Friday held a press event in New York City, announcing three devices: the Aspire R7 (a desktop/laptop combo), the Aspire P3 (an ultrabook), and the Iconia A1 (a tablet). The company saved the…
Every self-respecting nerd loves a good hackathon, right? Hack days, hack fests or any other terminological variation are great ways to get product prototypes up to speed, and some cool stuff can often emerge from them. Indeed, Facebook has held hacks, Google often hosts them, and we too recently held our very own Hack Battle.…
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