Technology
Cloud Media Deals: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly? Or All the Same?
Spotify, Amazon Cloud Player, Apple iTunes Music Store, Guvera, Grooveshark…So many opportunities, most are fundamentally different. How do you evaluate which deals are good? What are the differences between the models and monetization? What are the licensing issues? If … Continue reading
Google Acquires Motorola Mobility
Nimit Bhatt — In a surprise move this week, on August 15, Google announced it will acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI (NYSE)) for a whopping $12.5 billion. This is Google’s most expensive acquisition to date. Motorola Mobility was formerly … Continue reading
Facebook Releases Standalone Messenger App for iOS and Android: An Attempt to End SMS Texting?
By Nimit Bhatt —– This past March, Facebook made some headlines in the tech world when they acquired Beluga, a mobile group-messaging application founded by three former employees of Google. The result of this acquisition is unique, as Facebook is … Continue reading
EU Privacy: How Will the Cookies Crumble?
Written by Lindsey Powers —– EU businesses have been abuzz about tighter EU privacy rules that affect use of web cookies with little notice in the U.S. Changes to EU laws may have effects even on US-based companies. In addition, … Continue reading
Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement
Latest suit puts manufacturers of Android-powered mobile phones in conflict By Nimit Bhatt Who said the current job market is tough? According to Apple’s latest job postings, the tech mogul is looking for lawyers for a litigation team to tackle … Continue reading
Google’s Extreme Makeover: Internet Edition
By Nimit Bhatt —– The folks at Google have been hard at work in the past few weeks. About two weeks ago, the company entered the (dangerous) arena of social networking with the release of Google+. Just recently, on July … Continue reading
Internet Access: A Human Right?
On May 16th, 2011, in a report issued by Special Repporteur Frank La Rue, the UN declared that Internet access is a Human Right. The Special Repporteur specified that there are two aspects of this right: 1) the right to … Continue reading
Time on Mobile Apps Now Surpasses Web Browsing
By: Kimberly McNally The mobile applications industry is one with endless possibilities that brings unique concepts and capabilities to any mobile user. It is nearly impossible these days to find anyone that doesn’t have a smartphone. The increased surge in … Continue reading
Digital Hollywood 2011: “The shift in technology is causing a chaos situation” in Venture Funding, Entertainment, Mobile & Games
Jon9 interviewed Steve Masur for Hollywood Today at Digital Hollywood 2011. The full interview is posted here but here is a snippet for your reading pleasure: … By Jon Stolzberg: “Steven Masur, MasurLaw joins Kushal Saha, Cascadia Capital; Len Rand, … Continue reading
Content in the Cloud – NAB 2011
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