Google Buys Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 15 August 2011, 11:00 am

Google announced that it plans to acquire Motorola Mobility for roughly $12.5 billion in cash.

SOCAN Demands Millions from YouTube, Netflix and Friends

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 16 June 2011, 9:18 am

The Society of Music Authors, Composers, and Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) announced that it is seeking an interim tariff (2007-2012) to collect millions of dollars in royalties from commercial and user generated content streaming media websites and services including YouTube, Netflix, iTunes, Crackle, Qriocity and Vimeo.

Mobile App Store Revenue Rising

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 8 May 2011, 7:00 am

IHS Screen Digest announced it forecasts that combined revenues from the four major mobile application stores (Apple, Google, Nokia, RIM) will leap 77.7% in 2011 to $3.8 billion.

Developer Interest in Android Plateaus

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 27 April 2011, 7:00 am

Appcelerator and International Data Corporation (IDC) announced results from a joint survey of mobile developers around the world.

Gigabit Broadband: Revolution or Pipe Dream?

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 20 April 2011, 3:00 pm

IHS iSuppli announced that, according to its latest research, Google’s fiber to the home (FTTH) experiment in Kansas City, KS is unlikely to spark a gigabit broadband revolution in North America.

An Early Look Inside Motorola’s XOOM

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 25 February 2011, 2:00 pm

IHS iSuppli has provided an early peek inside Motorola’s new XOOM wireless 3G tablet and plans to offer a more complete teardown analysis early next week.

LG and YouTube Cooperate on Mobile 3D

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 18 February 2011, 10:00 am

LG Electronics and YouTube announced that the companies are working together to allow LG’s upcoming Android-powered smartphones to shoot 3D videos then upload them to YouTube.