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- Nokia to unveil smartphone with built-in voice recognition
- Nokia is set to launch a smartphone with voice recognition capabilities that will let users make calls, write text messages and send emails by speaking the commands. The N97 Mini will be the first phone from Nokia to come with the function as standard, thanks to a pre-installed app...
- Articles 2009-10-15
- Google puts USD2.6m into biotech startup
- Google is investing a further USD2.6m in 23andMe, the privately-held biotech startup launched by the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin. The deal raises Google’s total investment in the firm to USD7m. Google continues to hold a minority interest in...
- Articles 2009-06-21
- Nokia Siemens buys US mobile operations
- Nokia Siemens Network is buying the wireless unit of bankrupt Nortel Networks in a USD650m deal aimed at strengthening the company’s position in the US. The acquisition will see Nokia Siemens purchase the Long Term Evolution LTE and code division...
- Articles 2009-06-21
- Google launches volunteer search site
- Google is launching a new website which collates volunteer events from around the US to allow users to find community and volunteering opportunities in their local area. Allforgood.org detects users’ locations via their IP address and links them up with...
- Articles 2009-06-22
- Linux backers near patent deal in bid to protect OS
- A group of Linux backers which includes IBM and Sony is seeking to avert any legal threat from Microsoft that might discourage the adoption of the Linux operating system by acquiring a set of patents formerly owned by the software giant. The Open Invention Network OIN says that the...
- Articles 2009-09-07
- US government launches OpenID pilot programme
- The US government is launching a pilot programme which will allow members of the public to log into participating government agency websites using their login details from other independent websites. The open initiative will use OpenID and Information Card technologies to let people sign onto government sites using accounts...
- Articles 2009-09-08
- Microsoft and Tesco unveil virtual DVDs
- Microsoft is joining forces with supermarket chain Tesco to launch a home video viewing service based on the software giant’s Silverlight platform. From the autumn, UK consumers will be able to buy ?virtual DVDs’ from Tesco stores which they can download from the internet onto their PC. ...
- Articles 2009-09-10
- Adobe acquires Omniture for USD1.8bn
- Adobe is buying web analytics firm Omniture for USD1.8bn as the firm looks to offset declining sales of its web software with new revenue streams. Uptake of Adobe’s software, which includes Photoshop and Acrobat, has suffered during the economic recession as customers failed to upgrade older versions of its...
- Articles 2009-09-15
- Dell buys Perot Systems for USD3.9bn
- Dell is buying IT services provider Perot Systems for around USD3.9bn in a move aimed at expanding its business beyond the PC market. Dell says the deal, which it expects to close by January, will help provide a wider range of services for its business customers. ...
- Articles 2009-09-20
- Music retailer Amie Street closes first major label deal
- Sony Music’s catalogue will soon be available to buy on indie music retail site Amie Street after the New York-based startup signed its first major label deal. However, Sony will not be using Amie Street’s dynamic pricing model, in which songs start off free but fluctuate in price over...
- Articles 2009-09-21
- Warner signs YouTube video deal - Rumour
- Warner Music Group has reportedly signed a deal with YouTube to bring music videos from artists such as U2 and Madonna back to the video-sharing website. The videos were removed from the site in December following a row over royalty payments. ...
- Articles 2009-09-27
- Sony appeals to authors with self-publishing e-book scheme
- Sony Electronics has signed a distribution deal with Author Solutions and Smashwords to offer a self-publishing tool for its online e-book store. Sony is hinting that the revenue-sharing agreement it will offer authors is better than rivals’. Amazon reportedly offers authors just 30% of the revenue generated from its...
- Articles 2009-09-28
- Apple bought map firm in bid to rival Google - Rumour
- Apple reportedly bought digital mapmaker Placebase in July in a bid to rival Google Maps, which currently features on the iPhone. Placebase CEO Jaron Waldman is now a member of the Apple Geo Team, according to his LinkedIn profile, implying that rumours of the Apple takeover are true. Apple...
- Articles 2009-09-30
- Investors in Imeem funding round revealed
- It has emerged that social music site Imeem raised USD6m in a funding round led by existing shareholders Warner Music Group and Morganthaler Ventures in May. However, Sequoia Capital, which previously backed the firm in its Series A funding round, opted not to re-invest after reportedly losing confidence in...
- Articles 2009-09-30
- Washington Post and Bloomberg to sell news stories
- The Washington Post is teaming up with Bloomberg News to sell their articles to other news organisations. The venture will target publishers that are struggling to maintain wide coverage amid budget cuts. The news service, which will launch on January...
- Articles 2009-10-01
- NBC to sell TV ad time online with Microsoft
- NBC will be the first major TV network to sell some of its TV ad time online, using Microsoft technology that mimics the selling of online ads. Typically, TV ad time is bought over the phone or via email, with...
- Articles 2009-06-17
- Sirius launches iPhone app
- Satellite radio station Sirius is releasing its new iPhone and iPod app in a bid to diversify its income and increase its customer base. Sirius’ pay radio service has around 19m subscribers, with its biggest source of new users being...
- Articles 2009-06-17
- BMC software to buy startup Tideway Systems
- BMC Software is to buy startup Tideway Systems, which makes software for tracking and analysing IT components. The firms have yet to reveal terms of the deal, which is expected to close by the end of the week. Tideway, which...
- Articles 2009-10-18
- HP launches print-on-demand book service to rival Google
- HP is launching an online print-on-demand service that lets users publish paperback copies of out-of-copyright digital books in a move that will see it compete with Google.The programme, called Bookprep, offers customers around 500,000 books from the University of Michigan's library, which Google has digitised. Amazon is partnering with...
- Articles 2009-10-20
- comScore helps Microsoft measure impact of in-game ads
- Research firm comScore is helping Microsoft gaming division Massive track the impact of in-game ad campaigns on gamers' online behaviour. The move is aimed at encouraging more brands to advertise in-game by proving such campaigns are cost-effective. Massive previously logged...
- Articles 2009-11-11
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