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After earlier reports that Skype's founders were trying to buy back the company from eBay, the company has now released the news that it plans to spin off Skype as a separate company and file for an initial public offering. The IPO is intended to be completed in the first half of 2010.
As we reported earlier, eBay has been having trouble finding ways of using Skype across its other products (which CEO John Donahoe admits in a quote from the press release). eBay removed Skype co-founder and CEO...
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Feeling out of it? Then go read what media types like Amanda Congdon and Sarah Lacy are saying about themselves on Twitter. You'll feel better instantly!
D.C. videoblogger Andy Carvin rendered...
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Telenor Sweden and Tele2 Sweden said today they will share spectrum and build a joint Long Term Evolution 4G network in Sweden with an eye to having it up and running by the end of 2010. The timing means Sweden will get LTE around the same time Verizon Wireless deploys it in the U.S. and [...]
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For the last few months Apple has been running ads telling us that no matter what we need to do with our iPhones, "there's an app for that". More often than not, they're right - the App Store is loaded with gems that really can make life that much easier. Unfortunately they're not always so easy to find.
Such is the case with 'ATM Hunter', a free iPhone application built by MasterCard that allows users to quickly find the nearest ATMs closest to them. The app, which was released late last...
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After earlier reports that Skype's founders were trying to buy back the company from eBay, the company has now released the news that it plans to spin off Skype as a separate company and file for an initial public offering. The IPO is intended to be completed in the first half of 2010.
As we reported earlier, eBay has been having trouble finding ways of using Skype across its other products (which CEO John Donahoe admits in a quote from the press release). eBay removed Skype co-founder and CEO...
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Julia Allison must be figuring that everything she has done is meaningless compared to someone paid to throw a ball around? Her Internet popularity has peaked after her dalliance with a football...
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If you haven’t heard of FastScale Technology, consider yourself put on notice, as the Santa Clara, Calif.-based maker of dynamic data center tools just completed a $5.5 million Series B funding round. FastScale’s flagship solution, Composer Suite, breaks enterprise software down to its smallest possible components to form a repository; when users deploy new applications [...]
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True Knowledge, an innovative semantic answer engine that’s currently in closed beta, opened its API today. Answer engines are different from search engines in that they provide answers to questions, rather than the ability to search for keywords in content. With a comprehensive enough knowledge base, True Knowledge should be able to answer nearly any [...]
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Given that Microsoft's new "Laptop Hunter" ads do little else but play up the fact that you can find PCs that are cheaper than Macs, it was only a matter of time before the parodies started rolling in. The first one, dubbed "Homeless Frank," is a solid effort.
In 63 seconds of pure mockery, the videos creators, LandlineTV.com, are actually able to show off some of the holes in Microsoft's argument in these ads. "Windows Vista Home Premium? This is bullshit," Frank notes while checking out a...
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One of the reasons that Internet music streaming services Pandora, imeem and Last.fm have been able to build large audiences is because they are run by people who have a passion for music. Or should I say, a passion for music beyond pop music. With Goom Radio, I'm not so sure.
Not only is Goom clearly trying to play the popular music card with a website littered with the likes of Coldplay, Kanye West, Beyonce and Britney Spears, but it promises to have "passionate programmers" and DJs. I don't...
