Flixster continues rapid growth with new $12.5M

February 8th, 2010

A little over a month after it gobbled up primary competitor Rotten Tomatoes , Flixster , a social-networking site for movie enthusiasts, has landed $12.5 million in a new round of equity and common stock, according to a filing Read more

Analyst: Apple to be ‘nimble’ on iPad pricing, athletic on pommel horse

February 8th, 2010

Apple’s $499 starting iPad price tag is already lower than many people — and a few competitors — expected, but apparently Steve and company have left themselves a little wiggle room: Credit Suisse analyst Bill Shope says that Apple Read more

Purported pics of next-gen iPhone front face surface

February 8th, 2010

Filed under: Hardware , Rumors , iPhone iResQ, the iPhone / iPod repair site, has posted pics of what they claim is the front faceplate of the next-gen iPhone. Two things about this piece of hardware are particularly interesting

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The Mobile Premier Awards announces the 20 finalists to the Mobile Premier Awards in Innovation

February 8th, 2010

The best grassroots startup innovation chosen by their peers in partnership with MobileMonday , the global community of mobile professionals. The finalists were chosen by an international jury of the most recognized mobile industry experts who will pitch their Read more

Wisair-based wireless display adapters head to Macs

February 8th, 2010

PC users have been able to take advantage of a range of Wisair -based wireless display adapters for quite a while now, and it looks like Mac users will soon be able to use them to cut a few Read more

All that user-generated content? 95% is malware, spam

February 8th, 2010

The latest research from Websense Security Labs paints a dreary but familiar picture of the state of online security threats. Echoing the bad news of other such recent reports , it seems the vast majority of the Web consists Read more

Amazon job postings ask for display and wireless experts, hint at Kindle things to come?

February 8th, 2010

So, we already assume Amazon’s thinking touch for the Kindle, what with that recent Touchco aquisition and word of similar behind-the-screen touch tech being on PVI’s roadmap . PVI owns E Ink, and is naturally bullish about its upcoming Read more

Report: Gmail to add social networking features as soon as this week

February 8th, 2010

Google is trying to push more media sharing and status update features into Gmail as soon as this week, according to The Wall Street Journal. Gmail users would be able to see a stream of status updates from friends Read more