Friday, July 1, 2011

Go Daddy, an Internet domain registrar, is sold (AP)

Go Daddy, an Internet domain registrar, is sold (AP)

Go Daddy, an Internet domain registrar, is sold (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 03:48 PM PDT

AP - The parent company of GoDaddy.com, a top registrar of Internet domain names, has been sold to a group of private investment firms for $2.25 billion, a person familiar with the transaction told The Associated Press.

AP Source: Google among firms looking to buy Hulu (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:48 PM PDT

AP - Search giant Google Inc. is one of about a dozen companies involved in talks to potentially buy online video site Hulu, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. As the owner of YouTube, it would be a strategic buy for the Silicon Valley technology company, which has had a rocky relationship with Hulu's Hollywood owners.

'FarmVille' creator Zynga to go public (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 02:02 PM PDT

In this June 2, 2011 photo, workers enter the CityVille game room at Zynga headquarters in San Francisco, Thursday, June 2, 2011. Based on papers filed Friday, July1, 2011, Zynga, the online game maker behind 'FarmVille' and other popular Facebook pastimes, is going public. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Zynga, the online game maker behind "FarmVille" and other popular Facebook pastimes, is going public, the latest in a crop of high-valued Internet IPOs expected after LinkedIn Corp. showed that the online networking craze is a hot commodity on Wall Street.

Could an iPad 3 really be on the way this year? (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:19 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - With the number of Apple rumors floating around at any given point in time, you'd think the world had a cash pool on the release date of new iDevices. The latest comes from the typically reliable insiders of DigiTimes. According …

NBA players face $1 million fine for using Facebook or Twitter during lockout (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:11 PM PDT

Yahoo! News - Salary negotiations, salary caps, revenue sharing and just about every other negotiation has come to a standstill today between the NBA and its players. Since the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement last night between the owners and players, …

Make Google+ Look More Like Facebook (Mashable)

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 07:37 PM PDT

Mashable - A new userscript style makes Google+ look even more like Facebook. Since its launch earlier this week, Google+ has frequently been compared to Facebook, both in its focus and its user interface.

Cuban tweeters meet, squawk about Internet (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:36 PM PDT

Reuters - Members of Cuba's small Twitter community gathered on Friday for the first time to put faces to names in a meeting where political viewpoints were off limits but complaints about the island's poor Internet connections were not.

Pte equity firms take piece of web host Go Daddy (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Go Daddy.com logo. Go Daddy, the world's largest registrar of Internet domain names, said on Friday that it was selling a stake to three major investment firms including private-equity giant KKR.(Go Daddy.com)AFP - Go Daddy, the world's largest registrar of Internet domain names, said on Friday that it was selling a stake to three major investment firms including private-equity giant KKR.

Dual Pen Sports review (Digital Trends)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 05:30 PM PDT

Digital Trends - You can never go wrong with a collection of mini-games on the Nintendo 3DS (or DS)… or so say the developers making bucket loads of games based on that concept. Add one more to that list, with Dual Pen Sports, but this game comes with a gimmick â€Â" and an odd one at that.

Got $6,700? This Luxury Android Smartphone Is for You (NewsFactor)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 11:44 AM PDT

NewsFactor - Hoping to capitalize on the reputation of Swiss watchmaking for quality and precision, 150-year-old luxury jeweler Tag Heuer is jumping into the smartphone business with a stainless steel-encased Android handset. The device is available with diamond, gold or platinum trim and an alligator-skin case.

Talent show mulled for Timberlake's Myspace (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 03:05 PM PDT

AP - Justin Timberlake's longtime manager Johnny Wright said Friday that a talent show or some other way of developing new artists will be core to the revamp of Myspace.

Dream Trigger review (Digital Trends)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 03:36 PM PDT

Digital Trends - If you are looking for a title for the Nintendo 3DS that combines the touchscreen and 3D technology in a new and interesting way, than look no further than Dream Trigger.

Zynga files for $1 billion initial public offering (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:19 PM PDT

Appolicious - Social gaming powerhouse Zynga, which dominates Facebook and runs its 'Ville games on mobile platforms like Apple's iOS and Google's Android, filed an S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today and wants to issue a public stock offering pretty much as soon as possible.

Apple/RIM group top Google in $4.5 billion Nortel sale (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 03:23 PM PDT

A sign is pictured outside Nortel's Carling Campus in Ottawa August 10, 2009. REUTERS/Blair GableReuters - Apple, Microsoft, RIM and three other companies joined forces to outbid Google at an auction for Nortel wireless patents, a move that could result in big licensing fees for Google.

How a Google-Hulu Tag Team Threatens Facebook's Future (The Atlantic Wire)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 12:39 PM PDT

The Atlantic Wire - Picture this. You're hanging out, doing some Gmailing and Googling to find this one Parks and Recreation clip on YouTube. (Ugh, YouTube never has the good teevee clips because of all that copyright business.) Hulu has it. In fact, they have entire episodes. So you copy the URL for the "Freddy Spaghetti" season finale, jump back to Gmail and-- Wait, maybe it's better to post this to Facebook. That way people can watch it and make some jokes about how much they love Lil' Sebastian, the little miniature pony, and it would almost be like you were sitting around a living room with your friends on couches and sort of hanging out like kids used to do.

HP targets Apple's iPad with new tablet (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 03:38 PM PDT

A new HP Palm tablet, Touch Pad, is displayed during the WebOS event at Fort Mason's Herbst Pavilion in February 2011 in San Francisco, California. US technology giant Hewlett-Packard rolled out its new TouchPad tablet computer on Friday, seeking to dethrone the dominant Apple iPad and revive its slumping fortunes.(AFP/File/Kimihiro Hoshino)AFP - US technology giant Hewlett-Packard rolled out its new TouchPad tablet computer on Friday, seeking to dethrone the dominant Apple iPad and revive its slumping fortunes.

Android OS and tablets get another rival with HP TouchPad (Appolicious)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 07:33 AM PDT

Appolicious - Android's facing some serious competition when it comes to the tablet market, and it's still an area Android has yet to dominate. With the iPad still top dog, HP officially launches the TouchPad today, adding another device and operating system to the competitive tablet space. The TouchPad has garnered mixed reviews already, with a lack of apps as just one of several ticks for the "cons" column when compared to the iPad.
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