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Apple’s iPad Mini: Small Screen, Big Bucks
Amazon and Google can breathe a sigh of relief. Apple unveiled its iPad Mini, a 7.9 miniature version of the iPad, for $329, a bit more expensive than the $250 analysts had…
Skype Crests 280 Million Users
Microsoft is seeing its Skype acquisition pay off in terms of usage increase, though it remains to be seen if that actually adds up to bona fide revenue. In its quarterly earnings…
Facebook Proposes $20M Settlement for Sponsored Stories Suit
Facebook is proposing to settle a class action lawsuit related to its “Sponsored Stories” lawsuit for $20 million, offering up to $10 each for any of the 125 million affected users that…
SSH Communications Security Battens Down Encrypted Networks
by MATT GALLAGHER, Red Herring Everyone has that little voice inside them that wonders in the middle of the night whether or not the front door is locked. Do you get up…
Braintree Raises $35M to Take On Paypal
Striving to provide a developer friendly platform for mobile payments, Braintree has raised $35 million in Series B financing to give Paypal a run for its money. The funding was led by…
Facebook Educates Advertisers: Forget the Click
At the ad conference IAB MIXX this week, Facebook laid out its argument to advertisers, based on a recent study it conducted with Datalogix: Clicks are meaningless. The value of online advertising…
Groupon Launches Own Credit Card Scanner
Setting its competition scopes directly on Square, Groupon launched a credit card scanning service that boasts lower fees and an ability to track transaction activity. The service goes head to head against…
China Smartphone Market to Surpass US by Christmas
Growing 401 percent year over year, China’s smartphone market is the fastest growing market in the world, according to new analytics by Flurry, the mobile analytics firm. Though currently second behind the…
Apple Hits $623B to Become History’s Most Valuable Stock
Propelled by the upcoming release of the iPhone 5 and a potentially smaller and more affordable iPad, Apple’s stock hit $664.74 this week, raising the company’s value to $623 billion, the highest…