Better late than never. The US Justice Department has opened anti-trust wide-ranging investigation of big cable companies, according to the Wall St. Journal, which sited sources familiar with the matter. There have…
Twitter Expands Tweets to Keep Your Interest
Twitter wants to spend more time together. Quality time. As proof its ready for commitment, it launched Expanded Tweets with on site content, just to make sure you stick around. Instead of…
Apple Releases iOS 6, Rolls Out “Flyover” 3D Maps, Integrates with Facebook
At this week’s WWDC event, Apple lived up to its own hype, releasing a slew of announcements and product updates that are sure to shape the very future of tech itself. The…
Facebook Snatches Up Pieceable Team for Mobile Strategy
Facebook has acquired the development team behind Pieceable, a one-year old startup that creates a handy development tool that allows software apps to be used through an Internet browser, rather than having…
Twitter’s Daily Users Up 2x Since 2011
Though the number of new Twitter users has remained more or less stagnant since 2011, the number of daily users has doubled as more people own smartphones that can more conveniently use…
Mary Meeker: Mobile Web Exploding, but Ad Revenue Dampened
by Matt Gallagher, Red Herring Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers VC Mary Meeker dropped a bombshell in her annual Internet Trends report at the All Things D conference Wednesday. While mobile traffic is…
Gamification Platform Badgeville Raises $25M
Gamification is becoming more than just a buzzword, but the next profit making machine for businesses that will likely be around a long time. At least the VC community seems to think…
Sequoia Capital Raising $1B in Global Funds
Sequoia Capital is raising about $1 billion in several global funds, Fortune reported. The news organization states that the new funds might include a China-growth fund, one for growth equity and later…
Facebook Stock Continues to Slip; Investors Sue
By Matt Gallagher, Red Herring Following Facebook’s IPO on May 18, the largest tech IPO in history, the company’s stock price had slipped almost 25 percent from its initial offering of $38.…
Apple, China Mobile Discussing iPhone, but Don’t Hold Your Breath
Apple, China Mobile Discussing iPhone, but Don’t Hold Your Breath China Mobile may get the iPhone, but probably not anytime soon. Apple and the world’s largest mobile carrier are in discussions to…