Netflix isn’t just a video-streaming service where you can watch all of your shows on-demand: the company is looking to possibly acquire an original television show. According to web reports, Kevin Spacey might now appear on your screen under a Netflix-owned production.
It’s rumored that Netflix is looking to buy “House of …
Add Facebook to the list of sites you go to in order to find a good deal. The social network announced that it will be launching an online deal service that will cater to their over 500 million users.
“We will test a new feature for our Deals product that allows people to buy deals on Facebook and share them with their friends. …
Japanese manufacturers of consumer electronics are closing down factories in the aftermath of the disastrous earthquake and tsunami, Bloomberg reports.
Sony has stopped operations at 10 factories, and announced donations of cash and emergency supplies.
Toyota’s 12 plants are all closed until Wednesday at the earliest, with further
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SXSW is famous for being a launch pad for new apps and new tech features. Among those being tested out this year is Foursquare’s American Express partnership. Now, when you check in at selected locations and purchase at least $5 worth of goods, you can get a $5 credit on your statement.
Wall Street Journal talked to AMEX vice chairman …
In order to facilitate the social buying experience, Groupon told Businessweek that they are talking with electronic-payment systems to allow Groupons to be accepted as currency just like debit and credit cards. Among the features, the company is playing with the idea of creating a Groupon button for faster transactions. They plan to …
Sprint and T-Mobile may be discussing the possibility of a merger wherein Deutsche Telekom-owned T-Mobile USA would be sold to Sprint “in exchange for a major stake in the combined entity, said people with knowledge of the matter,” reports Bloomberg.
The negotiations have apparently “been on and off, and a deal may not be reached,” …
The Loop is reporting that sources have apparently told them about Apple’s plan to cut 32 game titles and certain hardware devices such as printers, scanners and some hard drives, to make more room in Apple’s retail stores for the new in-store personalized setup services that started in January 2011.
Before you start freaking out at …
As Skype prepares for its IPO, the company is developing out its revenue streams by layering in display ads today. The update isn’t a surprising one, but everything web-related is so heavily draped in ads that it hadn’t fully dawned on me how much Skype’s been missing out on an opportunity, especially since its VoIP and chat …
Early in my reporting for Fortune’s annual survey of the World’s Most Admired Companies, it became apparent that Apple and Google would again rank near or at the top of the list. As it happened, they ended up as number 1 and 2 respectively. (Technology companies landed four spots in the top 10, with Amazon.com at number 7, and …
So how’s it going with that whole iPhone-now-on-Verizon thing, AT&T?
“We haven’t seen any surprises, and everything is pretty much within our expectations,” AT&T’s Ralph de la Vega told attendees at a recent technology conference, according to the Wall Street Journal.
He then added a very important tidbit: “It’s a little bit …
R.I.P. AmazonTote: Although no one outside the Seattle area really knew you, I’m sure that your services will be missed by those who used them.
Amazon’s alternate delivery program was a service run by the company that used its own workers and fleet of trucks to drop off ordered items packaged in reusable bags on a set day in …
Hipmunk, the ballyhooed startup that first sought to reduce the agony associated with finding decent airline fares, has invaded — or is that infested? — a new market. Logically enough, it’s hotel search. And as they did with fare search, Hipmunk has created a speedy and intuitive way to gather and parse all the info you need to find a …
