Thanks to three well-timed buyouts, there’s a new player in the social video scene: KIT Digital has just purchased KickApps, Kewego and Kyte – three previously unrelated companies based out of different cities – and promoted former employees of those companies into newly-created positions within the new parent.
KIT, which already …
AOL is continuing its move away from the written word by buying its own video distribution network. The company explains its purchase of GoViral by saying that it “supports our overall content strategy by creating another immediate delivery path for all of the great content we are generating daily.”
The sale is worth $74.1 million, …
Dell’s 7-inch “Streak 7” Android tablet is due this week from T-Mobile at $200 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year contract starting at $25 per month. That’s $50 cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy Tab offered through T-Mobile, which is now priced at $250 after being discounted from $400.
It’s nice to see these 7-inch tablets …
The little white/silver liquid contact indicator (LCI) turning red or stripped is often the death knell for your electronic product’s warranty. Even though the item never touched water, users know that even a little moisture can set that extremely sensitive sensor off, denying you hundreds of dollars in coverage that you should have …
Although many apps are free in the App Store, a lot of them require in-app purchases to use all the functionalities of the program. The problem occurs when people don’t realize that they are being billed large amounts. According to one group, a lot of times these purchase trap apps are games targeted toward kids, who click on the costly …
This seems a little too good to be true but rumor has it that Amazon may be getting into the unlimited video streaming game a la Netflix.
That in and of itself isn’t all that unbelievable, but there seems to be some indication that the unlimited streaming deal may be tied into Amazon’s expedited shipping program, called Amazon Prime …
It’s Monday! Time for some handpicked gadget deals.
Vizio 42-inch 1080p TV: $600 at Amazon (today only)
With the Super Bowl coming up this Sunday, TV deals abound. Amazon starts things off with a 42-inch Vizio priced at $600—that’s over $100 off its regular price.
Free shipping, too. The deal’s good today only.
Mitsubishi
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Tweetdeck has decided that 140 characters isn’t enough anymore. The company has announced Deck.ly, a new service that allows users to post tweets longer than 140 characters. Similar to the already existing Twitlonger, Deck.ly will let users post longer tweets that will be linked to on Twitter and then available to read in full on a …
Internet retail giant Amazon.com released its Q4 2010 earnings yesterday, highlighted by “two big milestones” according to company founder Jeff Bezos.
Amazon reported Q4 as the first quarter that it cleared $10 billion in sales—it almost hit $13 billion, actually, with the final tally settling in at $12.95 billion. The company also …
Confusion no more! If the US Commerce Department has its way, juggling multiple different passwords for all your different online accounts will be a thing of the past. The department is heading up a plan for a new online security system that will use one single log-in at the start of any session to grant you access to any and all …
Social network site LinkedIn filed for its initial public offering yesterday (even though many think the timing is wrong), and in the process, revealed a lot about the company’s inner workings, and how it sees itself. For example, although the site made $10 million profit in the first nine months of last year – from a total revenue of …
It’s Friday! Maybe you just got paid. You could use that money for boring stuff like bills, rent, and food, or you could act like a wonderfully impulsive consumer and spend it on any number of products. Here are some ideas to get you started based on your taxable income bracket.
10% ($0 to $8,500)
Rubik’s Cube Mug: $15
Your life
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