Global communications technology giant ARRIS has agreed to acquire struggling video networking company BigBand Networks for $2.24 per share, in cash, the company announced this morning. The purchase price equates to a diluted equity value of approximately $172 million, or $53 million net of estimated BigBand cash on hand. The acquisition will be conducted...
Advertising has obviously changed quite drastically since the early 1980s, but you’ll never be more sure of it after taking a look at these vintage Apple ads. Whether they’re suggestive, loaded with retro appeal, or just plain weird, you’ll appreciate them as a snapshot of a pivotal point in computer history. Article source: SAI...
The UK’s main media and communications regulators have teamed up to launch a new website aimed at parents seeking to air their concerns over inappropriate programmes, adverts, products and services. ParentPort is the result of a collaboration between Ofcom, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the Authority for Television On Demand (ATVOD), the BBC Trust,...
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Software developer Daniel Treadwell has released a WordPress plugin, Google+Blog, which makes it easy to automatically crosspost your Google+ posts to your blog. The plugin lets you import your posts automatically to WordPress with next to no effort. Simply download and install the plugin, follow the instructions listed below, and you’ll be able to share your...
Top: Landscape-mode screenshot from Facebook’s new, unified iOS update. Bottom: Landscape-mode screenshot from MyPad’s iPhone app. I swear to God Facebook, we should start holding a contest for people who can spot this this kind of design “flattery” — like have them win Disrupt Beijing tickets or something. For practice: Here’s what their respective iPad...