As we just reported, Brazilian users had a pleasant surprise when visiting iTunes today: without fuss or fanfare, Apple has converted its reduced iTunes Store into a full-blown one, including music and movies. Well, Brazil wasn’t the only country to get additional iTunes features – so did most Spanish-speaking Latin America. From Argentina to Panama,...
Brazilian customers who visit the local version of the iTunes Store are in for a surprise: Apple quietly added a Music Store, as well as a Film section: Until today, Brazilian users of iTunes only had access to podcasts, books and apps – but weren’t able to buy music or rent movies from...
5 Biggest Surprises of 2011 Richard’s picks include the search giant who released a surprisingly cool social network and the Amazon tablet that rather blew us all away. For the big reveal on the other 3, check out the post, “5 Biggest Surprises of 2011“. From the comments: Tom Clarke — “Hmm… I don’t...
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To get a sense what SUSE is in for in 2012, I talked to Brauckmann this morning. Brauckmann’s involvement with SUSE started with Attachmate’s purchase, so the first time we spoke was earlier this year just after he took over the role. This time I found him much readier to discuss details of the...
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Social media is supposed to be all about engagement and authenticity, but sometimes it can feel so distributed and overwhelming that conversations get lost. A new web app called Engag.io has tackled this classic problem and offers a pretty good solution that I think you’ll want to check out. It’s in private alpha right...
7. Qwikster… Er, Netflix What was Netflix smoking when it tried to spin off its DVD business with the name Qwikster? We see a lot of dumb product names around here, but Qwikster definitely takes the cake this year. It was terribly timed, too. Netflix had just separated its streaming and DVD pricing plans,...
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Social enterprise giant Jive has just priced its IPO, which is set to debut on the public markets tomorrow morning. Jive priced at $12 per share this evening, above the expected range. The company originally set the range between $8 and $10 per share. At $12 per share, Jive is valued at over $600...