As part of its wider 4G LTE roll out, US operator Sprint announced today that it has begun building its network infrastructure in more than 100 new cities within its existing 3G areas, with around fifteen of its most popular areas set to see upgraded connectivity in the coming months. Sprint says that some...
Daily Archives: September 10, 2012
Lawyer files urgent request to stop ebook price changes
Just days before a court ruling forces major publishers to tear up ebook contracts, a prominent attorney has asked to suspend the proceedings until an appeals court can weigh in on a price-fixing settlement between the Justice Department and three publishers. In documents filed late Friday, Bob Kohn asked US District Judge Denise Cote...
Destroyed By Blogs, "Variety" Magazine Will Sell For Less Than $30 Million
Yours for $30 million. See Also Larry Flynt Is Offering $1 Million For Mitt Romney’s Tax Returns Are We Better Off Than 4 Years Ago? Let’s Go To The Charts!…. The Best Movie Yet About The Financial Crisis In case you need another example of the digital missile that has slammed into the traditional...
The Hulu Of Russia, Ivi.ru, Raises $40M To Fight Off The Threat Of Hulu, Netflix, And YouTube
Ivi.ru the “Hulu of Russia” that offers streamed premium TV and films from international and local big-name content holders, has raised another $40 million round of funding. The investment was led by Baring Vostok, a private equity firm, along with existing investors ru-Net, Tiger Global, Prof-Media and Frontier Ventures. Oleg Tumanov, ivi.ru founder and...
Mural.ly takes the pinboard concept literally, launches with funds from Alta Ventures, 500 Startups
Mural.ly, which calls itself “an innovative online content mural platform,” is launching today with funding from Intel Capital, Alta Ventures and 500 Startups. The new service lets its creators save text, images and video on a zooming Prezi-style board, but is much more akin to a literal interpretation of Pinterest’s pinboard concept than a mural....
OpenTable For MDs: BetterDoctor Launches To Help You Find The Best Available Care Near You
“This is my personal vendetta against the broken healthcare system,” Ari Tulla tells me, mid-pitch, while standing on the sidewalk after a recent TechCrunch event in Redwood City. He’s talking about BetterDoctor, a startup he co-founded last year after struggling to find the best, local physicians in San Francisco during a series of family...
TUMBLR FEELING THE HEAT: New York Web Giant Under Pressure To Build A Business
Ian Broyles via Flickr See Also Tumblr Just Poached Its New Head Of Global Ad Sales From Groupon This 26-Year-Old J. Crew Model Runs An $800 Million Startup 25 AND UNDER: Meet The Rising Stars In New York Tech David Karp is starting to feel pressure from investors to turn his giant social blogging...
Simple Nexus 7 mod enables 720p video recording
Disappointed that your front-facing Nexus 7 camera only captures images in low, VGA resolution? Cast your sad feelings aside, because it’s relatively simple to enable high-definition, 720p support on the Google tablet. The hardware was always capable, but is limited by software; specifically, it lacks a few lines of code that enables a higher-quality...
Why Eyeballs No Longer Matter For Startups
Need funding for your startup? Don’t load up your PowerPoint with nifty charts showing all the users your online service has grabbed. Venture capitalists are no longer impressed. These days, investors want to hear about the revenue you’re generating, not the traffic. “There have been a lot of companies that had a lot of...
Why Asians Rule YouTube
Fact: Asians rule YouTube. After decades of stereotypical roles as brainiacs and kung fu masters, the long underrepresented group is flexing its media muscles online. Of the top 10 personalities on YouTube, three are Asian, occupying the second, sixth, and 10th spots respectfully. The top 10 women also include three Asians. Long ostracized from mainstream...