Beatles seek to join video game revolution
By Joshua Chaffin in New York and Chris Nuttall in San Francisco — Beatles representatives are in talks with two companies to create a Beatles-themed video game in a move that could pave the way for...
Google's Mobile-Handset Plans Are Slowed
‘Android’ Launch Is Being Delayed As Carriers Struggle — Google Inc. is learning that changing the cellphone industry isn't easy. — The Internet giant and more than 30 partners announced in Novemb...
What Makes A Cloud Computer?
The relative success and cult-like popularity of Asus' Eee cloud computer has helped raise the level of interest in what's being called a new class of computers. Some call the new machines UMPCs, oth...
Breaking: Germany's Plazes Acquired By Nokia
Berlin, Germany based Plazes, a location based social network (and one of the first startups we ever wrote about here on TechCrunch, back in 2005), has been acquired by Finland-based Nokia, the compan...
Am I Bored With “Web 2.0”?
I read a comment on my “Looking For Inspiration” post this morning that suggested I was just getting bored with Web 2.0 like many others. It's something I've considered a lot lately. — I am certain...
T-Mo releases Nokia 6301 and Samsung SGH-t339 Hotspot@Home phones
Well isn't this the day for pop announcements? T-Mobile has just released the Nokia 6301, above, and the Samsung SGH-t339. Both have Wi-Fi and allow you to make calls over T-Mo's Hotspot@Home servic...
An Unlikely Promoter Drives Nokia's Push in Hollywood
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Tero Ojanpera is an unlikely media entrepreneur. Mr. Ojanpera, a veteran Nokia executive, is not a fan of “American Idol,” although he says he enjoys it from time to time. And w...
At Google, Slow Growth in News Site
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The death of Tim Russert of NBC News this month quickly became a top article on the nation's biggest news sites. — The front page of Google News took about an hour to catch u...
Ad Leaders See Web's Threat and Promise
CANNES, France — The growing advertising ambitions of technology powerhouses like Google and Microsoft are creating alarm in the executive suites of ad agencies. — At an annual gathering here, execu...
Microsoft to Yahoo Shareholders: Fire Jerry And We Might Bid Again*
UPDATE: Microsoft's initial reaction to this story is that it “must be a translation issue” (i.e., that Kevin Johnson didn't say what Bloomberg is saying he said.) Investigation continues...
ABC's New Video Deal: Why Veoh And Why Now?
ABC (DIS) is adding Veoh as a distributor of shows like “Lost” and “Grey's Anatomy” as well as ESPN programming online, the NYT reports. It's a curious move for ABC, made more intriguing by the fact ...
Comcast Owned Fandango Buys Movies.com From Disney
So Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) couldn't buy Disney (NYSE: DIS) a few years ago, but it has now succeeded in buying a part of it, sort of: Fandango, the online movie tickets service that Comcast bought a yea...
Diller Fashions IAC Ad Network
Bands Together Targeted Audience Segments in Bid to Lift $216 Million Ad Revenue — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — A high percentage of ad revenue from Barry Diller's IAC comes from a small percentage of inv...
Nice Work, TiVo, But Here's The TV Remote We Want: No Remote
Something we missed over the weekend: A neat Gizmodo post about the evolution of the peanut-shaped TiVo (TIVO) remote control and Paul Newby, who developed it. Hat tip to TiVo. That's a nice remote.
Google's Cutts: Good directions drive traffic to your website
You have a website and can't figure out why it's not showing up at the top of Google's search rankings. You go to Google.com for some guidance but get lost trying to find answers. — Certainly, achi...
‘Guitar Hero,’ ‘Rock Band’ soon playing Beatles?
Beatles music may soon be strumming a new tune via air guitar video games, according to a report in the Financial Times. — Apple Corps and EMI, which respectively represent The Beatles' business int...
Papers Facing Worst Year for Ad Revenue
For newspapers, the news has swiftly gone from bad to worse. This year is taking shape as their worst on record, with a double-digit drop in advertising revenue, raising serious questions about the s...
Modeling The Real Market Value Of Social Networks
Is MySpace worth $3 billion, or $20 billion? It depends on how you value a user. — It's time to start comparing the big global social networks on something other than unique visitors and page views...