Too Bad, FTC Okays Google-DoubleClick Deal
After eight months of review for possible antitrust violations, the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday approved Google’s…
Tiny Opera Goes After Microsoft
Tiny Norwegian browser company Opera has filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission…
Penthouse Pets Catch Social Networking Bug
Titillating magazine and adult video pioneer Penthouse Media Group has spent $500 million to buy…
T-Series Vexed with Google, YouTube
Bollywood entertainment house T-Series is frustrated that YouTube (owned by Google) has failed to take cognizance of…
Nielsen To Offer Online Video Piracy Busting Tool
TV rating firm Nielsen is jumping on the anti-piracy bandwagon with a new service called…
Google Wants to Ride a New Wave – Cell Phones
Heady from its overwhelming success in the search arena, Google wants to extend its sway…
WSJ.com Hits Magical 1 Million Paid Subscribers
The Wall Street Journal is tooting its horn that it’s hit the one million paid…
Media Laggard HT Gets Social Networking Itch
Social networking web sites seem to be the big rage in Internet-land with News Corp,…
Microsoft to Spin off Halo Developer Bungie
Microsoft plans to spin off Bungie Studios, developer of the successful Halo trilogy of video…
Microsoft Struggles with Zune Dud
Most people recognize trash when they see it or hear it. Except for the suckers…
Amazon.com E-Music Store Offers Hindi, Tamil etc Songs
Amazon.com’s new online music store Amazon MP3 offers songs in several Indian languages including Hindi, Tamil,…
Apple Debuts iPod Touch; Cuts iPhone Price by $200
Just as the Zunes and Sonys struggle to find favor with music afficionados, Apple rolled…
Reliance’s BigFlicks.com Goes Live;But Does it Matter?
Reliance – Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group’s BigFlicks.com entertainment web site has gone live (albeit in alpha…
HT Media Launches New Web Firm
HT Media, parent company of Hindustan Times and Mint newspapers, set up a new subsidiary…
India’s Internet Penetration Pitiful
India’s Internet penetration is a pathetic 3% and the lowest of 10 Asia-Pacific countries in a new…