Tech Biz

TORONTO – July 19, 2011 – The management of Kobo, a global leader in eReading with over 4.2 million users in more than 100 countries worldwide, has issued comments relating to the ongoing liquidation of Borders to clarify misconceptions about Kobo that have been inaccurately reported by the media and misunderstood by consumers. Kobo management Continue Reading →

Australian broadcast service facility taps Dalet to manage assets and production for new online service delivery Sydney, Australia– July 19, 2011 – Video-8 Media, an Australian company specializing in production and distribution services for the broadcast market, has launched a Cloud-based Media Asset Management (MAM) service utilizing Dalet Enterprise Edition. With high-end data centers in Continue Reading →

2 Million Monthly Players Compete for Huge Virtual Prizes SEATTLE, July 19, 2011 – Double Down Interactive, a casual games developer of the world’s largest virtual casino, has set another precedent in the marketplace with the introduction of Social Slot Tournaments at the DoubleDown Casino™ found on Facebook. “Over the last year, millions of social Continue Reading →

NEW YORK, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Cookstr, the world’s #1 collection of cookbook recipes available online, today launches its first original offering of curated recipe content exclusively on Apple’s iBookstore. Created as a model for Cookstr’s collaboration with book publishers, the company’s iBookstore offering includes curated sets of 10 recipes ($0.99), 50 recipes ($3.99) Continue Reading →

Isis Becomes the First Mobile Commerce Platform with Support of All Four National Payment Networks ASPEN, Colo. – July 19, 2011 – Isis, the national mobile commerce joint venture between AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, today announced that Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express will join Isis in making mobile commerce a reality Continue Reading →

The News Corp owned UK newspapers the Sun and the Times had their websites hacked and posted a fake obituary for Rupert Murdoch. The hacker group LulzSec to credit for the attacks and temporarily had the websites redirect to their Twitter page. Murdoch and News Corp. have been under scrutiny over allegations that News of Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110719_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Amazon recently announced that it would begin offering e-textbook rentals for the Kindle. Students can rent the e-textbooks from 30 to 360 days and save up to 80% on specific titles. The e-textbooks can be viewed on the Kindle and any device that lets you download the Continue Reading →

Time Warner recently launched live broadcasts of CNN and its affiliate channel HLN online and on iOS devices. If you’re a cable television subscriber to Comcast, Dish Network or Verizon, you can login to watch CNN’s simulcast. Time Warner is continuing to work with other cable providers to make the offering more widespread. Read the Continue Reading →

International clients stimulate worldwide expansion Istanbul, 18 July 2011 – Dutch e-mail service provider Tripolis Solutions, a market leader in e-mail, mobile and social marketing, is expanding its activities to Turkey. The new office of Tripolis will officially open in Istanbul today. On the 8th July Tripolis announced the expansion of its activities into Argentina. Continue Reading →

IAB Mobile Marketing Center of Excellence Releases ‘Marketer Perspectives on Mobile Advertising’ Study Finds Nearly Three-Quarters of Top Marketing Executives Look to Increase Their Mobile Spend Over Next Two Years New York, NY (July 18, 2011) — Though mobile interactive advertising platforms are still considered a complex landscape of constant innovation by many brands and Continue Reading →