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Light Dims at the End of LightSquared's Tunnel February 15, 2012 
The FCC indicated it will not approve LightSquared's network, as it would interfere with GPS signals used by planes, boats and cars throughout the U.S. The FCC's approval of LightSquared's plans was conditional on resolving those interference issues. LightSquared's high-speed network would have served as many as 260 million people.
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Zynga Reports Tough Quarter but May Be Playing a Long Game February 15, 2012 
Online game maker Zynga reported a net loss during its first quarter as a publicly traded company, due mostly to heavy stock compensation from its IPO and an increase in research and development costs. Revenue at Zynga, however, was up 59 percent during the last three months of 2011.
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How MySpace Got Its Groove Back February 14, 2012 
On Monday, Myspace announced startling news: 1 million new members have joined in the past month, and the rate of signups has risen to 40,000 per day. Myspace was considered all but dead when Specific Media and singer and actor Justin Timberlake took it off News Corp.'s hands last year.
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AT&T's All You Can Eat Plan: Chew Slowly February 13, 2012 
If you have an AT&T unlimited data plan, and if you're in the top 5 percent when it comes to data use, you may have noticed your download rate has slowed to a crawl.
When AT&T introduced its tiered data plan in 2010, the company emphasized it would honor the millions of customers who had previously signed up for unlimited data plans. However, it has begun slowing down the top 5 percent of its unlimited plan users.
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Content Intent, Part 3 February 11, 2012 
The dissemination of content throughout the Web has forced companies and marketing firms to rethink how they advertise. The swell of venues that are housing content has dueling effects: It increases the potential reach of an advertisement but also dilutes the customer pool for the original publisher.
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The Whens, Whats and Hows of iPad 3 February 11, 2012 
A Wall Street Journal report on Thursday gave Apple fans all the excuse they needed to indulge in some more speculation regarding the iPad 3 -- if that is its real name, and if whatever it is even exists. Apple's kind of tight-lipped about this stuff. At this moment in the tablet universe, it's hard to guess what kind of grand and monumental new features Apple would want to add to the iPad.
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The Curious Case of LightSquared vs. GPS February 10, 2012 
Another government venue, another condemnation of LightSquared's planned 4G LTE network. U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary John Porcari told a congressional hearing on Wednesday that if LightSquared were to be deployed, the Federal Aviation Administration would have to constantly monitor some 40,000 broadcasting sites to make sure they did not affect air safety.
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Amazon Sweetens Prime Deal With More Instant Vid Titles February 09, 2012 
Amazon and Viacom have inked a licensing agreement that will bring the number of instant videos available to Amazon Prime customers to more than 15,000. The deal will add episodes from Viacom's Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon and BET outlets. Titles will include "The Hills," "Jersey Shore," "The Hard Times of RJ Berger," several seasons of "The Real World," and some Comedy Central shows.
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How the E-Book Is Reinventing the Book Business February 09, 2012 
What do Amazon's Kindle, Barnes & Noble's Nook and Apple's iPad have in common? What about authors like Stephen King, Barbara Freethy, C.J. Lyons, Amanda Hocking and Michael Prescott? If you said they represent the changing book publishing industry, you would be right. The book business is going through a major transformation. Who will the winners and losers be among publishers, stores and authors?
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Sprint Groans Under iPhone Subsidy Weight February 08, 2012 
Sprint Nextel delivered its Q4 and full year 2011 financial results on Wednesday. The third-largest wireless carrier reported an adjusted OIBDA of $842 million for the fourth quarter and nearly $5.1 billion for the full year 2011. The company's stock price fell after it posted an overall fourth-quarter loss.
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iTV Looms Large February 08, 2012 
Apple ended up being the top-selling smartphone vendor for the fourth quarter of 2011, but rumors about an as-yet unconfirmed next-generation Apple TV claimed much of the company's spotlight over the last week. In a note regarding Apple, Jefferies & Co. analyst Peter Misek wrote that Apple stock was a smart buy because the company's next entertainment device, which he called "iTV," is on its way.
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Amazon May Be Going Small With Retail Boutique Experiment February 07, 2012 
Amazon is planning to launch a retail store in Seattle in the coming months, according to reports published by Bloomberg and Good E-Reader. The endeavor is meant to serve as a pilot project for a possible chain of stores that would sell Amazon Exclusive books, as well as its Kindle Fire tablet, line of e-readers, and related accessories.
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Avid Studio: Thumbs Up on Interface, Sideways on Features, Down on Sound Effects February 07, 2012 
Back when Apple promised editing features built into the iPhone 3GS (the first iPhone to have a video camera), I wondered how a video-editing program could possibly fit into a phone. It wasn't just a question of available processing power, though that was part of it. It was also a question of screen size.
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New Player Enters Field of Streams February 06, 2012 
Look out Netflix, a new video service has swaggered into town. Rumored since December, Verizon's partnership with Coinstar, the parent company of Redbox video rental kiosks, became official on Monday. As with Netflix, customers will be able to choose between physical discs and streaming. The physical discs, however, will need to be picked up and returned to a Redbox kiosk.
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Avid Packs a Prosumer Video Editor Into an iPad February 03, 2012 
Avid is well-known for its chops as a maker of professional video editing suites, but on Thursday it grabbed some notice in consumer circles with a new offering for Apple's iPad 2. Avid Studio, available from Apple's App Store for a limited time at $4.99, brings a solid set of video editing tools to the iPad.
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Vizio's Widescreen 3D TV: Plenty of Features, Little to Watch February 03, 2012 
Vizio has unveiled a 58-inch 3D widescreen HDTV with a 21:9 aspect ratio -- far more than the standard 16:9 ratio HDTVs use. Users can set the TV to upscale 16:9 content to fill the screen. The sale price for this set will start at US$3,500 -- that includes four pairs of 3D glasses.
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