With the proliferation of mobile app directories on the web, it comes of no surprise that many are beginning to acquire each other and merge their content. Today Appolicious, a comprehensive iPhone and Android app directory with a social twist, is acquiring AppVee, a startup that provides in-depth and comprehensive video reviews of iPhone and … Read More

Digital marketing company Razorfish has just launched its third annual FEED survey of 1,000 “connected consumers.” The survey is focused on online consumer behavior. This year Facebook and Twitter feature prominently. 40% of respondents “friended” brands on Facebook, while 25% reported following brands on Twitter. What’s more, Razorfish found that consumers access brands on Twitter … Read More

YouTube has begun warning users that they will soon be required to login with a Google account, instead of their old YouTube accounts. Just as people freaked out when Flickr changed the locks on the doors and required a Yahoo account to get in, you can bet that this is going to make some people … Read More

Mmhmm. We see precisely where this is going. First came Microsoft’s Xbox 360 , then came the PlayStation 3 . Now, the beast that is Netflix ’s “Watch Instantly” is coming to Nintendo’s Wii… or that’s the scuttlebutt, anyway. According to StreamingMedia , an undisclosed source close to the project has confirmed that the Big … Read More

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Apple , iPhone Paul Carton, Director of Research at ChangeWave Research , reported yesterday at investorplace.com that Apple iPhone is gaining steadily on BlackBerry ’s market share, a great feat considering BlackBerry’s entrenched position in the business sector. iPhone market share is now a heady 30%, still behind BlackBerry’s … Read More

Well, it’s quite the day for any GPS-related announcement, but Microsoft has nonetheless made a fairly big one of its own, with it dropping word via a simple service announcement that it’s killing off its MSN Direct live information service for navigation units (among other devices — even the odd coffeemaker ). Those relying on … Read More

You got to admit that Ropid the robot looks like it should have been in the recently released Astro Boy movie. By the way, that movie is actually pretty good, just so you know. Ropid is the creation of a Kyoto based group known as Robo Garage, and it has the ability to run and … Read More

Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz are launching their much-anticipated $300 million venture fund this evening, aptly called Andreessen Horowitz . The fund will make investments of $50,000 to $50 million (yes, $50 million), but will generally focus on early stage opportunities. And here’s a fun fact: they don’t currently have a website, and apparently they … Read More

It’s Independence Day weekend, and as people all across the US enjoy barbecues and fireworks, the top web companies are marking the occasion in their own ways: through custom logos and themes. While Google frequently changes its logo to mark specific events – both in the US and internationally – the Independence Day celebration was … Read More

Not only Omnia II, Samsung has expand their Windows Phone portfolio with an impressive Omnia line up. The Omnia II (I8000), OmniaPRO series (OmniaPRO B7610, OmniaPRO B7320) as well as the OmniaLITE (B7300) has been unveiled today, together with the Samsung Jet. Having a similar design as Samsung jet, the Omnia II features Windows Mobile … Read More

Verizon Wireless and Motorola , Inc., introduce the Motorola Rival today. Designed for quick and easy messaging, the Motorola Rival keeps customers socially connected, while offering a variety of popular multimedia features from Verizon Wireless, including V CAST Music with Rhapsody, V CAST Video, Visual Voice Mail and VZ Navigator. The available colors are Tin … Read More

Yoelle Maarek, the woman credited with the creation of Google Suggest and a variety of other innovative features, has left the company and will now lead Yahoo’s research efforts in the tech hot-bed of Israel. It’s an interesting move, to go from the clear market leader to a company widely criticized for its flaccid search … Read More