Sony patent wants to make advertising more interactive
By Jamie Rigg posted Aug 24th 2012 1:04PM We all know adverts are a necessary evil, which is why different companies are trying to make them more personalized, more engaging or just plain get rid of them. In a recently granted patent, Sony outlines its ideas for next-gen advertising on network-connected devices — essentially to make it more interactive. Many of the instructional diagrams involve PS3 accessories in the home...
Apple Reports Third Quarter Results
Board Declares Quarterly Dividend of $2.65 per Common ShareCUPERTINO, California—July 24, 2012—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 third quarter ended June 30, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $35.0 billion and quarterly net profit of $8.8 billion, or $9.32 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $28.6 billion and net profit of $7.3 billion, or $7.79 per diluted share, in the...
Insert Coin: Quikdraw targets lens fumblers and multiple camera packers (video)
By Steve Dent posted Aug 24th 2012 1:40PM In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you’d like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with “Insert Coin” as the subject line. Carrying an extra camera body just to avoid scrambling for another lens seems a bit silly, no? Quikdraw wants to run that convoluted method out of town with a holster system...
Judge Sees Nothing Unreasonable About $675,000 Music Piracy Fine
A U.S. District Court judge has upheld a $675,000 fine for Joel Tenenbaum, the former Boston University student who illegally downloaded and shared 31 songs through the long-defunct service Kazaa. Tenenbaum, who first started fighting the case in 2007, was found guilty two years later, and faced a fine of $22,500 per song. Although U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Gertner found the jury’s original verdict to be...
Townsquare Media buys what’s left of MOG
By Jon Fingas posted Aug 24th 2012 2:21PM Beats’ acquisition of MOG ultimately carved the company into two pieces, if not quite evenly: it left both the blog content as well as a music-oriented ad network that’s popular, if without nearly as much cachet for the technology crowd as the streaming audio. Entertainment outlet Townsquare Media must have seen a bargain in the making given that it just swept in to buy MOG’s...
