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FTC Preparing Review of Apple’s Mobile Ad Tactics over Anti-Competitive Concerns

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is readying an investigation into Apple Inc. as allegations have arisen that the company uses anti-competitive tactics to cut out rivals in the mobile-advertising market, reports Bloomberg News. The decision to investigate comes after the…

NBCU Names a President for Oxygen Media

NBC Universal has named a president for Oxygen Media, which has undergone a total re-brand and resurgence since NBC Universal acquired the network in the fall of 2007. Named President, Oxygen Media is Jason Klarman, who has been the general…

Survey Says: Which of These Movies is the Most-Watched Video-on-Demand Movie of All Time: ‘Twilight,’ ‘The Hangover,’ ‘Titanic’

Video-on-Demand distributor Avail-TVN has released a report listing the top 20 most-watched On-Demand movies of all-time, Multichannel News reports. The one caveat: no data from movies shown on-demand in 2010 was included. Indicative of the growing popularity of on-demand viewing,…

U.S. Patent Office Invalidates Key TiVo Patent

"The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has ruled that TiVo’s ‘Time Warp’ DVR patent — which is at the heart of the company’s years-long litigation against Dish Network and EchoStar — is invalid in light of two prior-art references," reports…

Commentary: Why Apple’s Move Allowing Its Safari 5 Browser to Block Ads is Disingenuous

In a commentary about Apple allowing its Safari 5 Browser to block ads by Wired’s Epicenter writer Eliot Van Buskirk, he explains what he thinks are Apple’s hidden motives. As Van Buskirk himself writes, "It may seem like a subtle…

Hey AT&T, this REALLY Isn’t Cool: Phone Giant Slashed Prices Yesterday on 3GS iPhones, But You’ll Be a Sucker if You Buy One

Good to see that the folks at Wired’s Gadget Lab are looking out for us. In an article posted today they write: "The iPhone 3GS on Monday saw a price cut: The 16-GB iPhone 3GS now costs $150, down from $200, and the…

Hmmm…This Could Be a Big Problem for Content Providers: Apple’s New Safari 5 Browser–Which Works on Macs AND Windows–Kills Ads

Apple’s new Safari 5 browser, released on Monday, June 7, 2010, has a feature–Safari Reader–that can strip out ads, PCMac.com reports. According to the article, the real innovation of Safari 5–which is available for both Mac and WIndows–"is Safari Reader,…

Video: The iPhone 4 Has Arrived. Pretty Impressive. For The Smart Alecks Amongst You Who Have Asked, ‘Yeah, But Does It Work as a Phone or Is It Still Only on AT&T,’ the Answer is Jobs Did NOT Mention Another Carrier

Three stories for you on the new iPhone 4. First, here’s a video of part of Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ presentation of the new iPhone today (those of you who subscribe to our FREE Daily Viral Video e-newsletter already received…

Report: AT&T’s New Data Plans Going Over ‘Like Root Canal’ with iPhone and iPad Owners.

"AT&T’s newly unveiled wireless data caps are going over like a root canal with iPhone and iPad subscribers," says a report in ChannelWeb.com. The article says there may also be unintended consequences to the AT&T move: " ‘Customers will be…

Report: Hulu to Become a Subscription Service on X-Box Live

Hulu is expected to announce a subscription model for inclusion on X-Box Live, reports Gear Live. Says the story: "We’ve heard from a very reliable source (who has never been wrong before) that Microsoft is set to unveil Hulu as…