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Charlie Brown and Peanuts Go Digital with eBooks

Innovative visual content eBook distributor Graphicly is excited to announce a partnership with Peanuts Worldwide to bring the vast library of Peanuts children’s books and comic strips to the leading…

FTC Announces New Rules to Protect Kids’ Online Privacy Despite Industry Objections

  Citing concerns that children are being increasingly tracked and targeted by online services and advertisers, the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced a major update of rules that limit…

Velti Report Shows Android Market Share Fell to 37% in 2012

Velti (NASDAQ: VELT), the leading global provider of mobile marketing and advertising technology, today released its ‘State of Mobile Advertising 2012: Year in Review’ data report. The report highlights key…

IPad Mini Not Enough to Brighten Retail Sales Gloom

A boom in tablet computer sales sparked by the launch of Apple’s iPad mini failed to save retailers from stagnant sales in November, official figures showed today. Retail-sales volumes, including…

Saban Brands Announces Mobile Games: Swashbuckler by Paul Frank, My Pet Monsters, Power Rangers Legends and Zombie Farm Bubbles

Today Saban Brands announced its new mobile games Swashbuckler by Paul Frank, My Pet Monsters, Power Rangers Legends and Zombie Farm Bubbles are now available for download on Apple’s iTunes…

Monster Watts Extends Half Price Offer on iPhone 4S Solar Battery Cases and Samsung Galaxy S3 Battery Cases

Monster Watts, an innovator of external battery chargers for Apple and Samsung phones, is extending their half price offer until January 2013. Need For Extended Usage After Superstorm Sandy hit,…

Apple Appeals Decision in Case Against Samsung

SAN FRANCISCO–Apple filed an appeal Thursday of a judge’s refusal to bar some Samsung smartphones from the U.S. market, extending one of several legal battles raging around the world between…

Justice Reaches Settlement with Penguin on E-books

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced Tuesday it has reached a settlement with Penguin Group (USA) Inc. in its lawsuit accusing the nation’s largest book publishers of colluding with Apple…

Revelers Across The Globe Will Ring In The New Year Via The Free Official 2013 Times Square Ball App

NEW YORK — This New Year's Eve, revelers from around the world will experience the live global celebration via free official 2013 Times Square Ball App, now available from the…

Google Launches ‘Scan and Match’ Music Service

LOS ANGELES–Google is turning on a “scan and match” service for Google Music users to store copies of their songs online, offering for free what Apple charges $25 a year…

Brazil Company Sells Cellphones with iPhone Name

SAO PAULO–It’s not your Apple’s iPhone. A Brazilian company has begun selling smartphones in Brazil with the iPhone brand after winning the legal right to use the name in Latin…

Getting an Inkling on Future of Reading

With the launch of the first iPad, former Apple executive Matt MacInnis had a brainstorm: multimedia textbooks for the new device, with video, photos and audio. First released in 2010,…