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Angry Birds creator Rovio is developing a video-game streaming service

Angry Birds developer Rovio is developing a video-game streaming service The Finland company behind the mega-hit mobile game Angry Birds has recently founded a new company called Hatch Entertainment, which…

America Movil Says Not in Talks Over T-Mobile US

America Movil is not talking to anybody at this stage about a possible purchase of T-Mobile US, Chief Executive Daniel Hajj told a conference call on Friday. Germany’s Monthly Manager…

New Ad Platforms: Your Fridge, Dash, and Thermostat

In December, Google sent a letter to the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) that made it very clear that the company sees a future, only “a few years from now,”…

Yahoo Buys Mobile ‘Self-Destruct’ Messaging App Blink

Yahoo has bought Blink, a mobile messaging startup whose app lets users send messages that will self-destruct at a time set by the sender. The deal, which Blink announced on…

Mobile Internet Shakes Up Stodgy China Industries

Alibaba, the e-commerce giant planning a blockbuster share sale in the U.S., shook up China’s vast but sleepy retailing industry by popularizing online shopping. Now it and China’s other Internet…

Amazon Launches Shopping Via Twitter

Online retailer Amazon has announced a partnership with Twitter that allows users to add products to their shopping carts by tweeting a special hashtag. They can do so by replying…

HTC Steps Up Advertising to Regain Once-High Market Share

Taiwan’s HTC Corp is stepping up advertising to ensure sales of the One M8 smartphone live up to the new flagship’s critical acclaim, and win the vendor a bigger share…

Some Upset with Upcoming Change to Messages on Facebook Mobile App

Facebook began notifying users of its mobile app Wednesday that it will soon disable the app’s messaging feature. The Menlo Park, Calif., tech giant is instructing users to download the…

Instagram Bug Hides Recent Photos

Instagram says it is fixing a bug that has hidden users’ photos on its mobile app from the past several days. The Facebook-owned photo-sharing app said on Twitter Wednesday that…

Facebook Buying WhatsApp for $19B

Facebook is buying mobile messaging service WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock, by far the company’s largest acquisition and bigger than any that Google, Microsoft or Apple have…

Visa and MasterCard Offer More Mobile Payment Options

Visa and MasterCard are introducing Internet-based technologies to make it easier for shoppers to buy things at retail stores without pulling out a credit card. The two technologies, announced separately…

Rakuten Acquires Viber for $900 million

TOKYO–Rakuten Inc (4755:Tokyo), one of the world’s largest Internet services companies, announced today its acquisition of pioneering messaging and VoIP company, Viber. Rakuten will acquire Viber for a total consideration…