It looks like Beats Audio maybe severing ties with HTC. According to the Wall Street Journal , the creators of Beats headphones wants to buy out HTC’s stake in the company.
Sony Inks A Deal With Viacom For WHAT???
Sony has been hard at work creating a new internet based service that will stream cable channels. The company has tentatively reached a deal with Viacom ,who owns Nickelodeon, MTV and VH1, to allow their networks to be carried on the new service.
20 Injured In A Promotional Stunt Gone Wrong For WHICH Tech Company??
It’s mind boggling to think that any team of marketers ever thought an event like this would be a good idea, but in a promotional stunt by LG involving BB guns and knives on sticks, 20 people were injured in Seoul, South Korea. In hindsight, it seems obvious that the event would go awry. LG released 100 helium balloons, each with a voucher for a free LG G2 smartphone attached. The phones, which retail for the equivalent of $851 in the country, would be given to each participant able to pop a balloon. Participants arrived with BB guns and scrambled after the balloons. One participant even arrived with a pointed stick.
Yelp For iOS Adds A Killer Feature!!
Before today, users of the popular social review site Yelp were unable to post reviews of businesses directly from their phones. Previously, users had to log on online to add reviews. Today sees the release of an updated Yelp mobile app that puts the service on par with its major competitor, Foursquare, allowing iOS users to add reviews on the go. The feature is expected to come to Android soon.
What Phone Maker Is Putting Itself Up For Sale??
Bad news for BlackBerry lovers – as if there has been any good news lately. With sales slowing and usage numbers dropping, the board of directors of the Waterloo, Ontario, wireless company has decided to form a special committee to pursue opportunities to sell the company or pursue other options to stay in business. What does this mean for the average smartphone user? Read on for more details.
WHAT People Are Being Tracked By Recycling Bins?!
Targeted advertising is going way beyond the desktop in London by using recycling bins to detect Wi-Fi signals to be used for gathering information from specific individuals in order to serve them ads.
