Admin | August 16, 2011
Amazon has released a browser-based version of its Kindle e-book app, called the Kindle Cloud Reader, in what appears to be an attempt to detour around Apples in-app purchasing requirements. But what the e-book retailer has also done is provide a great example of how media companies should be looking beyond the world of apps [...]
Admin | August 16, 2011
Twitter is introducing two new activity-centric features Wednesday in a partial redesign of its web application. The changes, designed to help users more easily discover whats happening on Twitter in relation to them, are reflected in two new tabs on Twitter.com: @[username] and Activity. The @username tab replaces the mentions tab and is more of [...]
Admin | August 16, 2011
Casino giant MGM Resorts International was the only major gaming company whose stock price failed to rebound Tuesday as markets bounced back after Mondays 634-point plunge. The casino operator reported positive second-quarter earnings Monday after the markets closed, but several analysts remained unconvinced the company, which controls 10 Strip resorts, is on the mend. It [...]