The Kindle Store is stocked with books from all genres in the world, but now Amazon takes it a step further and launches Kindle Worlds, a new publishing platform that promises to pay writers royalties for stories inspired by established works. The company has partnered with Warner Bros. Television Group&r... [read more >>] Last week we were telling you that Google had silently killed off its SMS Search feature. With the growing number of individuals with a data plan, that seemed to be a good idea for Google, but there are still people out there who would like to use the service.
Gnosis Media Group went ahead and launched it... [read more >>] Yahoo unveiled a major update to its photo-sharing service that basically redesigned the entire user experience. Furthermore, it gave users more free storage space, which is also handy. The newly redesigned site is available for all users and its features might attract new customers as well. As soon as ... [read more >>] Yahoo has confirmed that it has acquired Tumblr after several days of rumors regarding the transaction. “Per the agreement and our promise not to screw it up, Tumblr will be independently operated as a separate business. David Karp will remain CEO. The product, service and brand will continue to be ... [read more >>] Ever since news came about that Yahoo was in advanced talks to Tumblr for a buyout, users have gone into frenzy, scared of what the deal could mean to them.
However, most of their fears don’t have a solid ground to them.
For instance, one of the main worries the users had was that the blogging pla... [read more >>] Yahoo has bought Tumblr for a whopping $1.1 billion (€856 million), after the company’s board approved of the acquisition during a Sunday evening meeting.
The price is slightly higher than what Facebook paid for Instagram last spring, Wall Street Journal reports.
Since Yahoo has already annou... [read more >>] The Yahoo board is said to be planning a meeting for Sunday night to decide whether to approve the $1.1 billion (€856 million) cash offer for Tumblr. According to AllThingsD, Yahoo has been thinking about the deal with Tumblr for some time after going from considering a strategic investment to a... [read more >>] A new study reveals the fact that Google employees are the most optimistic about the company’s future. Career website Glassdoor has asked employees what they think about the companies their work for and how they see their prospects for the next two quarters. The study was done across 250,000 compan... [read more >>] Firefox 22 has landed in the beta channel and, while it's light on features, the ones it does bring are quite important. On top of the list is WebRTC, which is now fully baked and enabled by default.
At this point, Firefox should be able to support any WebRTC calls, video, voice, and data. It�... [read more >>] Yahoo is reportedly eyeing Tumblr for their next buyout. The deal, according to sources, could reach as high as $1 billion (€778 million), which would put it in the same league as Facebook’s Instagram acquisition last year. So far, Marissa Mayer has stayed away from big acquisitions and has res... [read more >>] |
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