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June 25, 2010  | | Connecting People & Knowledge Since May 2000 | | | | | June 1, 2010 · Today's Sponsor: | | |  | Top Stories Herndon, Va. - Technology giant HP said on Tuesday that it will spend $1 billion to automate much of its data center technology, resulting in the elimination of 9,000 jobs over the next few years. [more..] Cupertino, Calif. - Apple announced that it has now sold more than 2 million iPads in less than 60 days, since the device's launch on April 3. [more..] Los Angeles - True to its word, Apple on Tuesday shut down Lala, the streaming music service it acquired in December, disabling thousands of embedded music players across the Web. [more..] Los Angeles - Buzz Media, the publisher of a network of entertainment-related websites, and a corresponding ad network, announced that it has signed six new music sites for ad representation, and made a strategic investment in at least one of them. [more..] San Diego - Mad Catz Interactive, a maker of video game accessories, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Tritton Technologies, the maker of a line of gaming audio headsets, in a deal worth up to $9 million over five years. [more..] Atlanta - Kudzu Interactive, the parent company of mobile ordering and e-commerce service Snapfinger.com, announced on Tuesday that it has closed a $7 million second round of funding, led by Norwest Venture Partners. [more..] New York - Main Street Connect, the publisher of a hyperlocal news network, has raised $3.97 million in its first funding round, PaidContent reported, citing a regulatory filing. [more..]
DMW Notice Board UPDATE: Dan Winters, VP, Developer Relations and Acquisitions, Activision Blizzard, will be featured in a keynote interview with Marty Poulin, CEO at ShadyLogic Studios. Ronald Azuma, Research Leader, Nokia Research Center Hollywood to deliver Keynote Presentation on augmented reality, location-based services for media and entertainment . New speakers announced from Lionsgate, NBC Interactive, Tokyo Pop, Imagination Studios, Team 17, Starbreeze Studios and many more! Together with our friends at Variety and Nordic Game, we are pleased to announce the agenda for our second annual pre-E3 transmedia event. This year's event features two keynotes, demos and a showcase as well as 6 panels and bustling after-party by the pool! We invite you to join an exclusive group of decision-makers at the event and take part in the discussion with executives, investors, analysts, press, filmmakers and gamers who will be instrumental in shaping the future of the game and film business. We are accepting speaker submissions and offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities now. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email ( jay@digitalmediawire.com) for more information.
Briefly Noted Los Angeles - A debt collection agency hired to collect the $6 million in fines a Swedish court ordered the four operators of The Pirate Bay to pay to copyright holders has so far been able to seize $30,000 of that sum, TorrentFreak reports. [more..] Los Angeles - Jetstar Airways, the budget airfare carrier unit of Australia's Qantas, plans to test offering Apple's iPad as an in-flight entertainment device, ZDNet reports. [more..] San Diego - Qualcomm's FLO TV mobile TV unit said on Tuesday that it will offer ESPN's live coverage of all 64 matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on FLO TV devices and AT&T Mobile TV-capable handsets. [more..] Los Angeles - Sony is working on a new version of its digital video recorder accessory for the PlayStation 3, PlayTV, senior producer Mark Green told Spong. [more..] New York - Mobile entertainment publisher Thumbplay announced on Tuesday that its Thumbplay Music subscription service is now available for Apple's iPhone, with a $9.99 per month price tag. [more..] Ann Arbor, Mich. - Media retail store chain Borders announced on Tuesday that it will sell Aluratek's "Libre" eBook Reader Pro device in its stores from August. [more..] New York - MetroLyrics.com, a site that offers searchable, licensed song lyrics, has launched a new $2.99 iPhone application, providing access to lyrics to more than one million songs, along with a range of social features. [more..] Extras Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds - Gannett Digital - McLean - VMIX MEDIA INC - San Diego, CA - Socialcast - San Francisco, CA - Zynga - San Francisco - Synacor - Buffalo, NY - Live365 - Foster City - Amazon.com - Seattle, WA
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