Aug. 12: Apple "iTV"; Sony Ericsson-PlayStation Phone; Pure FlowSongs; ngmoco

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Los Angeles - Apple plans to release a new version of its Apple TV device that will see the price tag chopped to $99 and its name changed to "iTV," Engadget reported, citing a source.
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Los Angeles - Sony Ericsson is working on an Android-powered "PlayStation phone," Engadget reported, citing a trusted source inside the company.
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London - U.K. digital radio maker Pure has partnered with 7digital to launch a new cloud-based music streaming service called FlowSongs, Music Ally reported. [more..]
Beijing - China's government-sanctioned Xinhua News Agency announced on Thursday that it has partnered with mobile network operator China Mobile to form a mobile search joint venture, the Associated Press reported.
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Egham, U.K. - Worldwide mobile device sales totaled 325.6 million units in the second quarter, and smartphone sales represented 19% of this total, up 50.5% from the same period a year ago, according to a report from market research firm Gartner.
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Emeryville, Calif. - The bigger a mobile device's screen is, the longer viewers will spend watching mobile TV services on the device, according to a report from mobile TV service provider MobiTV. [more..]
Reston, Va. - U.S. retail e-commerce spending reached 32.9 billion during the second quarter, up 9% from the same period in 2009, according to new estimates by comScore. [more..]
San Francisco - Google Ventures has made and investment in ngmoco, a developer of games for Apple's iPhone and iPad platforms, TechCrunch reported. [more..]

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New York Games Conference - September 21, 2010 - New York, NY
Keynote Speakers for this year's event will be Tal Kerret, Chairman of the Board, Co-Founder & Head of Strategic Partnerships for Oberon Media, Alex St. John, President & CTO of hi5, and Steven Chiang President, Studios for Zynga, who will be having a 1-on-1 interview with Mike Vorhaus, President of Magid Advisors. All event updates, including an up-to-date agenda, can be found online. 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.
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Digital Music Forum, West - October 6-7, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA
We are happy to announce Chris Tsakalakis, General Manager of Ebay Tickets/StubHub, and Rick Alden, Founder & CEO of Skullcandy, as Keynote Speakers for the conference! The first round of speakers for this years conference have also been released. An updated agenda and speaker list can be found online. 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.
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Briefly Noted

Atlanta - Cox Communications, the nation's third-largest cable TV provider, said on Thursday that it has partnered with TiVo, and will offer TiVo Premiere with integrated Cox On Demand service to Cox subscribers. [more..]
Los Angeles - News Corp.'s MySpace online social network will go live with a new user homepage design on Monday, Hypebot reported. [more..]
Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts on Wednesday named Los Angeles Galaxy star Landon Donovan as the cover athlete for its FIFA Soccer 11 game. [more..]

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