Mobile game developer and publisher Gameloft’s revenues for the first six months of 2005 grew by 134% to 20.4 million Euros, from 8.7 million Euros in revenues during the same period of 2005. The company also increased estimates for year end revenues to 44 million Euros.
Gameloft has shown quick growth in the past year […]
Late last year, the Federal Communications Commission proposed relaxing its ban on wireless phone use during U.S. flights. Since then, the FCC received thousands of calls and letters opposing the idea. The majority of travelers, flight attendants groups, and even several members of Congress have objected to the lifting of the ban.
“The last […]
Guild Wars, known for challenging the typical MMORPG models, announced it has reached 1 million players in only 5 months.
While most MMORPG titles charge users a monthly subscription to play and access new content, Guild Was sells for $39.99 to $49.99 with no monthly maintainence fee – more inline with standard game sales. […]
A new report from Morgan Stanley looks at the growing opportunities for companies within China’s Internet and Mobile sectors.
Key finds from the report include:
China has over 360MM mobile phone users, 3.6 times more than its Internet users
The total number of China’s mobile users is equal to the total of the next three nations (US, […]
Verizon Communications expects to save roughly $250,000 per year thanks to a fuel cell pilot project. Verizon began working to find alternative energy sources due to soaring oil prices and increased energy costs. The $13 million fuel cell pilot at its office building and switching center in Garden City, a suburb of New […]
When Nintendo first released its new controller for the Revolution, it caught nearly everyone by surprise. It is different, and that is the point. Now, we have all had a little more time to digest the remote control look of this modular controller. What does the industry think?
The primary topics around the […]
A new report from Symantec, who is not affiliated with any major browser, states that Mozilla based browsers, such as Firefox, may be more vulnerable than IE. Many within the tech industry have said this for years, but this is the first time it has been heard from a large name that is not […]
Jamster!, a provider of mobile content, is offering a new service that allows parents to enter a mobile phone number to prevent content from being downloaded to that phone.
Jamster! has received quite a bit of attention in the past for being both widely successful and widely controversial. Youths know the company as a frequent […]
At the Digital Hollywood conference today, MobiTV announced that it has 500k subscribers across all carriers offering its service. MobiTV offers mobile video/TV on several U.S. carriers, through two carriers in Canada and on Orange in the UK.
This may seem like a small number of total users, but it is a respectable start for a new content service that has only recently entered the market. Using the $9.99 per month price charged for the service on Sprint as a benchmark, carriers are already receiving $5 million per month ($60 million per year). Estimates have not been released yet for the revenue share paid to MobiTV or to networks for content.
Compass Bancshares, based in Birmingham, Alabama, is one of the countries largest banks, and it has a history of high growth and integration of new technologies. This deal will be the first for Compass since it acquired First Tier in Denver in 2001, and may serve as a further spark for the company. TexasBanc will cost Compass 5 million shares and $232 million in cash.
The banking industry has been looking to expand brick-n-mortar and internet banking into Texas due to its accelerated growth in recent years. The Census Bureau says that Texas’ population grew by 23 percent from 1990 to 2000 and another 6 percent since then.
Once the deal closes regulatory checks and receives shareholder approval, Compass will have more than $31 billion in assets, making it the nation’s 28th largest bank. Analysts also see this key move to expand Compass’s swap and bond desk activities further.
A new report from Screen Digest predicts that digital distribution (in the “Western World”) will reach $400 million by 2010. While this figure is relatively small compared to the billions of total software sales for the game industry, digital distribution has grown to a size where publishers must take this sales channel very […]
Bruce Anderson named chief operating officer of the National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) in Huntsville, Alabama. Anderson will be responsible for the “day-to-day management and operation of the science center, including strategic business planning, safety oversight and supervision of facility resources”. In addition, he will be the primary liaison between the […]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 14, 2005–Digital Fusion, Inc. , an information technology (”IT”) and engineering services provider announced it has been awarded a competitive contract for Acquisition and Business Support Services (ABSS) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, AL. The contract is a performance-based, Firm-Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a maximum value of $48.75 million over five years, if all options are exercised. The contract has a two week phase-in period beginning September 16, 2005, to be followed by a one year base period and four one year options. Digital Fusion is the prime contractor and does not anticipate using any subcontractors on this contract.
A Michigan court has just dismissed a RIAA lawsuit brought against a mother for the downloading of music by her child. While the court did not provide the mother with legal fees, it did dismiss the case “with prejudice” which means it cannot be brought again.
Attorney Ray Beckerman has posted a great summary of the judgment with links to the actual court decision. The follow-up comments provide a good bit of additional analysis, including a post by the attorney representing the mother.
Glud & Marstrand (G&M), based in Denmark, is suing Microsoft for breach of a nondisclosure agreement according to the European press.
Microsoft released Halo 2 in two editions. The first was a standard Xbox game in the standard Xbox case. The second edition was a special edition release that included the game, a bonus […]
RSS Feed
