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Apple/Hulu tie-up: Don't bet on it
Apple buying Hulu is fun to ponder -- and it wouldn't put a dent in Apple's bank account -- but Hulu's strategy may be too far afield from Apple's.
FORTUNE -- It seems safe to assume that Apple is kicking Hulu's tires mainly so it can get a look at the books of a company that will likely be purchased by a competitor. Apple (AAPL) will probably not end up buying MORE
Dan Mitchell, contributor - Jul 22, 2011 2:37 PM ET -
Today in Tech: Apple wants Hulu?
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* Bloomberg reports that Apple is considering a bid to snap up online TV streaming service Hulu -- doing so could cost the tech giant (or any other interested party) more than $2 billion. (Bloomberg)
* In other Apple news, more than one million copies of OS X Lion were MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Jul 22, 2011 9:01 AM ETPosted in: Apple, Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard University, Hulu, Lawrence Summers, Microsoft, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, TechCrunch -
Today in Tech: OSX Lion launches today
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"NFC [near field communications] just adds a new layer for the consumer and merchant on top of a broken system." -- Square COO Keith Rabois at Fortune Brainstorm Tech
* Apple surpassed analyst expectations yet again for the company's third fiscal quarter: profits soared 124.7% to $7.3 billion MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Jul 20, 2011 3:30 AM ET -
Today in Tech: Startup perks!
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* During Facebook's big product launch event yesterday at its Palo Alto headquarters, Mark Zuckerberg announced some interesting new stats: users are sharing twice as much content now as they did the same time last year, with its 750 million users -- yes, 750 million -- sharing 4 billion items MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Jul 7, 2011 3:30 AM ETPosted in: Google, Hulu, Hulu Plus, iPhone, Jason Kilar, Mark Zuckerberg, Search Engine Land, Tony Bates, Wall Street Journal -
With or without a sale, can Hulu work?
The TV networks that invested big to create the online video service don't seem to like what it's maturing into.
FORTUNE -- It must be immensely frustrating to either own or manage Hulu. The viewing public is moving away from cable and satellite toward Internet viewing, but so slowly and uncertainly that programmers can't simply port all their shows online and be done with it. They have to keep the cable MORE
Dan Mitchell, contributor - Jun 23, 2011 4:26 PM ET -
iFlow Reader is closing down, a victim of Apple's 30% cut
Even as big publishers strike deals to put content on the iPad, a small ebookseller bites the dust
In an bitter letter to users, BeamItDown Software's Philip Huber makes no bones about whom he blames for the fate of his company and its iFlowReader app, both of which will cease operations on May 31.
"The crux of the matter is that Apple is now requiring us, as well as all other ebook MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - May 11, 2011 7:41 AM ET -
ComScore: Google rules the Tube
That nearest competitor is now AOL, which is one-third its size.
The latest comScore Internet video numbers published today show Google (GOOG) and its YouTube subsidiary out in front in visitors sessions and minutes per viewer.
Google Sites had the highest number of viewing sessions as it neared the 2 billion mark, and highest time spent per viewer at 276 minutes, or 4.6 hours.
Back of napkin math shows that 82% of U.S. MORE
Seth Weintraub - Apr 13, 2011 1:26 PM ET -
WSJ: Google to spend $100 million on original YouTube content
Its acquisition of Next New Network is just the start.
Google (GOOG) has always cut a pretty clear line between "organizing the world's information" and creating it. However, a recent significnt purchase of Next New Network and a report by the Wall Street Journal today seem to indicate that Google is now forging ahead in creating its own content.
The company is planning changes to the homepage that would highlight sets of channels around MORE
Seth Weintraub - Apr 6, 2011 4:37 PM ET -
Today in Tech: LivingSocial raises $400 million, Digg co-founder's new startup
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Daily deals site LivingSocial, which has made a splash over the last few months with half-off deals from Amazon and Fandango, just clinched $400 million in funding from existing investors like Lightspeed Venture Partners and Amazon, at a valuation of $3 billion. (Wall Street Journal)
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Apr 5, 2011 10:16 AM ET
Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO MOREPosted in: Alex Taussig, Android, Apple, Bing Gordon, Digg, DoubleClick, Google, Highland Capital Partners, Hulu, Kevin Rose, LivingSocial, Mark Pincus, Owen Van Natta, TechCrunch, YouTube, Zynga -
Today in Tech: Why the iPad 3 is one to watch, Verizon killing unlimited data
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The Telegraph reports that Steve Jobs was reportedly blocked from knighthood because the Apple CEO refused an invitation to speak at the Labour Party conference. (Other notable honorary knights include Bill Gates and Apple collaborate-U2 frontman Bono.) The info comes from a former senior Labour Party MORE JP Mangalindan, Writer - Mar 2, 2011 5:00 AM ETPosted in: Apple, Beluga, Bing, Boxee, Facebook, Google, Hulu, iPad, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 3G, iPhone, Labour Party conference, Mobile, new iPad, StatCounter, Steve Jobs, unlimited data, Verizon iPhone, Verizon Wireless
