Very big news today for the mobile advertising world, and a major boost for the mobile ad network InMobi: the company has just announced tha… Read More »
Boxee Picks Up $16.5 Million To Expand Connected TV Offerings
By Ingrid Lunden
Mar. 1, 2011, 6:50pm
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Cord-cutting has yet to hit the mainstream, but one service is beefing up its offering in an attempt to make it more of a reality. The conne… Read More »
Update: Clear Channel announced that it is the media company buying the cloud-based music subscription service Thumbplay Music — a deal tha… Read More »
Gaming Startup OMGPOP Raises $10 Million
By Joseph Tartakoff
Jan. 6, 2011, 11:09pm
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OMGPOP, which began as a multiplayer game developer on the web but has since expanded into mobile and Facebook, has raised $10.1 million in… Read More »
The Biggest iPad Subsidy Of All: Softbank Gives It Away – What’s Behind It?
By Ingrid Lunden
Nov. 30, 2010, 4:52am
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One more operator is offering a reduced price for the iPad if you take it on a two-year contract: Softbank in Japan is preparing to launch a… Read More »
Confirmed: Zynga Raises $150 Million From Softbank
By Joseph Tartakoff
Jul. 29, 2010, 10:55am
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Zynga is confirming this evening that it has indeed raised $150 million in funding from Japanese internet and telecom firm Softbank. Reports… Read More »
Gaming Firm Zynga Racks Up Huge $147 Million Round From Softbank Asia
By Rafat Ali
Jun. 15, 2010, 6:44am
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According to separate reports from Nikkei, Bloomberg and * Read More »
Softbank Taps Twitter To Get The Japanese Hooked On Mobile Data
By Tricia Duryee
May. 19, 2010, 12:11am
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Softbank, Japan’s fastest-growing wireless carrier, plans to embed a Twitter application on to the welcome screen of 14 upcoming cellphones… Read More »
Viral Content Tracker BuzzFeed Raises $8 Million
By Joseph Tartakoff
May. 13, 2010, 12:10am
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BuzzFeed, the self-proclaimed tracker of the “web’s obsessions,” has raised $8 million in its second round of funding. The site’s home page… Read More »
Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) has joined the Joint Innovation Lab (JIL), an initiative set up a year ago by Vodafone (NYSE: VOD), Softbank and… Read More »
Even before the iPhone launched in Japan, there was strong debate over whether or not the gadget could succeed in a market saturated with hi… Read More »
Earnings: Softbank Profit And Net Adds Boosted By iPhone
By Dianne See Morrison
Oct. 29, 2008, 4:44pm
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Japanese carrier Softbank reported quarterly earnings today, which saw its net profit from July-September climb 1.9 percent to 21.7 billion… Read More »
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By Dianne See Morrison
Aug. 5, 2008, 4:38pm
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Softbank released its earnings for the first quarter ended 30 June 2008, revealing an 8.1 percent climb in operating profit to 85.1 billion… Read More »
By Joseph Weisenthal
Jul. 9, 2008, 9:22pm
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Buzzfeed, a NY-based trend-tracking site has raised a $3.5 million led by Hearst Interactive Media and Softbank, reports CNET. The site, whi… Read More »
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By Rafat Ali
Jun. 4, 2008, 6:49pm
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The march continues: Softbank, Japan’s third-biggest mobile phone operator, will start selling Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhones in the country by… Read More »
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