All Entries Tagged With: "partnership"
Skype Mobile Becomes Available on Verizon Wireless Multimedia Phones
Luxembourg-based Skype Limited announced today on the Skype Mobile Blog that the Skype Mobile application, which was initially introduced six months ago for Android and BlackBerry smartphones on the Verizon Wireless network as part of a strategic partnership with the carrier, is being made available to feature phones on the network. The application is based on the BREW platform, and is now available for Verizon Wireless multimedia 3G phones such as the LG enV TOUCH, LG Chocolate Touch, and Samsung Reality.
Google Chrome OS Tablet To Make Debut on Verizon November 26th
Originating from what has been described as an “unknown source”, DownloadSquad is reporting today that Google has built a Chrome OS tablet with help from HTC, and the device will launch on Verizon Wireless’ network come November 26th, 2010 — a date known otherwise as “Black Friday” [this year].
As one would expect, not too many details are available on this so-called tablet, but it is speculated to sport a 1280×720 display, 2GB of RAM, a 32GB solid-state drive, and WiFI/Bluetooth/3G wireless connectivity. Not bad.
As for now, we would advise you to take the above information in with a grain of salt, at least until some more information on this so-called tablet is made available.
Microsoft to Block Google/Yahoo Japan Partnership
A few days ago, it was reported that Yahoo Japan was partnering up with Google to offer better search and advertising. As it was believed, Microsoft is not too happy about the partnership. As a matter of fact, the Redmond-based company has admitted that it will actually try to block the agreement by bringing up the old antitrust allegation to the Japanese FTC.
A Microsoft representative told Silicon Alley Insider the following:
“We plan to present evidence to the Japanese FTC explaining why we believe that this deal is substantially more harmful to competition than Google’s deal with Yahoo in 2008 that the DOJ found to be illegal.”
By joining forces, Google and Yahoo will own 98% of the search market in Japan. Microsoft states that that percentage is more than what Yahoo and Google would have owned here in the U.S. when they planned to partner up and were denied by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Best Buy Connect to Offer 4G Mobile Broadband Service Through Partnership with Clearwire
Best Buy announced today in partnership with Clearwire that at the beginning of 2011 its Best Buy Connect service will offer 4G wireless mobile broadband plans to its customers through the WiMAX network. Originally, it was believed that Best Buy Connect would offer 4G connectivity at launch. However, as soon as Best Buy Connect was made official, we learned that only 3G mobile broadband would be available.
At the moment, not much information has been disclosed. It’s currently unknown when exactly in 2011 the new 4G plans will be launched. Additionally, it has not been revealed whether or not Best Buy Connect will keep the WiMAX 4G service at the same price as its existing 3G service.
Press release available in the full post.
Google Soon to Announce Zynga Partnership
A recently published article by the Wall Street Journal would suggest that Google will soon be announcing a partnership with social gaming company Zynga.
From the article:
When asked about Google’s partnership with Zynga, Mr. Schmidt said “we haven’t announced it” but “you can expect a partnership with Zynga” in the future. Google’s partnership with Zynga was reported earlier by the blog TechCrunch.
That is true, TechCrunch did indeed let some details loose on Google’s investment in Zynga, signaling a partnership in the works potentially at this very minute.
Though we’re soon to get official word from Google on the partnership, no information with reference to when said word will come has been mentioned. Stay tuned.
Google Partners Up with Zynga to Launch Google Games
According to TechCrunch‘s Michael Arrington, sources have confirmed that Google has quietly invested up to $200 million on Zynga, the creators of popular online games such as Farmville and Mafia Wars. The investment was apparently made by Google itself, and not Google Ventures, as part of a bigger strategic deal with Zynga. The Mountain View-based company is apparently planning to launch a game portal of its own later this year.
The Zynga social games will be utilized as foundation to the upcoming Google Games hub. Additionally, some things could also change on Zynga’s side of the deal. The social gaming giant currently utilizes PayPal, but it would make much sense if the payment service was replaced with Google Checkout as part of the new partnership, just as it did when Zynga partnered up with Facebook. Facebook Credits ultimately replaced PayPal.
There’s already a job opening for a Product Lead for Google Games at Google. You can check out the listing in the full post.
Facebook To Partner With MOL Global [Updated]
Reports are surfacing that indicate that the world’s largest social network Facebook will be entering into a partnership with Malaysian payments firm MOL Global, as soon as today, according to TechCrunch.
The partnership is expected to center around gaming and payments within Facebook in Asia, and that’s about all that we know at this point.
A press conference is expected to take place on Thursday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with regard to the partnership. We’ll update accordingly as we find out more information.
Update: View the press release after the break.
YouTube Partners Up with IGN to Offer Live Coverage of E3 2010 Expo
YouTube has partnered up with San Francisco-based video games-related news and reviews portal IGN to offer live coverage of the E3 2010 Expo, which is the biggest annual video game event in the world. The E3 2010 Expo will take place next week from June 14 to June 17 in Los Angeles, California.
Through the partnership, both YouTube and IGN will live stream major press conferences by prominent giants in the gaming industry such as EA, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, and Ubisoft along with other exciting content from the event. Both companies will also offer all the recorded events on demand.
While IGN is no stranger to covering the E3 2010 Expo live — they have been doing it for years now — YouTube has begun to stream events live up until very recently. The giant video-sharing website has only streamed a few events live such as speeches by President Obama, Indian Premier League Cricket matches, an Alicia Keys concert, and a U2 concert.
The Pirate Bay Launches Dating Site
The Pirate Bay in partnership with social dating site Meezoog have launched a brand new dating site called “Pirate Date.” While the service initially appears to be aimed at online pirates, it’s actually available to anyone. As a matter of fact, the site plans to compete directly with renowned veterans such as Match.com, Zoosk, and others.
Pirate Date is using Meezoog’s platform. Everything about the site including its interface, menus, and more resemble those found on Meezoog. Additionally, similar to Meezoog, the Pirate Date allows members to share their single friends with other in order to match them up with other members.
The service also allows users to easily connect using their Facebook credentials, thanks to Facebook Connect.
