WSJ chimes in on Amazon smartphone rumors, says 4- to 5-inch device is in testing

Whether the possibility of an Amazon smartphone is growing any stronger or the Wall Street Journal just wants to prove it has sources too, the paper is saying parts suppliers are gearing up to build just such a device. According to the always informative unnamed sources, testing of a phone is underway,

CashStar Nabs $5 Million From Intel Capital And Others For Digital Gifting Platform

CashStar, a company that makes an online platform for giving digital gift cards, has raised $5 million in new funding.

The new round included Intel Capital and existing investors Passport Ventures, FTV Capital, and CashStar co-founder and current Coupons.com CEO Steven Boal. CashStar says the new money

The Subtle Genius Of Google+ For iPad: Popular Posts Appear Bigger

You shouldn’t have to squint at Like and retweet counts to discover the best content your social network has to offer. So with one simple design choice, Google+ for iPad (and Nexus 7 ) has created a better tablet feed reading experience than Facebook or Twitter. As Google announced at I/O, on tablet,

Magellan eXplorist 510 Marine Edition sets sights on boaters, out in time for Talk Like a Pirate Day

Although the Magellan range of navigation devices is primarily used by landlubbers, it should be noted that the original Portuguese namesake for MiTAC Digital Corporation’s line of portable GPS units earned his reputation by navigating on water. As such, the release of the new Magellan eXplorist 510

Viacom channels disappear from DirecTV after the two companies can’t reach a deal

As we feared, DirecTV and Viacom didn’t work things out and before the clock struck midnight ET, all of the network’s feeds went dark for the satellite company’s customers. Of course, both sides are throwing barbs with Viacom saying DirecTV was not interested in engaging in "meaningful conversation"

Glam Upgrades Social Network Builder Ning With Premium Ads, Mobile Web, And A VIP Version

Glam Media is announcing a flurry of new features today centering around Ning, the social network building service that it acquired last year. Collectively, they give some sense of what Ning looks like once it has been integrated into Glam’s business and products.

Since Glam is primarily an ads business,

T-Mobile myTouch and myTouch Q officially announced, we go hands-on

T-Mobile’s myTouch series is back with a new pair of devices — a slate and a slideout QWERTY, to be precise — and the lucky manufacturer this time around is Huawei, following in the footsteps made by HTC and LG in years past. Of course, we can’t say that this is much of a shocker, considering we’ve

Myanmar plans to open doors to foreign telcos for affordable cellular, internet service

Hefty price tags haven’t exactly made cellphones ubiquitous in cash-strapped Myanmar. According to AFP, an estimated 96 percent of the nation’s 60 million inhabitants don’t own a mobile handset, but that might soon be changing. A new reform plan announced by Myanmar’s Post and Telecommunication Minister,

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