GEEKS NEWS COVERAGE

Apple and Sony iRadio Negotiations Stymied by Song-Skipping

According to CNET, negotiations between Apple and Sony Music for iRadio's potential summer launch have hit a roadblock. Apple has added features that allow users to rewind and skip a song after listening to part of a track. The two companies are debating how much Apple would pay for these partially played songs. (more...)

SEGA and Nintendo Enter Exclusive Partnership for Sonic the Hedgehog

SEGA of America Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced details of an exclusive partnership with Nintendo of America Inc. and Nintendo of Europe GmbH for the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The new agreement will make Nintendo consoles the number one destination for Sonic gaming over the next three titles with more details of the individual games being revealed in the coming weeks. (more...)

RadioShack Expands Partnership With Maker Media; Reveals Dozens of New Do-It-Yourself Products

Just in time for Maker Faire Bay Area, RadioShack announced a major partnership expansion with Maker Media, the creators of MAKE Magazine, Makezine.com, and Maker Faire, to better serve the DIY community. Maker Media and RadioShack will be teaming up to collaborate on an expansive DIY product lineup, exclusively carried at RadioShack and Maker Shed, including kits, robotics, and tools. (more...)

The CW to Launch Streaming App on Apple TV

At today's upfront presentation, CW President Mark Pedowitz announced the news, stating that the network had partnered with Apple to create an app that would bring streaming content to its TVs. The CW currently allows their content to be streamed on Windows and Xbox. (more...)

ELLE Magazine App Coming to Google Glass

Hearst Corporation today introduced the ELLE Glassware created exclusively for Google Glass at Google I/O 2013. Hearst is the first magazine media company to develop and launch Glassware, with ELLE as the first Hearst brand included in the device's initial gallery of services. The Glassware is now available to early users as part of the device's Explorer launch. (more...)

iTunes Unveils Version 11.0.3 with New Upgrades

iTunes has unveiled its latest update, bumping the service up to Version 11.0.3 - the first upgrade since February. (more...)

Razer Launches Atrox Arcade Stick With Support From Fighting Game Community

Razer, the world leader in high-performance gaming hardware, software and systems, today announced the Razer Atrox Arcade Stick for Xbox 360, the final product following an extensive beta testing program. (more...)

50 BILLION Served! Apple Passes Unbelievable App Store Download Milestone; Who Won the $10,000 Prize and What Was the App?

Apple today announced that customers have downloaded over 50 billion apps* from the revolutionary App Store?. Customers are downloading more than 800 apps per second at a rate of over two billion apps per month on the App Store. The 50 billionth app was Say the Same Thing by Space Inch, LLC, which was downloaded by Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio who received a $10,000 App Store Gift Card to commemorate this historic milestone. (more...)

Mad Catz Ships R.A.T.M Wireless Gaming Mouse

Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (“Mad Catz”) (NYSE MKT: MCZ) announced today that the Company has begun shipping the R.A.T.M Gaming Mouse, the first in a new range of GameSmart mobile gaming accessories. (more...)

$10 Per Month 4G Mobile Plans And Free Modems For Educators

Mobile Beacon (www.mobilebeacon.org), a leading provider of affordable mobile Internet service exclusively to educational and nonprofit organizations, is launching its 4G mobile broadband donation program for educators on DigitalWish.org. The program helps schools provide 24/7 mobile connectivity for teachers and staff, and offers a method to provide out-of-school Internet access to underprivileged students at an affordable rate. (more...)

iWeb First To Launch Guaranteed Managed Cloud Hosting Service

The service guarantees disk speed, system management, availability and other elements often stated as barriers to Cloud adoption. (more...)

Fancy - TiVo Launches Customized Personal Dashboard for iPad

TiVo, Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), a leader in advanced television services and the creator of digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced the launch of 'What to Watch Now.' Part of TiVo's whole-home, multiscreen solution, 'What to Watch Now' combines recommendations and personal preferences to create a custom dashboard for viewers that presents them the exact content they want most every time they turn on their TV. (more...)

TiVo Research and Analytics Now Enables Advertisers to Identify and Target Audiences Based on Behavioral and Attitudinal Traits

TiVo Research and Analytics, Inc. (TRA), the largest provider of single source viewing and purchase data for advertisers and networks, has expanded its advertising optimization solution with Power||Watch, a panel of 48,000 TiVo households that have affirmatively opted in to their personally identifiable viewing information being collected and respond to monthly online surveys. Advertisers will now be able to look at the TV tuning behaviors of households based on attitudes and other behavioral characteristics such as intent to purchase a new vehicle, types of favorite movie genres, political affiliation and travel ambitions further improving TRA's ability to help advertisers reach their target audience. (more...)

HP and SAP Advance SAP HANA Through Joint Innovation

HP (NYSE: HPQ) and SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced advancements to a joint initiative, codenamed 'Project Kraken,' to improve business processes and mitigate risks for customers. (more...)

London Evening Standard and NOOK Announce Unique One-Day Read-a-Thon in Trafalgar Square This Summer – Kicked off by Boris Johnson Reading to Primary School Pupils

The London Evening Standard and NOOK will host a free literary Get Reading festival for children in the iconic Trafalgar Square on Saturday 13th July. The free event will see children take part in a giant read-a-thon with famous authors and celebrity storytellers. The day will feature interactive entertainment for the whole family and will be open to anyone from London and across the UK. (more...)

IDC Says: Windows Phone Passes BlackBerry and Android and iOS Combine for 92.3% of ALL Smartphone Operating System Shipments in the First Quarter

More bad news for Blackberry this month, and more continued dominance for Android and iOS in the latest report. (more...)

SEGA's Sonic the Hedgehog is Coming to Android - TODAY!

SEGA of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced debut of Sonic the Hedgehog for Android. The SEGA Genesis favorite will be available today on Google Play for $2.99/£1.99/€2.69/AUD$2.99. This release gives fans a whole new look at Sonic's world, optimized with widescreen support and exclusive features for mobile phones. Additionally, the all-new update allows gamers to unlock Sonic's pals Tails and Knuckles as playable characters on mobile for the very first time. Sonic The Hedgehog is currently available for iOS through the App Store and this all-new content will be offered as a free update for gamers already playing on their iPhone , iPad and iPod touch. (more...)

Google Tells Microsoft to Remove Ad-Less YouTube App from Windows Phones

Google demanded that Microsoft 'immediately withdraw this application from the Windows Phone Store and disable existing downloads of the application by Wednesday, May 22, 2013,' according to letter, which was obtained by The Verge. (more...)

Apple's Latest Milestone: App Store Hits 50 Billion Downloads

As of today, the company's App Store has officially reached 50 billion downloads, it was announced today on Apple's official website. (more...)

Nintendo Goes Bananas at the L.A. Zoo for Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D

To celebrate the launch of Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D for Nintendo 3DS on May 24, Nintendo is partnering with the Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens on Memorial Day weekend (May 24-27) to host an event on the L.A. Zoo grounds. The four-day event will feature fun activities for all members of the family, including an interactive experience at the Campo Gorilla Reserve, various demo stations where attendees can play the Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D game and coupon giveaways for $5 off the game at participating GameStop retail stores. For the weekend, the gorilla area will be temporarily renamed the “Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D at Campo Gorilla Reserve.” (more...)

comScore Releases April 2013 U.S. Search Engine Rankings; Microsoft Gaining Slightly

comScore, Inc. (SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in April with 66.5 percent of search queries conducted. (more...)

Google TV to Receive Android Jelly Bean OS Upgrade

LG Electronics today announced that its Google TVs will be updated with the latest version of the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system (OS). LG is showcasing Google TVs with the new operating system at the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco this week. (more...)

Google Launches Subscription-Based Music Streaming Service!

As many have speculated in recent days, Google announced their all new music streaming service, Google Play Music All Access, at the company's I/O today. (more...)

Chris Brown Launches New Social Media-Driven App

Expanding hisalready teeming social media activity, Chris Brown today unveilsThe ChrisBrownChannel App exclusively on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The Chris Brown Channel isa new kind of entertainment app, integrating social media with a continual stream of fresh content,connectingwith fans in a more immediate, more intimate, more interactive way. (more...)

VIDEO: Watch the Google I/O Keynote Live NOW!

Watch the LIVE streamed Google I/O keynote and Android technical session. Be inspired by the tech world's latest web, mobile and social breakthroughs to create simple, life-improving technologies and viable businesses among a rich and diverse community of cutting edge developers. (more...)