Sunday, December 5, 2010

Google to buy anti-piracy software firm Widevine..

Google Inc has agreed to buy Seattle-based anti-piracy software firm Widevine in a bid to boost its online video services, the world's dominant Internet search company said on its official blog.

No price was disclosed, but the software firm has raised more than $65 million from investors including Cisco Systems, the Seattle Times reported on 3rd dec.
Widevine's digital-rights management software is used by 250 million Web-connected TVs and other Web-connected devices to protect video content from unauthorized use, the Seattle Times said.
"We're excited to welcome the Widevine team to Google, and together we'll work to improve access to great video content across the web," Google vice president Mario Queiroz said on the company's official blog.
Mountain View, Calif.-based Google's purchase of Widevine comes amid reports that Chicago-based Internet company Groupon Inc rejected Google's $5 billion to $6 billion takeover bid.
Groupon owners Eric Lefkofsky and Andrew Mason want to keep the fast-growing company independent and possibly pursue an initial public offering instead, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing two sources with direct knowledge of the situation.
Groupon, one of Chicago's fastest-growing companies, offers daily Internet deals from local businesses on everything from lobsters to massages. Google sought to buy the company to expand into local search advertising.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Dell joins smartphone bandwagon in India.....


With the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy slugging it out in the Indian smart phone market, Dell, the maker of computers and servers, has also joined the fray. Dell has launched not one but two smart phones.
Eyeing a big slice of the fastest growing mobile handset market in the world, IT giant Dell has launched the XCD28, priced at Rs. 11,000, and the XCD35, priced at Rs. 17,000. Both smartphones are based on Google's android platform and are 3G-ready.
The company says that this is just a start and more devices will soon follow suit.
The Indian cellphone market is approximately more than Rs. 650 million and with technology getting more affordable, the smartphone market is slowly emerging as the next big thing.