Google’s new mobile phone : Yet another freebie?
Google has developed a cell phone prototype that could hit the store shelves, in a year The accompanying picture is rumored to be a prototype. The subscription is expected to be free, accompanied by search engine advertising.
News corp. to buy Dow Jones - Wall Street Journal
News Corp. won a $5 billion bid to buy Dow Jones, making it the first time that control of the company will go outside the Bancroft family. WSJ (owned by Dow Jones) reports that the deal (discussed and in the news for over 3 months) was helped along by Dow Jones CEO would who stands to benefit greatly from the sale.
Payscale: Are you getting paid enough?
Payscale, a service that tells you what others are getting paid - doing a similar job as yours - raised 10.3 million in Series C funding, in a round led by SAP ventures, Mashable reports. This sort of data can be very useful for employers looking to set pay scales, and for employees who need to know what kind of terms they should negotiate at the yearly review.
Nokia buys Tango and Loudeye
Nokia, in a move to enter the social networking market, bought the file sharing site Twango founded by two former Microsoft execs. The deal is rumored to be around $100 million. Nokia is also buying Loudeye , a mobile music service, for $60 million.
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