The next big game console could be… a small game console. TV gaming specialist PlayJam wants to move into hardware by launching a portable indie box. But could GameStick be the… Read more »
Oodle was one of the largest digital classified ad operators. Now it has fallen in to multiple hands after Adzuna snaps up UK assets of the firm recently sold to QVC. Read more »
The good news: digital formats now make up a quarter of UK entertainment sales thanks to 2012 growth. The bad: ongoing physical decline on the high-street means overall sales are shrinking. Read more »
Despite a new agreement with Google, Belgian media will launch their own shared user management and payment system, reducing the amount of free content on their sites. Read more »
Barnes & Noble and Microsoft welcome Pearson to the Nook Media table as the education publisher lays down $89.5 to help secure distribution. But Nook is already set to miss targets… Read more »
Mail.ru is quitting its ambition of building a Russian Twitter, having failed to build sufficient scale. Instead, it’s aiming to consolidate its ownership of a leading social network. Read more »
Early indications show a big hike in ebook sales, a glut of new iPad owners and a transformative effect for one game studio — it’s another Christmas in which new device… Read more »
The MP3 player saved the music business. But now consumers are replacing dedicated music players, ebook readers and compact cameras with multi-purpose smartphones. All hail the new Swiss Army knife. Read more »
Sacrebleu! IPTV adoption in France is greater than anywhere in the world — and becoming more so. But that doesn’t mean the French consume the most internet video. Here is why… Read more »
Yahoo is indeed looking closely at Summly, a mobile news app run by a 17-year-old entrepreneur/developer in London. While the deal may go through, it’s a little hard to understand what… Read more »