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Music Sharing Service SoundCloud Raises $10 Million From Index, Union Square

Peter Kafka in Media on January 8, 2011 at 8:52 am PT

Music start-ups have been a money incinerator for a long time, but that doesn’t stop investors from trying again. Here’s the latest example, which I first wrote about back in October.

Amazon Recruits Developers for Super-Slick Android Appstore

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 5, 2011 at 11:56 am PT

Amazon today released preliminary plans for its Android Appstore, which will likely do a better job of merchandising and selling apps than Google has. Think of it as the equivalent of iTunes for Android.

[UPDATED] The Next Deal in Online Gaming? Sources Say Angry Birds Publisher Chillingo Could Be Next in the Hand.

Kara Swisher in News on October 20, 2010 at 2:46 am PT

The online and mobile gaming sector has been a hotbed of deal activity over the the last year, from Playdom to Playfish to, most recently, Ngmoco. So what’s the next to go? Several sources said that U.K.-based Chillingo, arguably the hottest downloadable game publisher–mostly via apps for the Apple iPhone and iPad–is close to a sale to a bigger company. The likely acquirer: EA.

Zynga and SoftBank in an Online Games Joint Venture in Japan–And Officially Confirm $150 Million Investment

Kara Swisher in News on July 28, 2010 at 11:28 pm PT

Online games phenom Zynga and Japanese Internet and telecom giant SoftBank announced a joint venture to develop and distribute social games across Japan. The new Tokyo-based service will be called Zynga Japan and is Zynga’s first foray into that country. The companies also said SoftBank had completed a $150 million investment in Zynga, which had been previously reported.