4 posts and columns on National Football League

NFL, Verizon Talk Tablets

in News on October 1, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

The National Football League is in talks with Verizon Wireless to distribute its football programming via a tablet computer. “The NFL will be on a tablet,” said Brian Rolapp, the NFL’s senior vice president of media strategy. “It’s a question of what shape or form. We are currently talking to Verizon about it.”

Exclusive: Apple to Buy Quattro Wireless for $275 Million

in News on January 4, 2010 at 7:37 pm PT

Apple is set to announce that it has acquired Quattro Wireless for $275 million, several sources confirmed. The announcement might come as soon as tomorrow, upping the ante in the mobile advertising business significantly. Google recently forked over an astonishing $750 million for AdMob, a Quattro competitor, which Apple had also made a bid to acquire.
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Silverlight Is Still Racing Flash

in News on September 16, 2009 at 5:05 am PT

Microsoft Corp. has closed the technological gap with Adobe Systems Inc. in a battle over software for adding video and animation to Web sites. But Microsoft’s efforts to win customers in the market are moving much slower.