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More D10 Speakers: Ellison, Meeker, Myhrvold, Along With Pixar and Visa!

Kara Swisher in D10 on April 9 at 2:49 pm PT

Speakers? We got your D10 speakers.

On Twitter, U R So Not My Valentine

Lauren Goode in Social on February 14 at 12:29 pm PT

As far as Twitter memes go, this one isn’t exactly going to topple a dictatorship. But it could cause some breakups.

Non-Fairytale Ending for 2011 Movie B.O. — Time to Blame the Internet Again (Or Just Bad Movies)?

Kara Swisher in Media on December 26, 2011 at 8:52 am PT

Should Hollywood blame turkeys like “New Year’s Eve,” or all those beeping, buzzing digital devices?

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Yahoo Bidders Come in at $16.50 to $17.50, With Plan to Keep Jerry Yang on Board

Kara Swisher in News on November 30, 2011 at 12:36 am PT

As the Yahoo turns, the board finally gets down to brass tacks of a possible deal.

Don't Rain on Microsoft's Ad Parade (Except It's Raining in Seattle, Natch!)

Kara Swisher in News on March 30, 2011 at 1:10 pm PT

BoomTown scrambled the All Things Digital jet (aka, United Airlines, Seat 7A) late last night to get up to Microsoft’s big event for its online advertising clients today. Called “Imagine 2011: Marketing Leadership Summit” and held at its Redmond, Wa. HQ, the two-day event is designed to wow peeps by trotting out a spate of strategery concepts those who buy advertising on Microsoft’s various digital offerings from its Bing search service to MSN to Xbox to Windows Phone 7.

Rackspace Is Not for Sale, but Thanks for Asking

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on February 14, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Rackspace is one of several companies thought to be likely acquisition targets following the buyouts of Terremark and NaviSite. Ask CEO Lanham Napier about it, and he insists the company is not for sale, but he clearly enjoys being asked.

It's Business Time for Apple's iPad

John Paczkowski in News on February 14, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Though there’s no dedicated salesforce selling it in the enterprise market, Apple’s iPad has gained significant traction there. Since its debut, more than 65 percent of the Fortune 100 have deployed or piloted the device. If Apple’s not pushing the iPad into the enterprise market, how is it getting there?

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Nielsen: Ethnic Minorities More Likely Than Whites to Buy Smartphones

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 1, 2011 at 3:30 pm PT

Nielsen has some interesting new data breaking down smartphone sales by ethnicity. Its research shows that in the U.S., white consumers are less likely than blacks, Asians or Hispanics to have a smartphone. And that trend appears to be continuing, Nielsen said. According to its research, 42 percent of whites who purchased a mobile phone in the past six months chose a smartphone over a feature phone, compared with 60 percent of Asians and Pacific Islanders, 56 percent of Hispanics and 44 percent of African Americans. Among the ethnic groups, Asians and Pacific Islanders were most likely to have an iPhone, while the BlackBerry was particularly popular among African Americans, relative to other ethnic groups.

Auto Sales Increase Bodes Well for Sirius

John Paczkowski in News on January 21, 2011 at 2:51 pm PT

Looks like Sirius XM’s run of good luck will continue well into the new year. New-vehicle retail sales data from J.D. Power and Associates suggests an increase in consumer demand for new cars. And for Sirius that means continued subsciber growth–perhaps even significant subscriber growth.

Upwardly Mobile Email Usage

John Paczkowski in News on January 21, 2011 at 3:15 am PT

A self-evident, but nonetheless noteworthy, data point with which to begin the day: More of us than ever are checking our email via mobile devices, and we’re doing it more frequently–to the detriment of Web mail usage.