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Warner Brothers’ The Dark Knight is the first flick to be offered directly via the social network. It’s a small test, but when Facebook enters a business, competitors get nervous: Here’s how this move could trigger a round of mergers among Netflix and other established players.

Continue reading Facebook Could Be Writing a Script for Online Movie Consolidation

Facebook Could Be Writing a Script for Online Movie Consolidation originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:15:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Investing, Media, Google , Netflix, Apple, Time Warner, Amazon.com, Facebook

In the wake of popular blog TechCrunch’s adoption of Facebook’s Comments plug-in to control the virulent, useless and nasty comments on its site, the Internet has erupted with screeds about the death of anonymity. But DailyFinance columnist Alex Salkever isn’t worried — he’s relieved.

Continue reading Facebook Comments: Not the End of Anonymity, Just a Blow for Civility

Facebook Comments: Not the End of Anonymity, Just a Blow for Civility originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:40:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Columns, People, Media, Google , Amazon.com, Facebook

Google’s smartphone platform, Android, has overtaken that of Research in Motion’s BlackBerry as the most popular in the U.S., according to a ComScore report released Monday. It also may be gaining on Apple.

Continue reading Google’s Android Platform Overtakes BlackBerry in U.S. Popularity

Google’s Android Platform Overtakes BlackBerry in U.S. Popularity originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:30:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Media, Google , Research In Motion, Apple, Samsung

Talks between Apple and China Mobile didn’t go so well back in 2009, but Steve Jobs apparently wants to take another stab at getting his wildly popular iPhone onto the world’s largest network. And Apple may be more accommodating about terms now that Google’s Android is gaining share globally.

Continue reading Steve Jobs Is Still Interested in Apple iPhone for China Mobile

Steve Jobs Is Still Interested in Apple iPhone for China Mobile originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:25:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Google , Apple, Verizon, China Unicom, China Mobile

Microsoft has gained on Google in search engine rankings — if only by a little. But it is taking advantage of the momentum by launching a new Bing shopping product for phones and computers.

Continue reading Microsoft’s Bing Dives Into Online Shopping

Microsoft’s Bing Dives Into Online Shopping originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 06:40:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Google , Microsoft, Sony