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GameStop To Sell SIM Cards

Screen Shot 2012-05-18 at 5.20.40 PMGameStop is hurting. Same store sales fell 5%-11% and revenue was down 17% to $2 billion. Profit fell to $72.5 million. Arguably, those are still huge numbers and presumably a new console refresh should push the...

Annoying Kindle Fire welcome screen ads may be on the way

Amazon is pitching companies on the idea of advertising on the welcome screen of its Kindle Fire tablet — except that it will cost a minimum of $600,000 to do so, according an AdAge report.

Even though Amazon has frustratingly …

Samsung’s Galaxy S III Has Been Pre-Ordered Over 9 Million Times Worldwide

gs324As if anyone needed any more proof that the Samsung's Galaxy S III would sell like (slightly more expensive) hotcakes, a report from the Korean Economic Daily reveals that the long-awaited handset has been pre-ordered over 9 million times worldwide. To put...

Galaxy S III on fire: Samsung gets 9M pre-orders in two weeks

Pre-orders for Samsung’s next flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S III, have already reached 9 million just two weeks after it was announced. In comparison, the last Galaxy phone took several months to reach 3 million pre-orders.

The early orders …

Mobile startup Fun Machine believes games can do social good

New mobile entertainment software company Fun Machine likes its games to have a positive message.

Facebook’s $38 Share Price Makes Instagram Deal Worth Nearly $1.2 Billion

instagram-jokeFacebook's $38 share price would make its deal to buy Instagram worth nearly $1.2 billion, up from the roughly $1 billion price the company announced in April. That's a nice little bump but the deal hasn't gone through given regulatory reviews....

Everyme, the truly private social network, arrives on Android and the web

Sitting at the intersection of group messaging and social networking is Everyme, a startup so zeroed in on private communication that it prevents sharing beyond its walls. Today the company, which allows users to post updates and photos to groups, …

Weotta Go: An iPhone App That Suggests Activities For Right Now

photo (2)Here's an iPhone app for those moments when you're wondering, "Okay, I've got some free time right now — what should I do?" Weotta Go is actually the latest product from Weotta, a startup that launched at TechCrunch Disrupt last...

Hey Mickey, You’re So Fine: Meet the Man Who Landed Silicon Valley’s Hottest Funding Deal in Pinterest

The $1.5 billion valuation can still blow your mind.

5 ways to keep in touch while traveling for business

Sponsored Post It’s said that with all of our technological advancements, the world is getting smaller and smaller, but it sure doesn’t feel like that when you have to travel for business frequently...

Foodspotting moves to ensure you don’t need Yelp’s app

Foodspotting is putting great services offered by Yelp right into its social food-finding app: reviews, as well as OpenTable reservations and menu pages from Single Platform. Plus: Restaurants will find more informative dashboard pages and users will see far more data on their profile pages.

Commerce Weekly: Another mobile wallet is on the way

Isis announces Mobile Wallet partners and a rollout plan, Rogers Communication and CIBC partner to bring a mobile wallet to Canada, and a look at the theoretical benefits of NFC. (Commerce Weekly is produced as part of a partnership between O'Reilly and PayPal.)