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Articles for 11/09/2012

Rovio's Mighty Eagle on Taking His Angry Birds Into the Real World
Ina Fried
Nov 09, 2012 06:00 am
More than a quarter of sales already come from various real-world merchandise, with Rovio eyeing physical goods eventually accounting for more than half of sales. read more »



Touch-A, Touch-A, Touch Me: Yahoo's Latest New Homepage Redesign Tries Interactive Tile Look
Kara Swisher
Nov 09, 2012 05:01 am
Apparently, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. read more »



Viral Video: "World War Z" (As in Zombie)
Kara Swisher
Nov 09, 2012 01:38 am
The plants didn't do the job, apparently. read more »



Study Shows Airbnb Is Good for San Francisco, Says Airbnb
Liz Gannes
Nov 09, 2012 12:00 am
Airbnb helps freelancers and lower-income residents pay their rents and mortgages, and it drives tourism off the beaten track and into local neighborhoods, the study found. read more »



Desti, a Virtual Personal Assistant for Travel, Launches on iPad
Lauren Goode
Nov 08, 2012 09:01 pm
Can artificial intelligence improve vacation-planning? Desti thinks so. read more »



Nate Silver Wears a Wizard's Hat at Dinner
Peter Kafka
Nov 08, 2012 05:59 pm
So says New York Times Web producer Eric Owles, who just posted this image to Instagram. Owles describes the other winner of Tuesday's election as "disappointingly sober." Wong, by the way, describes itself as an "Asian" restaurant. It's very good. read more »



Zynga Names Rival Game Maker in Trade Secrets Case
Tricia Duryee
Nov 08, 2012 03:58 pm
Zynga is now also naming Kixeye, a rival game maker, in a lawsuit filed against its former employee Alan Patmore, according to documents filed in court today. The lawsuit accuses Patmore of copying Zynga's "most sensitive and commercially valuable data" and then sharing it with his employer, Kixeye. Zynga further alleges that Kixeye was aware that Patmore was in possession of this data, and on more than one occasion requested that he provide it to Kixeye. Zynga is seeking a restraining order, damages and attorney's fees. read more »



Icahn Takes Some More of Take-Two
John Murrell
Nov 08, 2012 03:27 pm
Activist investor Carl Icahn, who just days ago scared Netflix into a poison pill, has also been piling up shares in videogame developer Take-Two Interactive, which has posted three straight down quarters. Over the past week, according to SEC filings, Icahn's stake has increased from 8.7 percent to 9.6 percent and now to 10.7 percent. read more »



Groupon and the Third-Quarter Miss
Tricia Duryee
Nov 08, 2012 02:01 pm
The Chicago company's management team discusses the less-than-stellar results as the stock takes an after-hours dive. read more »



More Design Tweaks for Facebook as Friendship Pages Get New Look
Mike Isaac
Nov 08, 2012 02:00 pm
Facebook will introduce a new layout to its Friendship Pages feature, the company announced Thursday, another in a series of recent visual tweaks for the social networking giant. The design refresh brings a Timeline-esque look to the Friendship section, with a heavier emphasis on photography. The visual refresh will begin with a small percentage of users, gradually rolling out to all users over the coming weeks. read more »



Groupon's Q3 Results Fall Short of Analyst Expectations
Tricia Duryee
Nov 08, 2012 01:31 pm
The Chicago coupon company's results were not good enough to beat analyst expectations for the third quarter. read more »



Priceline to Acquire Kayak for $1.8 Billion
Mike Isaac
Nov 08, 2012 01:21 pm
And now, the two travel companies become one. read more »



Peter Chernin Rounds Up Another $100 Million, This Time From Qatar
Peter Kafka
Nov 08, 2012 01:05 pm
The money goes into the former News Corp. exec's war chest, which is full of funds from Providence Equity. read more »



AMD Adds Second Director From Abu Dhabi Investment Firm
Arik Hesseldahl
Nov 08, 2012 12:57 pm
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices announced today that it had added a new director to its board: Ahmed Yahia Al Idrissi, the second representative from Mubadala Development Company, an investment company funded by Abu Dhabi. Mubadala owns a stake amounting to 19.4 percent of AMD's shares, stemming in part from the spinoff of its chip-manufacturing operations into the company known as GlobalFoundries. read more »



AT&T Reverses Course, Allowing FaceTime Over Cellular For More Customers
Ina Fried
Nov 08, 2012 12:28 pm
Those with an iPhone 5 or LTE-equipped iPad and not on an unlimited plan will gain access over the next eight to 10 weeks. read more »



The Latest Long Apple Line: Developers Waiting for App Approval
Tricia Duryee
Nov 08, 2012 12:24 pm
As volume spikes for the holidays and submissions surge to take advantage of new product releases, iOS app approval wait times grow. read more »



HP and Intel Inject New Life Into Itanium, Ending Lawsuit -- For Now
Arik Hesseldahl
Nov 08, 2012 11:46 am
Intel announces a new Itanium customer. That makes six. read more »



New Mobile Game Incubator Execution Labs Opens in Canada
Tricia Duryee
Nov 08, 2012 10:49 am
Execution Labs, a new incubator focused on the development of mobile games, has launched in Montreal. Participating companies will get funding, shared work space and access to the founders, mentors and marketing partners like GameStop, in return for a revenue share and equity stake. The co-founders are Jason Della Rocca, former director of the International Game Developers Association; Alexandre Pelletier-Normand, former head of deployment at Gameloft; and Keith Katz, former VP Monetization at OpenFeint (now Gree). The incubator has raised more than $1 million from investors, including BDC Venture Capital, Real Ventures and White Star Capital. read more »



Nate Silver's Victory Tour Stops at Jon Stewart's Desk
Peter Kafka
Nov 08, 2012 10:32 am
Alas, he is sober here. read more »



Holiday Spending Online Will Again See Double-Digit Increases
Tricia Duryee
Nov 08, 2012 10:03 am
Deal-seeking shoppers in the U.S. are expected to spend $68.4 billion online this holiday, according to Forrester. read more »



After Many Delays, Wikipedia Adds Video Support Today
Liz Gannes
Nov 08, 2012 09:30 am
Wikipedia has been working on video with the start-up Kaltura since 2008. read more »



T-Mobile Sees Revenue Decline as Nearly 500,000 More Customers Leave
Ina Fried
Nov 08, 2012 09:26 am
Without an iPhone to sell, T-Mobile had another tough quarter. read more »



Time-Waster of the Day: Jam With Chrome
Bonnie Cha
Nov 08, 2012 08:45 am
Get the band back together with Jam with Chrome. read more »



Pinterest Will Now Let You Keep a Secret
Liz Gannes
Nov 08, 2012 08:08 am
A total lack of privacy doesn't seem to have hurt the popular site, but private pinning was one of users' most-requested features. read more »



Amazon Uncorks New Wine Category
Tricia Duryee
Nov 08, 2012 07:25 am
Amazon is officially entering the wine business, making more than a thousand wines available starting today. While Amazon's wine store emphasizes search and editorial content, the trick with selling wine online is dealing with all the individual state requirements. In Amazon's case, wine will be delivered direct from the winery to a dozen states and the District of Columbia. Shipping costs $9.99 for one to six bottles. read more »



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