Flappy Bird, a mobile game created by Hanoi-Vietnam-based developer Dong Nguyen of dotGears Studios, hit the top spot of free mobile apps in the Google Play and iOS app stores, mainly because it is very challenging and frustrating.
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Court rules against Google on to keep anti-Muslim video on YouTube as appeal proceeds
In a 2-1 vote, the 9th US Circuit of Appeals did not agree with Google that an anti-Muslim video should remain posted on its YouTube website while the case is on appeal, Reuters reported.
Warner Bros mulls investing $10M to $15M in YouTube game video site Machinima
Burbank, US-based movie company Warner Bros is mulling over a $10 million to $15 million investment in YouTube game-focused web video site Machinima, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
Dark Horse by Katy Perry receives online petition from Muslims claiming blasphemous
Katy Perry's newest single Dark Horse has received more than 50,000 petitions online, asking the removal of the video from YouTube after petitioners claimed that Islam blasphemy was portrayed in one of its scene.
Google's Chromecast now supports YouTube videos
Google announced today that its media streaming dongle, Chromecast, now supports YouTube videos that are embedded on the page, eliminating the need to navigate to the YouTube site or mobile app in order to flick videos to the TV screen.
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Tech giant Google acquired Redwood City, California-based anti-spam company Impermium for an undisclosed amount, according to an announcement made by Impermium's chief executive on the company website.
Tech giants Microsoft and Samsung are in talks to acquire stakes in a France-based online music startup and a video-sharing website, according to a report by French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche.
New York, US-based news giant NBCUniversal News Group announced a minority investment in mobile video news startup NowThisNews to co-produce original short news videos for social sites.
Dailymotion's acquisition of Jilion was said to be because of the opportunities SublimeVideo's cutting-edge HTML5 video technology platform could provide to the French video-sharing site.
In its APK Teardown of the Android YouTube app, the website Android Police found "Music Pass" that hints of a possible launch of a YouTube music subscription service.
Google Ventures added two new investors, Shanna Tellerman and Dave Munichiello, in its roster. Google Ventures welcomed Shanna Tellerman and Dave Munichiello, its two new investment partners, to its ranks.
Social music app Listn raised USD500,000 seed round and a new partnership with Rdio. Social music app Listn landed a USD500,000 seed round with new parter Rdio today, according to a report by Venture Beat.
Youtube and Google+ had teamed up to improve the system of moderating comments in Youtube, and recently did a soft launch with a limited number of Youtube users.
AllThingsD reported Google Inc is currently having talks with the National Footbal League to acquire the rights to NFL's Sunday Ticket service presently owned by DirecTV.
