Roundup: Intel ads, Apple-Twitter rumors, and more
Here’s the latest action:
Microsoft begins contest for applications that use its Azure services platform — More here.
Intel launches yet another branding campaign — More here.
There was some crazy rumor about Apple looking at buying Twitter — More details on Techmeme.
AT&T offers app for monitoring iPhone usage — Here.
Mobile ad growth slows, but expected to pick up again — This year, U.S. advertisers are expected to spend $229 million on mobile ads, up 26 percent from $169 million last year, according to an analyst report covered by VentureWire.
Government to pay you to upgrade from that jalopy — In order to get more environmentally damaging cars off the streets.
Game designer Richard Garriot (the one who went to space) is suing former employer NCSoft — For $24 million, Kotaku covers.
Tokbox gets new CEO — Ian Small, who replaces Nick Triantos. Om has more.
Dell looking for more acquisitions? — It is planning on hiring someone to oversee mergers and acquisitions.
Survey: Tech companies hiring again — More here.
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About the Author, Eric Eldon
Eric currently covers digital media technology and business news, especially what's happening on social networks and their platforms. He also writes and edits stories about venture capital, and lots of other stuff, too. He started at VentureBeat in the spring of 2007, half a year or so after Matt Marshall left his reporting job at the San Jose Mercury News to found the site. Eric previously cofounded a startup called Writewith, that was building editorial software for newspapers and other groups of writers. The startup didn't work out, but he learned a lot.
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