Mark Cuban believes in social TV, tops off Flingo’s funding

Flingo, one of the largest smart TV app publishers, has received another $1 million in funding from entrepreneur Mark Cuban, bringing its total first round to $8 million.

As the company tells it, Cuban first learned about Flingo while strolling …

Amazon is developing its own lineup of original TV shows to battle Netflix, Hulu

Not satisfied with its already extensive library of old TV shows via its Prime streaming video service, Amazon is now planning to develop its own lineup of original children’s shows and sitcoms, the company announced today.

Amazon is the latest …

Stitcher’s Election Center app gives Obama, Romney yet another outlet

Stitcher, the iOS and Android radio app that is trying improve the state of non-music streaming content, has added an Election Center section to its app to keep people in the loop on the contentious 2012 U.S. elections.

Stitcher’s in-app …

Dailymotion adds Flattr’s crowdfunding button to original videos

Creators wishing to distribute their video content online for consumption by the masses have plenty of services to choose from, but the same isn’t always true for getting compensated for the work. Fortunately, web video site Dailymotion thinks its found …

Spotify finally debuts iPad app after an annoyingly long wait

Streaming music service Spotify has finally launched an app for the Apple iPad after a strangely long wait, the company announced today.

Spotify is most closely watched of the new crop of streaming music services, battling it out with the …

Redesigned Weather.com tells you exactly when the rain will stop

Weather.com, one of the 20 most popular sites on the web, has redesigned its site with new social and personalization features, and it can now even predict the exact minute the rain outside will stop.

As someone who uses the …

InMobi launches free mobile ad tracker with real-time analytics, no UDID

Independent mobile ad network InMobi has launched a new, free Ad Tracker that can measure mobile conversion rates without needing to know your phone’s unique identifier (UDID), the company announced today.

Apple has begun rejecting apps that access a user’s …

Revision3 may sell to Discovery Channel for $40M

After paving the way for Internet-based TV networks, Revision3 might finally be catching some attention from well-established cable television companies.

The startup is rumored to be in discussions with The Discovery Channel about a possible acquisition, reports TechCrunch. Revision3 has …

U.K. court orders all ISPs to block the Pirate Bay

If you’re in the UK, you won’t be able follow the link at the end of this paragraph. In what can be viewed as an unofficial challenge to the hacker community, U.K. courts today ordered all internet service providers within …

Mark Zuckerberg signs up for Viddy, prompts more Instagram comparisons

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made his mark on the fast-growing video sharing startup Viddy, after signing up for the service and sharing a video of his dog. The move has tech watchers eyeing many comparisons to Viddy and just-purchased …

Isocket brings self-service ads to MailChimp’s newsletters (exclusive)

Who says e-mail is dead? Advertising startup isocket has forged an agreement with MailChimp that lets publishers sell ads directly on e-mail newsletters, potentially turning old-school e-mail into a money maker.

Isocket simplifies the advertising process for publishers with its …

Microsoft puts $300M in Barnes & Noble Nook subsidiary to create an e-reading titan

How much is Microsoft afraid of Amazon and its surging Kindle business? Enough to invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble’s new Nook subsidiary.

The deal, announced today, will give Microsoft a significant stake in an established e-reading company, a …

More iTV rumors: Apple could strike major streaming deal with Epix

Apple may be in talks with movie channel EPIX about the ever-rumored Apple television, which co-founder Steve Jobs alluded to prior to his death.

According to Reuters’ sources, Apple started meeting with EPIX earlier in the year to discuss a …

Cinemagram, an app for creating and sharing animated GIFs, adds 1 million users in six weeks

The animated GIF is one of the few native art forms on the web, a delightful micro-movie which has spawned countless memes. Cinemagram combines the stylish filters and simple sharing of Instagram with a app that allows users to turn …

Viddy, the Instagram for video, raising $30M at a $300M+ valuation

If Instagram is worth an eye-popping one billion dollars, who’s to say the fast growing Viddy, which lets users easily record videos, apply filters and share with friends, isn’t on the same rocket ship trajectory.

The company, founded in April …

Vimeo’s Festival + Awards reveals how it is intensely embracing past and future

Popular video-sharing site Vimeo is entering a new era. Already this year, a new CEO has taken the reins, the company has drastically redesigned its main site, and it has launched a wide array of mobile apps to bring more …