Google Play Music gets desktop notifications, HTML5 player, with new Labs tweaks

In an effort to help spruce up its new emphasis on media, Google has rolled out a new set of tweaks today for its Google Play Music player.

The company already has Labs, or a collection of customizable tweaks, for …

Google, Facebook and the MPAA take sides in a copyright case over the DMCA safe harbor

Big dogs like Google, Facebook, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and now the Motion Picture Association of America have all filed briefs in an obscure copyright case currently being heard by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. At stake: what does …

5 alternatives to Instagram for Facebook haters

Now that the news of Facebook buying up Instagram has made its way around the Internet, you may be looking for an alternative to the uber-popular photo sharing app. With all of Facebook’s privacy issues, some mobile photographers may shy …

Randi Zuckerberg justifies Bravo’s new Silicon Valley reality show

Randi Zuckerberg is one of the biggest names connected to Silicon Valley, a Bravo reality show centering around the world of technology startups in and around the San Francisco Bay Area.

And last night, Ms. Zuckerberg took to the …

Flurry releases new analytics features to improve monetization

Flurry launched new analytics features today that allows customers to take better control of how they measure and access the metrics for their apps. The features will help app developers make more money from their apps.

Customers can now create …

Shazam hooks up with American Idol for live episode-tagging

Said in the voice of Ryan Seacrest: Pick up your phones, America.

“American Idol” viewers can now use their smartphones (and tablets) to nab extra content and show music courtesy of hit music and television-tagging application Shazam, which recently surpassed …

Apple making changes to its online store for educators

Apple may be making improvements to its online store, but only for its education customers.

The company recently posted a notice on its K-12 educators website explaining that a new e-commerce store is in the works, according to a report …

Samsung creating mobile ad network to challenge Apple’s iAd, others

Korean electronics giant Samsung is launching its own mobile ad network to challenge Apple, Google, and Millennial Media, according to the Wall Street Journal.

While Apple’s  iAd hasn’t been particularly successful (so much so that Apple revised its terms in …