Roundup: Solyndra scores major green, Windows braces for worm, car takes to the skies and more
Department of Energy shines on Solyndra — The solar company landed a $535 million loan to continue developing its technology. The New York Times has more.
A wormy April Fool’s Day — The Conficker computer worm is set to be unleashed on April 1, exploiting Windows weaknesses to… Continue Reading
4Info gets $20M more for text message advertising
4INFO, the Silicon Valley company that serves advertisements in mobile phone text messages, has raised another $20 million in funding.
The money comes from a previous backer, Peacock Equity, a joint venture between NBC Universal and General Electric Commercial Finance, according to a report in the… Continue Reading
4info is taking texting to the bank, gets NBC backing
(Update: The amount is $2.5 million, according to regulatory filings.)
4INFO, a Silicon Valley company that lets you search for information using text messaging, has become the official service partner for media giant NBC Universal. It has also received an undisclosed financial investment from the media… Continue Reading
4Info surprises with SMS ad results — raises $10M more
4Info, the Palo Alto mobile search company we feared might become roadkill by Google and Yahoo, has surprised with solid progress in serving ads in text messages.
It’s on track to serve 50 million ad units for the next quarter, at a whopping $50 dollars per… Continue Reading
Don’t overlook SMS
In the U.S., the promise of the future in accessing mobile information via WAP or a rich client application casts a shadow on SMS, better known as text messaging or “texting”.
According to conventional wisdom, WAP and downloaded client applications are the holy grails of… Continue Reading
Roundup: WSJ on sale?, 4Info’s SMS network, plankton, PropertyShark, more
Here’s the latest action:
News Corp makes $5 billion takeover bid for Dow Jones — If the bid is accepted, the owner of Fox News would own the old, gray business media icon, the Wall Street Journal. What next?
PropertyShark takes property snooping a step further — If you… Continue Reading
Roundup: March Madness, Starbucks start-ups, Zannel and more
Here’s the latest action:
March Madness alerts — Palo Alto mobile search company 4INFO will send you an alert in the final minutes of any of NCAA March Madness game that looks like it could be an upset. It sends final scores too. To sign up, text… Continue Reading