Roundup: Scrabulous returns, Dell’s music player and more
Here’s the latest action:
Scrabulous returns as Wordscraper — The popular Facebook application was redesigned and relaunched less than 48 hours after it was taken down due to a potential legal tussle with Scrabble-maker Hasbro.
Dell tests digital music player — The computer maker stopped selling players in 2006 due to disappointing sales, but it has a new offering that could go on sale as early as September.
Job site Monster acquires search company Trovix for $72.5 million in cash — Monster… Continue Reading
Facebook application Scrabulous shuts down in the US and Canada, as it faces Hasbro lawsuit
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Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s grandmother must be sad right now. Scrabulous, a Facebook application closely patterned after Hasbro-made word game Scrabble, has shut itself down in the U.S. and Canada as it faces a Hasbro lawsuit. The application has more than half a million daily active users — including Zuckerberg, who has said that he enjoys playing it with his grandmother.
The Calcutta-based brothers who created the application, Jayant and Rajat Agarwalla (pictured), were first… Continue Reading