Roundup: Virgin Mobile acquires Helio, Starbucks to stop music sales and more

Roundup: Virgin Mobile acquires Helio, Starbucks to stop music sales and more

Here’s the latest action:

New partnership brings Helio to Virgin Mobile — Virgin Mobile USA will acquire the U.S. arm of South korea-based SK Telecom, namely, a mobile operator called Helio, according to the Financial Times. Both mobile operators have been struggling to make money by piggybacking… Continue Reading

Starbucks rolls out free Wi-Fi, peddles its rewards cards

Starbucks rolls out free Wi-Fi, peddles its rewards cards

Beginning today, Starbucks across the country will offer free Wi-Fi Internet to paying customers. This is great news. Unfortunately there is some fine print behind this “free.”

First of all customers will have to buy a Starbucks Card, which requires that you put a minimum of… Continue Reading

Friday roundup: pirates beware, Wii gamers despair

Friday roundup: pirates beware, Wii gamers despair

Avast ye pirates! The Bush Administration is accusing China, Russia and seven other countries of failing to protect American producers of movies and other entertainment from piracy. The question comes to mind: why did it take so long for the U.S. to figure this out?… Continue Reading