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News: EA reveals Pandemic's next title

Following the recent news that EA studio Pandemic was to be significantly trimmed to a "core" team, and relocated to sit under EALA, the publisher has announced that the developer's next title will be the next game in the...

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Palm Director Dutta Reportedly To Join Elevation Partners

Former eBay (EBAY) exec Rajiv Dutta is joining Elevation Partners and will help the firm raise money for a second fund, according to Bloomberg, which cites “a person familiar with the decision.” Dutta is a member of the board...

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5 O’Clock Roundup: Nook sold out, Sony launches online store, Bing gets slammed

We’ve been a little behind with roundup lately. Our apologies. Here’s the latest action: Barnes & Noble Nook sold out — The bookseller’s entry into the eBook reader market is under way. The B&N Nook is out of stockk on the...

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Analyst Berates EA CEO For Pandemic Closure

Nov 18, 2009 at 9:40 PM - - 1 Comment Pandemic, along with other EA studios, got the chop. One analyst believes this to be especially poor form , taking CEO John Riccitello to task: Just two years ago at Electronic Arts, with...

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Underdog Palm Takes on Giants in Smartphones

By SAUL HANSELL, The New York Times In a land of cellphone giants, Palm is a mouse. While no one expected Palm's sales would rival the sales of iPhones or BlackBerrys -- and they have not -- developers have not rushed to write...

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Stars with the Midas touch

Midas touch ... 50 Cent and Liz Hurley. Liz Hurley ONCE, life for Hurley was all Versace and va-va-voom, but now it's more gumboots than glamour. Francis Ford CoppolaDESPITE being one of the world's most famous directors with...

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Forbes Buys Online Photo Platform FlipGloss (paidContent.org)

Despite its current financial troubles and continued layoffs, Forbes Media has bought FlipGloss, a photo publishing and online distribution platform. Terms were not disclosed. The site has been funded by Forbes since its...

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Forbes Buys Online Photo Platform FlipGloss

Despite its current financial troubles and continued layoffs , Forbes Media has bought FlipGloss , a photo publishing and online distribution platform. Terms were not disclosed. The site has been funded by Forbes since its...

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Forbes Cuts 30; Others Told to Work from Home; Bono Screwed

Forbes axed at least 30 editorial people, yesterday -- but the bloodletting isn't over, according to insiders, NyPo is reporting. Today's layoffs mark the third round of editorial cuts in a year. In January, the dot-com and...

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The Morning Leverage: You Can Go Your Own Way (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

In this morning’s media roundup: News: Ready to strike out on their own, the principals from Greenhill Capital Partners are paying $25 million to spin their firm out from parent company Greenhill & Co. The split came in part...

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