Mobile Minutes: Google's marketing acquisition; UberX free in Seoul; Apple's patent payout; Pebble's color smartwatch
Google acquires mobile startup that manages Facebook ads
Google Inc. agreed to acquire Red Hot Labs Inc., a mobile startup that helps
companies manage advertising on rival Facebook Inc., bolstering its marketing
tools on wireless devices.
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Uber makes uberX ride-sharing service free in Seoul
U.S. taxi service provider Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday said it will make
its low-cost uberX ride-sharing service available free of charge in Seoul, in
its second bid this month to operate legally in South Korea.
Read more on Reuters
Apple ordered to pay $533 million for patent
infringement
Apple Inc. has been ordered to pay $532.9 million after a federal jury in Texas
found that its iTunes software infringed three patents owned by patent
licensing firm Smartflash LLC.
Read more on Reuters
Pebble watch goes color on Kickstarter
When Apple unveiled the Apple Watch last year, the company chose to do so in
the same space it showed off the Macintosh computer 30 years earlier. It seems
that Pebble, the maker of a popular smartwatch, has chosen to do the same
thing. But rather than go to a packed auditorium, Pebble is selling its new
color smartwatch, called Pebble Time, on Kickstarter.
Read more on New York Times