Roundup: OpenTable IPO this week, big cell phone launches approaching, Google facing antitrust scrutiny
Here’s the latest action:
OpenTable going public — Silicon Valley will likely welcome its first IPO in a while this week from the restaurant-reservation site.
Will the summer bring blockbuster cell phone sales? — The launch of the Palm Pre, iPhone 3.0 software, and others could juice cell phone sales. The New York Times has more.
FTC drops case against Rambus – After years of litigation, the Federal Trade Commisison is no longer pursuing an antitrust case against memory chip designer Rambus.
Silicon Valley gets ready for tougher antitrust enforcement — The Obama administration is likely to be tougher on Silicon Valley’s tech companies. Some think Google will be a target of antitrust regulators.
Panasonic forecasts more losses — Relentless price wars in TVs and other gadgets mean the big Japanese consumer electronics maker will spend another year in the red. The Wall Street Journal has more (subscription).
Digg’s lead architect joins Crashcorp — Joe Stump of Digg joins Matt Galligan in a company focused on alternate reality games for mobile phones that blend fiction and reality.
Dell gives Via chips a try – Via Technologies convinces Dell to use its chips in low-power servers. The New York Times has more.
Social networks eclipse email — Time spent on social networks now exceeds the
time spent with email, according to research by Nielsen.
Fox to release 24 DVD right after season finale — DVD releases typically take months to come out after a season finale. But Fox is experimenting with the fast release.
Tech security acquisitions fashionable — After McAfee’s acquisition of Solidcore for $33 million, security company deals are on the rise. USA Today has more.
New magic wand in the works — Microsoft applied for a patent, with the name of chief Xbox techie J Allard on the application , for a wand-like control device.
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About the Author, Dean Takahashi
Dean is lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He covers video games, security, chips and a variety of other subjects. Dean previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News, the Wall Street Journal, the Red Herring, the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register and the Dallas Times Herald. He is the author of two books, Opening the Xbox and the Xbox 360 Uncloaked. Follow him on Twitter at @deantak, and follow VentureBeat on Twitter at @venturebeat.