Users of Microsoft’s new Zune media player—Zunies? Zunites? Zunophiles?—are quick to point out the potential sharing capabilities of their Wi-Fi enabled players, as well as the social aspects of the Zune community. Of course, the population of Zune owners are currently dwarfed by the millions of iPod-toting music fans out there—and the new Mogopop Web site is inviting them to get social, creating, sharing, and downloading content especially designed for Apple’s iPod media players.
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Plantronics Acquires Altec Lansing
Altec Lansing is calling it quits as a stand alone company. The maker of portable and powered audio systems today announced in a joint press release today that they were being acquired by headset manufacturer Plantronics in a $166 million deal.
Once the acquisition is complete, Altec Lansing will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Plantronics. They will remain headquartered in Milford, Pennsylvania. Bob Garthwaite, who has served as senior vice president of marketing and sales for Altec Lansing, will become president and CEO of Altec Lansing after closing of the agreement.
Judge Allows Pop-Up Ads For Now
U.S. District Judge Andre Davis said there was insufficient evidence for him to grant a preliminary injunction sought by the Federal Trade Commission. Regulators wanted to stop San Diego-based D-Squared Solutions LLC from selling its ad-blocking software.
“It’s not clear to me … if there’s substantial injury to consumers,” said Davis, who set a trial for March 8. “The case had the odor of extortion as it was originally prosecuted … but it certainly doesn’t look like extortion to me.”
The FTC said D-Squared improperly used a technology built into most versions of Microsoft’s Windows operating software to display intrusive messages on computer screens.
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