Month: February 2020
Carphone Warehouse’s mobile phone and free PS4 bundle deal saves you over £200
Some mobile phone deals that pop up out there on the internet require a second look and some careful maths to make sure they’re really worth getting. Carphone Warehouse’s latest offer is one of those, offering up some confusingly brilliant value. Somehow Carphone has pulled off a bit of a…
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YouTube has seen soaring growth in South Korea
Earlier this week, Google released revenue figures for YouTube for the first time in the product’s history, revealing that the video service pulled in $15.1 billion in advertising revenues in 2019. Growth was 31% year-over-year during the quarter — strong growth for such a late-stage property, but of course, everyone…
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‘Apex Legends’ is the next big game to try to crack China’s mobile market
During its earnings call last week, EA confirmed that a mobile version of Apex Legends is definitely in development. Executives didn't say when it's expected to launch, but they did mention they're building the smartphone version with a partner… Source
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Pepe the Frog died, and part of the internet died with him
Welcome to Cheat Sheet, our breakdown-style reviews of festival films, VR previews, and other special event releases. This review comes from the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Years ago, the birth of a meme was cause for celebration. So when Matt Furie’s character Pepe first became famous online, it seemed like…
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Los Angeles’ Gento wants to build an on-demand healthcare staffing marketplace
With a fresh commitment of $5 million for its on-demand staffing and care management service for at-home health care and nursing facilities, Los Angeles-based Gento is looking to grow. The new financing came from Palisades Growth Capital, and the company said it would use the money to expand nationally and invest…
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This guy now owns Murfie’s nearly 1 million abandoned CDs
Last November, a small Wisconsin company named Murfie, which streamed and stored thousands of people’s personal CD and vinyl collections, suddenly went defunct, leaving customers to wonder if their personal collections would be lost forever. Now, after months in the dark, it’s been announced that Murfie’s assets have been purchased…
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