An ex-Microsoft exec has spoken out about the company’s Xbox success and relative Zune failings, saying part of the blame lies with the music industry. Robbie Bach, who headed up Microsoft’s entertainment division during the early days of Xbox and Zune, was speaking at the Northwest Entrepreneur Network event in Seattle. Talking about how the Zune team tried to replicate the Xbox’s... 

A few days ago, we wrote about the possibility for Amazon to release color e-book Kindles this year. Today, Reuters is backing up the rumor by saying that Amazon will indeed launch new versions of its Kindle e-reader and Kindle Fire tablet, including a monochrome e-reader with front lighting. According to Reuters, a source of theirs who claims to have direct knowledge of the matter told them that... 

Editor’s note: Scott Edward Walker is the founder and CEO of Walker Corporate Law Group, a boutique corporate law firm specializing in the representation of entrepreneurs. Check out his blog or follow him on Twitter as @ScottEdWalker. This post is the third part of a three-part primer on convertible note seed financings. Part 1, entitled “Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Convertible Note... 

Arguably one of the best things about the release of puppies in CastleVille is simply watching your puppy play and wander around your Kingdom. Whether they’re barking at beasties or helping you harvest crops, the game’s furry friends are almost too cute to handle. Raising the cuteness factor even more, a new set of dog toys and kingdom decorations has launched in the store, with these... 

The iPhone 5 is rumored to be coming later this year, with an official announcement expected in June around Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). Based on some of the latest rumors regarding the phone and what we can expect, one artist, Jon Fawcett, created some concept pictures of what he thinks Apple’s newest iPhone will look like when it hits store shelves. Rumor has... 

How to use iTunes Match Does your entire music collection fit on your iOS device? Even if it does, you’ll want to reserve some space for your apps, games, photos and ebooks as well. Cramming these things onto your device often means having to make some hard decisions about which songs you leave behind on your computer, which can be frustrating when you realise that a song you want to hear isn’t... 

Editor’s note: Dan Greenberg is the founder & CEO of Sharethrough, the native video advertising company. Dan has been honored as an AdAge “Media Maven” and was recently named to the Forbes “30 under 30″ list. You can find him on Twitter at @dgreenberg. With a $100 billion IPO pending, it’s with confident defiance that Facebook has thumbed its nose at traditional... 

Rovio could probably keep launching Angry Birds updates forever and live handsomely off the proceeds. However, determined not to rely on the golden goose (pig) to keep laying (stealing) the eggs, the company has announced a successor. The new title is called Amazing Alex, will launch in two-months time and will be based upon the Casey’s Contraption game, recently acquired by the Finnish developer. Casey’s...