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Readability support comes to Pulse

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Life just got a little easier for those who use Pulse and Readability to read content from their favorite websites. Today, Readability announced they have partnered with Pulse to bring its Reading List to the platform.

Dish Network is eyeballing T-Mobile’s assets

The proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile is looking less likely to happen every week. The regulatory bodies in the United States are fearful of the destruction of competition and massive job losses if the merger is approved. One way for AT&T to potentially save the deal is by divesting a lot of T-Mobile’s assets to make the merger appear smaller. If that happens, Dish Network wants to be the company that buys those assets. Should the merger be denied, Dish Network is considering partnering with T-Mobile.

HTC’s big announcement: A “strategic” partnership with Beats Electronics

We knew that HTC was planning to announce something big this morning and well, it looks like the news has since hit the wire. Well, by way of the regular newswire as well as the Beats by Dr. Dre Tumblr site. That being said, while both of these sources are covering the same news, we more »

Motorola and Spotify form exclusive partnership

Just about everyone seems to be jumping with excitement over the launch of Spotify in the United States. It’s still in the invite-only phase, which should do nothing but increase demand even further. In an effort to keep up promotions for Spotify, the company has teamed with Motorola for a marketing campaign.

Facebook believed to be adding Skype video chat

Facebook is supposed to be showing off something next week that Mark Zuckerberg calls “awesome.” This has gotten the attention of a lot of people, especially since Google+ has come on to the scene in an attempt to challenge Facebook’s dominance. According to a TechCrunch source, Facebook will reveal Skype as a partner in a new video chatting service.

Verizon and Payfone team up to provide new mobile payment service

Mobile payments is a business that many companies are trying to capitalize on. A big example of this would be Google Wallet, a service that links credit cards to Android phones. We’ll see how popular Google Wallet becomes when it goes live for the Nexus S 4G this year. For now, let’s focus on a new partnership between Verizon and PayFone.

Facebook and Spotify aim to socialize streaming music

Facebook has reportedly strengthened its partnership with Spotify. Spotify is a music streaming service that users can access on their PCs, Macs, iOS and Android devices. According to Forbes, a new Spotify music streaming service for Facebook is undergoing internal testing. A release date hasn’t been mentioned. Technically, there hasn’t even been an official announcement. If true, the deal appears to be mutually beneficial for both companies since no cash is involved.

Sony VAIO computers will come bundled with Evernote software

In a nice partnership, Evernote has announced that they have partnered with Sony and will have their software pre-installed on VAIO computers. “We’re thrilled to be working closely with the VAIO Business Group of Sony to bring Evernote to millions of individuals worldwide,” said Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote. Those purchasing a VAIO computer with more »

Best Buy partners with CinemaNow for movie streaming

Physical media is slowly dying, or so it seems, and we all know it. The retailers know it, too, and some have been striving to find a way to survive if/when the transition finally happens. One of those retailers, Best Buy, has just inked an interesting deal with CinemaNow that it hopes will help. The more »

Microsoft and Yahoo finally tie the knot

Microsoft and Yahoo have come to a deal whereby Microsoft will be powering Yahoo search and Yahoo will take over selling the advertising space. Both CEOs believe it to be a significant step for their companies — one that will allow each company to bring a more innovative, relevant web search to the consumer, while more »