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Fon, the WiFi network company backed by Google and Skype, says you can find 3.35 million Fon hotspots all across the globe these days. That’s impressive growth, which comes down to more to 200 percent year-over-year. Last time Fon shared numbers, the company revealed that it tracked 2.5 million hotspots. techcrunch.com...

Citigroup has acquired EMI Group and has recapitalized the major label group in a debt-for-equity swap, the two sides announced Tuesday. As a result, the company’s debt has been reduced by 65% from £3.4 billion to £1.2 billion, and the company has in excess of £300...

Honda is releasing the first TV ad to use “sound-synching” technology, which allows the commercial to interact with its iPhone app. Gravity Mobile has created the matching app that enables users to “catch” the ad’s animated characters as they appear on screen by swinging their...

Last year saw the emergence of many incredible 3D projections. But so far the whole thing was a one way street with very little consumer interaction. That has changed now – 1024 Architecture launched a voice activated interactive video projection. youtube.com...

Older people aren’t just going online to check their bank accounts; they’re also getting social and playing games. Its time to not forget about this target audience. brandrepublic.com...

Sony is to launch its Next Generation Portable PlayStation device, known as the NGP, towards the end of 2011, which will feature the ‘Live Area’ gaming social network. brandrepublic.com...

Some 23.8% of global Internet traffic involves “digital theft,” with the BitTorrent file-sharing protocol accounting for 11.4% of this figure, according to a study commissioned by NBC Universal and conducted by brand and trademark monitoring firm Envisional. dmwmedia.com...

Google is getting closer to debuting a music service, according to multiple music industry sources. Speculation is rife that Google Music could launch as soon as next month. cnet.com...