Facebook Making Possible Location Announcement Wednesday
We’ve just received an invitation to visit Facebook’s Palo Alto campus on Wednesday to get “an update on the service’s features and products,” and rumor has it the powers that be want to talk about...
View ArticleTV Guide Gets a Slick New iPad App
TV Guide has just released its official, free app for the iPad [iTunes link].The application features television listings, the latest news from TVGuide.com, video clips and episode sneak peeks.The app...
View ArticleWeb Faceoff: Freemium vs. Ad Supported
While many web companies offer their products for free, they aren’t exempt from the oldest rule of business: Make more money than you spend.Every company has to generate revenue, which fact was...
View ArticleTumblr for Android Is Here
Tumblr fans with Android devices, hustle over to the Android Market: Tumblr has released an official Android app.With little or no fanfare, this application has appeared with handy tools for posting...
View ArticleXbox Live Comes to Windows Phone 7: Here’s the Games Lineup
An e-mail from Microsoft tonight tells us that Windows Phone 7 will be launching with a whole roster of Xbox Live games to push the envelope of mobile gaming.A grand total of 63 games have been...
View ArticleiPhone 4 is Coming to China Next Month [REPORT]
China’s largest telecom, China Unicom, plans to launch the latest version of iPhone in China next month, the AFP reports.Furthermore, Chinese media report that China Unicom will also start distributing...
View ArticleNokia X3: Where Touchscreen and Keypad Meet
Nokia has a new feature phone out, Nokia X3, and its claim to fame is something Nokia calls Touch and Type: a rarely seen combination between a touchscreen and a fairly standard 16-button keypad. Nokia...
View ArticleMorning Brief: Nook for iPhone, Wii Holiday Release Dates, Verizon iPhone 4...
This series is brought to you by HTC EVO 4G, America’s first 4G phone. Only from Sprint. The “First to Know” series keeps you in the know on what’s happening now in the world of social media and...
View ArticleThe Rise of Text Messaging [INFOGRAPHIC]
This series is brought to you by the new BlackBerry Torch, the touch screen BlackBerry complete with social feeds, improved internet browsing, and much more.Text messaging is one of the most popular...
View ArticleRIM Sells 150,000 BlackBerry Torch Devices in Debut [REPORT]
BlackBerry’s “best device ever,” the Torch, doesn’t seem to be selling as well as some analysts expected.The WSJ cites analysts at RBC Capital Markets and Stifel Nicolaus, which both estimate that RIM...
View ArticleGoogle Adds Calendar Support for Outlook 2010
Google has just updated its Calendar Sync tool with support for Microsoft Outlook 2010, which will allow users to keep their primary Outlook calendar in sync with Google Calendar.Google has offered one...
View ArticleVimeo Gets HTML5-Friendly Embeds and a Roku Channel
Online video community Vimeo has added HTML5 support to its video embeds, making its content accessible on devices like the iPhone and iPad.Although the main Vimeo website is HTML5, its embed codes...
View ArticleHBO Streaming Service Coming to iPad
HBO Co-president Eric Kessler says his company’s HBO Go streaming TV and movie service will be available on the iPad and mobile devices for the network’s paying customers within six months. The news...
View ArticleTwitter Wants You to Share Your Twitter Stories
Twitter has launched a new section of its website called Twitter Tales, a collection of “examples of great Twitter use [that] will also likely inspire others to use the service in innovative and...
View ArticleJoaquin Phoenix’s Movie Trailer “I’m Still Here” Hits the Web [VIDEO]
The much-anticipated documentary about the crazy, bearded, hip-hopping rebirth of actor Joaquin Phoenix arrives in theaters next month, and the teaser trailer is drawing a frenzy of attention on the...
View ArticleCheck in to TV Shows, Movies and More with GetGlue for Android
Entertainment checkin service GetGlue is announcing the release of its Android application, a lightweight mobile site and a bevy of new network partnerships. The new app and service bonuses are...
View ArticleSuper Slowed-Down Justin Bieber Song Goes Viral
Today, a miracle of sorts occurred on this old Internets of ours — a young musician created an uber slowed-down version of Justin Bieber’s “U Smile,” and… well… we all kinda did. Smile, that is.This...
View Article7 Services to Find and Reserve Your Name Across the Web
This series is supported by Gillette. Learn more about Gillette and its products at Gillette.com.If you choose a different username for every site you’re on, it can be hard to create a consistent...
View ArticleWhy the Social Gaming Biz is Just Heating Up
Jeremy Liew invests primarily in the Internet and mobile sectors, with a particular interest in social media, commerce, gaming, financial and methods for increasing monetization. He joined Lightspeed...
View ArticleGrooveshark Pulled From Apple App Store Amid Record Label Complaints
Bad news music fans: The Grooveshark iPhone app has been removed from the App Store.After several months of battling App Store reviewers, the on-demand music service finally released its official iOS...
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