Archive for June, 2011

iPhone

iPhone 5 Concept – Would You Buy One?

June 30th 2011 | Posted by admin

There have been several rumors and speculations about Apple’s fifth generation iPhone, which may be called iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S. We’ve also seen infographics that gives a roundup of the rumors. So it was high time someone came up with concepts of the next generation iPhone. Industrial designer Michal Bonikowski has done just that by [...]

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Happy 4th Birthday, iPhone [Infographic]

June 30th 2011 | Posted by admin

It has been 4 years since Apple launched the iPhone. It has been an amazing journey, which has involved the release of numerous versions of the iOS (which was initially called the iPhone OS), the launch of the App Store that has been a huge success with billions of apps downloaded, launch of  iPhone 3G, [...]

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Analyst: Apple Will Offer Free iPhone 3GS With 2-Year Contract After iPhone 5 Launch

June 30th 2011 | Posted by admin

We’ve heard rumors that next generation iPhone will be completely redesigned and will look more like iPod Touch 4G rather than iPhone 4, which will be called iPhone 5. While, some reports claim that the fifth generation iPhone will come with improved specifications such as faster processor, 8-megapixel camera etc., which will be called iPhone 4S. Couple of days [...]

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Yelp Brings Local Deals To Mobile And Gives Groupon Now A Run For Its Money

June 30th 2011 | Posted by admin

The next phase of growth for local deals will be mobile.  Groupon knows this, and so does Yelp, which today is rolling out Yelp Deals to its iPhone and Android apps.  An update to its mobile apps that is getting pushed out today will add a new deals icon to the app.  When you click [...]

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Myspace Acquired, CEO Out: Email From Mike Jones To Employees

June 30th 2011 | Posted by admin

Myspace CEO Mike Jones just sent out this mass internal email and press release confirming the company’s sale to Specific Media earlier this morning. Kara Swisher is reporting that the sale was for $35 million.
From what I’m hearing it’s been a rocky morning at the social network, which was bought by Newscorp in 2005 for [...]

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Zynga To Provide Customized Mobile Games And Content To AT&T Customers

June 30th 2011 | Posted by admin

Zynga and AT&T have just announced a strategic partnership, in which the social gaming giant will bring customized games and content to the carrier’s customers. Financial terms of the agreement, which is the first of its kind for Zynga and a U.S. carrier, were not disclosed.
According to the release, mobile games such as Words [...]

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Keen On… Michael Fertik: Why Data is the New Oil and Why We, the Consumer, Aren’t Benefitting From It

June 30th 2011 | Posted by admin

As he told me when he came into our San Francisco studio earlier this week, Reputation.com CEO & Founder Michael Fertik is “ecstatic” about our new reputation economy. In today’s Web 3.0 personal data rich economy, reputation is replacing cash, Fertik believes. And he is confident that his company, Reputation.com, is well placed to [...]

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MyPad, The ‘Facebook For iPad’ App, Is Now A Game Distribution Platform Too

June 30th 2011 | Posted by admin

We’ve written extensively about the vacuum created on the iPad by the lack of an official native Facebook application. That may change soon — there are reports that an official app is finally on the way — but there are already a handful of companies that have been able to take advantage of the opportunity, to the [...]

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From Social Network Pioneer To Yet Another Gaming Site: Friendster Reboots

June 30th 2011 | Posted by admin

Remember back in April when we reported that Friendster, one of the first dedicated social networking sites, was to unequivocally delete all user profiles photos, blogs, messages, groups and whatnot by May 31?
The site’s owner, MOL Global, at the time said that Friendster would be repositioned as a social entertainment destination site where people [...]

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Yahoo Study Shows Online Video Watching Shifting To Primetime

June 30th 2011 | Posted by admin

A new study by Yahoo (embedded below) shows that online video watching habits are shifting. People are watching longer videos and watching more at night during primetime. The chart above shows when people watch videos online. The blue line is today (2011) and the dotted line is two years ago (2009). The two lines show [...]

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