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Video chat is seeing a big boom again, with social networks and mobile technology driving new points of integration for established services. Skype, Google, Facebook and AOL are gaining new opportunities to extend video chat services in refreshing ways, with Facebook and …
Will Skype on Facebook Scale to 750M Users? A Look Under the Hood.
Facebook announced video chat integration powered by Skype yesterday, introducing a new way to communicate on the global social network. It’s a major point of integration for both services, especially for Skype. When it comes to integrating with such a stringently formatted …
VMware Furthers Mobile Social Enterprise with Zimbra for Android
Things have been very quiet at Zimbra of late, but the recent announcement of the availability of VMware Zimbra for Android (VZA) is perking things up. Initially the app has been described as just a fling, since it was a short term …
Will Facebook’s Skype Video Chat Grow Network’s Big Data Demands?
Facebook’s holding steadfast to its social dominance, teaming with Skype to offer even more points of interaction within its network. The “something special” we’ve been waiting to hear about all week is indeed video chat on Facebook, powered by Skype. “it’s a …
Bizzy Wants to Be the Yelp of Today’s Mobile Age
Bizzy’s local business app keeps growing, rolling out with new features in response to today’s mobile environment. This most recent update incorporates some social features into the app, with the aim of extending more personalized recommendations for local businesses, namely restaurants, about …
AppHarbor’s New API Gets Around Azure
.NET developers get a boost from AppHarbor this week, as the company releases an add-on API. The new developer tool provides a self-service portal for third-party providers, letting developers purchase cloud services directly through their interface, with full integration and additional functionality …
Sony Gaming Gets New Chief in Wake of PSN Hacks
With barely two months having passed since the Sony hacking incident (which led to the closing down of their prestigious online gaming systems, the PlayStation Network), Sony is now ready to reshuffle the management of their company, switching around some executives. They …
Cloudera Crashes Hortonworks Party with Hadoop Enterprise Update
It’s been an action-packed week for the open-source cloud, and especially for Hadoop-based products. Yahoo launched a heavily speculated spin-off of its Hadoop project called Hortonworks, while Ravel pushed out its own open source project called GoldenOrb. Now Cloudera, one of the …
Taking Social Games Beyond Social Networks: Adknowledge Launches Social2Web
When it comes to the distribution of social games, there’s been a limited number of options for developers looking to monetize their efforts. Facebook’s been one of the biggest social game hubs in recent years, but as the social web extends beyond …
ShelfLuv’s Inspiring Instant Amazon Books Search Shows Promise for Personal Cloud
The world of connected devices has inspired a wealth of personal cloud services, allowing age-old industries to become more hopeful about today’s digital age. The publishing industry in particular has found new life in digital distribution, from e-readers to online retailers like …