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Facebook Groups, Profile Downloads and Application Dashboards
Aside from new Groups, Facebook is feeding new features to a few areas of the social network, all aimed at giving users more control over the data they share, with whom they share it, and what can be done with shared content for personal use. During the Facebook event today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed some ...
Facebook Launches New Groups, Supports Chat and E-mail
Realigning the social graph. At Facebook’s event today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a new Groups feature for better organizing the content you share within the social network. It’s an extension of what Facebook already had in the way of Lists, but they’re better oriented for specific sharing amongst your growing network of friends, family members ...
Cisco Dives Head First into Home Telepresence, Launches umi
Cisco’s confirmed its goals around telepresence and home entertainment and communications tools, with the introduction of a new product, Cisco umi telepresence. It works by connecting an existing HD television and internet to power video teleconferencing in the home, for business or personal use. The set comes with an HD camera and console, as well ...
Google Instant Previews Mark Ongoing Changes in Search
Google’s continuing to rapidly evolve its Instant search results tool, with testing of full-page previews. They offer detailed insight to search results as you’re searching, letting you see a website before clicking on it. The goal here is to save even more time during a query. Though instant previews are still only experimental features, they ...
Yahoo Acquires Dapper for Creative Ad Creation
Yahoo! is acquiring Dapper, a company providing dynamic display ad creation and optimization. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Already a powerhouse in display ads, one would wonder at Yahoo’s decision to take on another purchase towards its existing strong suit. Turns out, Dapper’s technology will enable a faster ad creation process, automating ...
Millennial Media Updates Android, iPhone Ad Network: Access to More OS Features
Millennial Media has updated its software developer kits for Android and iOS (Android SDK 3.6.1 and iPhone SDK 4.0.4, respectively), improving experience and performance. One point to note is the increased access to a number of OS features, for more integrated marketing campaigns. See here for more details. This marks the fourth SDK release for ...
Microsoft Tablet Expected by Christmas, Part of Larger Cloud Initiative
Over the summer, Microsoft hinted at a tablet offering by the end of the year. A recent comment from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reiterates that promise, as we can expect to see a tablet from the software giant by Christmas. “You’ll see new slates with Windows on them. You’ll see them this Christmas,” he said ...
Nokia Loses Another VP, Meego Still On Track
Nokia was already having a rough time with it’s rebranding efforts, as its new N8 phones met luke warm reviews. And today another VP leaves; Ari Jaaksi resigned from Nokia last week. On the tail of two board members leaving, and Nokia’s radical chief change, Nokia’s finding itself in even steeper struggle. Jaaksi headed the ...
Viewdle Gets $10M to Add Facial Recognition to Your Smartphone
Image recognition is going to be an important part of technology in the coming years, especially when it comes to recognizing faces. Viewdle, an image recognition service, has announced a $10 million round of investment today, with backers including Best Buy, BlackBerry, Qualcomm and Anthem Venture Partners. Viewdle is looking to change the facial recognition ...
Skype Finally Comes to Android
Skype has finally made its way to Android OS, following the Apple iOS launch earlier this year. The VoIP app will work over WiFi and 3G, for Android devices 2.1 and higher. This marks an important step in Skype’s growth and development, especially for mobile audiences that have been anxious for a complete, official and ...