Motorola Inc. has acquired a software firm Aloqa GmbH.  Motorola, which has been actively regaining a foothold, particularly around Android devices, should have some interesting plans for the software incorporation ahead.  Aloqa is a Munich based software firm specialized in developing location based services. The financial terms have not been disclosed. However, it has been ...

A new take on e-reading launched at DEMO Fall this week.  Copia is a social e-reader, that’s shocasing its Inline Social Reading features at the Silicon Valley conference.  It utilizes cloud synchronization to offer a live, real-time reading experience, which can be shared amongst friends or colleagues. Through ISR COPIA users, regardless of the digital ...

Today, OpenFeint, a social gaming platform, has finally released the long-awaited Android version.  Here are some of the reported features of the android version of OpenFeint: For now, OpenFeint for Android will offer leaderboards, achievements, friend lists and social discovery, with challenges, synchronous play, cross-platform play and real-time voice chat coming later this year. However, ...

Today, Adobe has released HTML5 pack for Illustrator CS5.  This step towards conforming to industry standards is great news for developers, especially those focused on mobile applications. The vector graphics software is quite popular in web content and mobile application development. The HTML5 extension will further enhance the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) feature in Illustrator. ...

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the ever-so-popular Super Mario game. This arcade game features a plumber Mario who finds collectibles, avoids obstacles, while finding his way through to the end of the course. Firstly released for Nintendo, Super Mario Bros. has kept up with new technologies, receiving better graphics and supporting more platforms. This ...

NileGuide, the San Fransisco-based online travel guide company, has hired two of the best techies from the industry. Peter Alley from Netflix and Nick Atkins co-founder Voyij join the NileGuide team. These new hirings are a step to expand NileGuide from a business development standpoint, and validate its growing position in the travel industry.  From ...

Big news comes from Samsung today at the IFA Electronics Consumer Show at Berlin. It is the launch of Samsung’s first tablet; the Galaxy Tab. Its portability is the main value proposition here.  With a battery life of 8 hours and handy, small sized 7-inch touchscreen, Galaxy Tab, is promoted as the tablet to use ...

Target stores announced that they would be the first retailers to sell Facebook credits as gift cards. These cards would be available starting September 5th, in $15, $25 and $50 increments.  The gift cards can be redeemed  in Target’s brick and mortar locations, as well as its online store. Facebook credits can buy you access to ...

BuzzVoice, an audio news application, is now available on android phones too. Not only have they launched in the android market, but they have also introduced new multimedia features. These features are audio streaming, custom android widget and a new android radio station. In the busy busy world, Buzz voice is a great application for ...

Great news for e-reader users, it’s another price cut. This time it’s Borders that has come forward with a price lowering initiative. They have announced to reduce prices of e-book readers Kobo and AluraTek.  The price cuts are marginal compared to previous drops for other eBook readers, though this signifies the plauteuing around related pricing.  ...