Google Latitude Joins the Nix List
by Mountain View, California–Last week, Google announced that it will be dropping Google Latitude on August 9th of this year. Latitude is a location sharing service …
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Android Maps Gets an Overhaul
by Mountain View, California–The Android Maps app has undergone a makeover, one which is packed with new features, designed to make the app more interactive, and …
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Twitter Auto Follow Back Now Prohibited
by San Francisco, California–One of the internet’s most popular microblogging social media sites has updated its ToS, or Terms of Service, reflecting a change in user …
by Google Buzz Data Moving to Drive
by Mountain View, California—Google Buzz, the shuttered social service, which first debuted in early February of 2009, is now being completely discontinued. It was placed in …
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LinkedIn Updates Its Mobile App
Mountain View, California–The business networking site, LinkedIn, is continuing its push to make the site a bit more social. In its newest update of the …
Google Trying to Acquire WhatsApp for $1B, Report States
Mountain View, California–Search engine and software giant Google is in talks with WhatsApp in an attempt to acquire the company for a reported $1 billion. …
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Twitter Refreshes Mobile Apps to Support Proprietary Cards
San Francisco, California–Social media giant Twitter released an upgraded version of its proprietary applications for both Android powered devices and the iPhone yesterday, adding, some brand …
Yahoo Makes Teen a Millionaire
Sunnyvale, California–In as many weeks, Yahoo! has acquired two digital entities. First, it was the social recommendation site Jybe, which has been purchased for an undisclosed …
Accessing the Internet Changing for Teens
Washington, DC–A new study finds teens are increasingly accessing the internet through mobile devices, mainly through smartphones. Teenagers continue to constitute the largest share of …
Android Major Malware Target, Study Finds
Sunnyvale, California–Android users beware. A new study has found that malware is increasingly targeting Google’s mobile operating system. Web security firm Blue Coat Systems examined …