05Jan2011
Reading Gets Social with Kobo
The App Store is jam packed with eReader competitors. Apple, Amazon, Google and Barnes & Noble all have a presence with apps for their respective platforms. A new eReader app has joined the pack with a unique proposition for solitary bookworms. Kobo differentiates itself by taking a more social approach to the eReader experience. Sharing, awards and notifications are all give a distinctly different experience with Kobo than with its competitors. Reading and sharing earn you awards, much
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Apple investigating Ping-like social networking for retail shops
Apple has shown interest in creating a social networking tool for brick-and-mortar shopping, allowing iPhone owners to share comments, opinions and recommendations about any type of product. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this week published a new patent application entitled "Social Networking in Shopping Environments." Discovered by AppleInsider, the proposed invention describes using a portable electronic device, like an iPhone, to allow customers to network with one another while
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Nike+ GPS Brings Accurate Tracking and Social Media Bragging Rights
Nike+ GPS is a study in appropriate technology. The first upgrade that long-time users of the Nike+ GPS app will notice is that the iPhone is now doing what the iPhone has been able to do for a long time: tell where you are. Runners tend not to want things in their shoes other than their feet and socks. Nike initially ignored this, insisting that you have a gizmo in your shoe talking to satellites and then telling your iPhone about it second-hand. Now your iPhone talks to the satellites and
Read MoreLeave a Comment06Dec2010
Google’s social network called +1, may have iPhone app
Rumors surrounding a Google social network came to a head on Saturday as a leak provided early details of how it would work and a heavy mobile component. Now thought to be called Google +1 to reflect a cornerstone 'like' feature, it would be significantly different compared Facebook and focus on an optional browser extension instead of a website. An iPhone app would figure prominently not just in the service but in clues as to the overall strategy, TechCrunch was told alongside the rumor:
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Pulse News Reader for iPad becomes more social
Remember the iPad-only Pulse news reader? Yes, that’s the news reader app which gained some good accolades from various tech sites and tech personalities. Well, Pulse News Reader app for iPad has just become more social with the integration of some Facebook features. With Pulse 2.1, you can now add Facebook as one of the feed items. This will allow you to see wall posts, videos and links shared on Facebook, as with the news sources. Once you’ve added Facebook, you can also comment and
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Nike+ GPS Brings Accurate Tracking and Social Media Bragging Rights
Nike+ GPS is a study in appropriate technology. The first upgrade that long-time users of the Nike+ GPS app will notice is that the iPhone is now doing what the iPhone has been able to do for a long time: tell where you are. Runners tend not to want things in their shoes other than their feet and socks. Nike initially ignored this, insisting that you have a gizmo in your shoe talking to satellites and then telling your iPhone about it second-hand. Now your iPhone talks to the satellites and
Read MoreLeave a Comment30Nov2010
Social Media + Dropbox = Free Storage
Like Dropbox? Use Facebook and/or Twitter? Want 768MBs of free storage? Have no idea what I’m talking about, but want to save and share your computer files from anywhere?Dropbox is a simple service. You create a folder on your computer. Anything you drop into that folder is synched to The Internet Cloud, meaning you can access it via the web, synch folders between computers, e-mail links to files, and access multiple revisions of files. You get 2GB of storage free. with “Pro” storage,
Read MoreLeave a Comment25Nov2010
Say Cheese: Social Photo Sharing App Throwdown
You badly need to share that photo of your cat wearing a pumpkin costume. It’s understandable. You’ve got an iPhone and internet access, but which app should you use? There’s recently been a mini-boom in social photo sharing applications, so to help you choose, we’ve tested some of the top free social photo sharing apps.Yes, it’s the one with the hipstery faux-vintage effects. Instagram is also the one that seems to get the most press, and it’s also where you’re most likely to
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Ping, Apple’s music social network, comes to iPad
Ping, Apple's music social network, comes to iPadBy Katie MarsalPublished: 02:10 PM EST Apple has quietly launched Ping, its social network designed to drive sales of digital music, for the iPad, now available within the iTunes app.The addition became available this weekend without the need for a system update, with Apple adding the Ping tab on the native iTunes app for iPad. Previously, Ping was available in iTunes 10, as well as the iTunes application on the iPhone.Ping was launched in
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Apple’s potential Web-based iTunes will be ‘social, not streaming’
Apple may reveal a "big overhaul" of its iTunes Music Store next week, likely to be a lightweight Web version, but the service will not be updated to allow users to stream their content from the cloud, music executives have said. Peter Kafka of Media Memo spoke with music executives who indicated that Apple has not yet approached the largest labels to obtain the necessary licenses for offering streaming content. Executives, however, said they do expect iTunes to be overhauled, even
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