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Google Rumored To Unveil BlackBerry Messenger Alternative For Android

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June 10, 2011
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Apple’s isn’t the only one creating a BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) type service for its platform as it appears that Google is attempting to do the same. Details are pretty scarce at the moment but it would make perfect sense for Google to jump on board, like other competitors have. The exclusive instant messenger trend began last year, when Research In Motion announced BlackBerry Messenger, an exclusive service that allowed BlackBerry users to communicate through texts and pictures with other BlackBerry users. On Monday June 6, Apple announced iMessage, a similar service that will be a part of More >

Microsoft Incorporates iOS Mobile App Discovery In Bing Searches

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June 10, 2011
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Microsoft is apparently making it easier for iOS users to find apps using the Bing search engine. The Bing team has improved iPhone mobile app discovery across its latest updated version of Bing Mobile Browse. Microsoft is trying to surface applications that people would never have searched for through its Bing search Engine. Bing’s program manager, Mujahid Hasan explained the following: ”We are helping people with this “serendipitous discovery” by surfacing relevant apps automatically in the context of normal search queries.”

As of right now, the feature is U.S only but it surfaces More >

Facebook Updates Privacy Settings; Enables Facial Recognition For Tagging Photo’s By Default

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June 9, 2011
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Facebook seems to constantly be in the middle of privacy issues recently and as Mashable reports, the social networking side could be steaming headlong into another, with its facial recognition system. The new system, which set many alarming bells ringing for many privacy-conscious people when it was first discussed back in December, offers people’s photos and suggests the names of friends they should be tagged as.

The feature basically means that whenever you’re offered the chance to tag groups of your friends in an album, Facebook will use its facial recognition technology to group More >

Nintendo Reveals ‘Wii U’ With Touch-Screen Controller

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June 8, 2011
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As everyone already knows, Nintendo’s flagship gaming console, the aging Nintendo Wii, is due for a big upgrade really soon. The replacement was announced at E3 today, known as the “Wii U”. It will deliver features that will significantly change the gaming experience for users, including the long-awaited high-definition video that the Wii lacked.

According to Nintendo, The name “Wii” stood for “We,” for how the console can be enjoyed by many people together, while “U,” or “You” stands for how the console can be enjoyed by someone individually. A pretty unique and interesting marketing move. More >

iOS 5 Features List; What Will Apple Think Of Next?

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June 7, 2011
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The next major firmware release for the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Apple TV 2G has been unveiled at WWDC 2011. iOS 5 will bring 200+ new features to the iOS devices. The new iOS 5 features include Notifications, Newsstand, and several others. Check out the fill list of the big features below:

iOS 5 Features List Notification Center

The first of the big iOS 5 features is Notifications. Apple is finally getting rid of the annoying popups and replacing it with an Android-like notification center. It resembles Mobile Notifier, the iOS notification jailbreak application. Notifications also More >

Sony Offers Identity Theft Protection To PlayStation Network Users

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May 26, 2011
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The US-based PlayStation Network users will now be able to register for a free Identity Protection service thanks to an arrangement made by Sony with a company named Debix. On May 3rd, Sony promised all customers affected by the recent break-ins into the PlayStation Network system, free identity theft protection from Debix for one year. The company is now delivering on that promise, and users can sign up for the identity protection starting today. As Sony explained in an email sent to every active PSN customer:

Sony has arranged, at no charge to eligible PlayStation®Network and Qriocity More >

Facebook And Spotify Join Hands To Launch Music Streaming Service

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May 26, 2011
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A recent report by Forbes says that Facebook has teamed up with Spotify, to launch a music-streaming service on the popular networking site. Spotify, a Swedish Startup which was founded in 2008, allows music lovers to stream music from a range of major and independent record labels, including Sony, EMI, Warner Music Group, The Orchard, and Universal.

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The service would be launched in two weeks, and would be available for Facebook users in countries where Spotify service is available. The integrated service is currently going through testing, but when  launched, More >

PlayStation 3 Hacker Releases Homebrew Collection; More To Come

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May 24, 2011
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A PlayStation 3 hacker by the name of KaKaRoToKS recently released an SGTPuzzles PS3 homebrew port of Simon Tatham’s Portable Puzzle Collection dubbed the Humble Homebrew Collection, which currently includes 33 puzzle games for both jailbreak and PS3 CFW (PlayStation 3 custom firmware) users. The collection of apps it provides can be used on a jailbroken PlayStation 3, Linux, Windows, Mac, or Android.

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Microsoft Offering Free XBox 360 To Students With A Purchase Of Win 7 PC

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May 20, 2011
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Microsoft is giving students a reason to turn their backs on the Mac’s by announcing a new offer to help promote PC’s running Windows 7 operating system. Starting May 22, Microsoft is offering a free XBox 360 (with 4GB of storage) to folks who pay $699 or more for a Windows 7 PC – note they do not say “laptop,” which suggests that makers like HP and Dell are trying to boost their waning, post-PC sales.

This is a great deal students but it definitely points to a bit of a fire sale when it comes to the smaller, less memory equipped XBox console along with the PCs that are currently More >

Sony’s “Welcome Back” Package Announced For PSN Users

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May 17, 2011
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Sony recently released details of their PlayStation Network “Welcome Back” package for North American customers, with PlayStation Plus service and free games as the order of the day.

Offered by a way of a thank you for sticking ar0und with the company through the PlayStation Network downtime, Sony is offering a free month’s subscription to their PlayStation Plus PSN upgrade for users who don’t currently subscribe. Existing customers will have a month’s usage added to their account free of charge.  More interestingly, the company is offering two free games to download from a list of five for More >

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