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Google Leaks Google Drive Details

Posted April 24, 2012 by Jessica Austerlitz

Search engine giants Google has unexpectedly leaked out the details of Google Drive, Google’s long-speculated online storage service, on an official Google blog in France. The leaked was identified by TechCrunch, It seems that Google Drive will be tightly integrated with Google Docs — we’ve separately heard that Google Drive will basically replace Docs — and will [...]

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Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2012 app arrives at Google Play Store

Posted April 24, 2012 by Jessica Austerlitz

South Korean Smartphone maker Samsung has introduced Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2012 app in the Google Play store itself. Bringing some awesome functionality both to those lucky enough to attend the event and everyone else. The most significant feature is that the app is that it allows users to watch the event in real time. This means users can watch [...]

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Skype app for PS Vita announced

Posted April 24, 2012 by Jessica Austerlitz

Voip service provider Skype has announced that it will launch a version of its Skype for Sony PS Vita. Skype for PS Vita will be available in the PlayStation Store for US users today, and for Europe and Asia users tomorrow, the Skype app for Vita supports video calling as well as voice-only calls. Moreover Skype [...]

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Windows 8 release preview coming in June

Posted April 24, 2012 by Gerard Ronnberg

Software giants Microsoft has confirmed that the preview of the Windows 8 will be available in the first week of June. The preview release date was revealed by Microsoft Chief, Steven Sinofsky at Japan’s Windows 8 Dev Days conference before posting it on @BuildWindows8 twitter feed. Windows 8 is expected to be officially launched in October, three years [...]

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Gideon Sundback, zipper man, gets his own Google doodle

Posted April 24, 2012 by Jessica Austerlitz

Today’s Google Doodle is a huge zipper running down the center of Google’s home page, which symbolizes the birthday of Gideon Sundback. The Swedish-American engineer Gideon Sundback is most frequently linked with his work in the development of the zipper with the evolution that dramatically transformed the clothing industry. Prior Sundback’s intervention, the idea for a fastener based on [...]

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Vodafone UK to carry the ‘next Galaxy’ from Samsung

Posted April 24, 2012 by Jessica Austerlitz

British phone carrier Vodafone has announced that it will be offering the new Samsung Galaxy ahead of the phone’s launch on 3 May. Vodafone UK has a page simply using the “next Galaxy” term we’ve seen elsewhere in the build-up to the new Samsung Galaxy device – invites customers or possible customers to plug in their details, [...]

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Facebook now has 901 million users

Posted April 24, 2012 by Jessica Austerlitz

California based Facebook has announced that it has 901 million users, suggesting it’s more likely to hit 1 billion user mark well before the end of the year. The firm revealed its stat in its amended S-1 filing, Facebook also notes that its net income fell 12 percent to $233 million from $205 million in the three months [...]

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Facebook Buys AOL Patents From Microsoft

Posted April 24, 2012 by Jessica Austerlitz

US based Microsoft and Facebook has confirmed a $550 million patent agreement in which the Facebook will acquire a portion of the patent holding Microsoft recently purchased from Aol. Facebook will take possession of roughly 650 former Aol patents, and it will license the remaining patents owned by the software giant. Microsoft will retain ownership of approximately 275 [...]

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Samsung Galaxy S II ICS update heading for T-Mobile

Posted April 24, 2012 by Jimmy Clark

Folks, Galaxy S II users on T-Mobile UK has finally received Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. T-Mobile UK is the latest carrier to release the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for Samsung’s Galaxy S II Smartphone in the UK, and the majority of the carriers have released the update over the last month. ”We’ve been working closely [...]

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