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Apple seems to have mellowed down a little and removed the death grip videos of other smartphones from its website. The tech blog TechCrunch first noticed and reported it. During the July 16 press meet on iPhone 4, Apple claimed the antenna problem iPhone 4 is not unique to iPhone 4, but to all smartphones. [...]
Facebook unveiled a different kind of search feature to Facebook, with the aim of getting right answers to your questions. Facebook introduced “Facebook Questions”, where users can pose questions to Facebook community and get most reliable answers from them. Imagine, you have question. One of the first things you would do is ask your friend. [...]
Amazon Kindle price is all time low with Amazon announcing a new 6″ Kindle Wi-Fi model just for $139. A new 6″ Kindle 3G+Wi-Fi costs $189. The 6″ Kindle Wi-Fi is exactly the same as Kindle Wi-Fi+3G, but with no 3G connectivity capability. Amazon is also selling a bigger Kindle, called Kindle DX, for $379. [...]
Google wants us to keep watching YouTube videos. Google TV coming this fall, Google has been trying to make YouTube video watching experience better with products like YouTube Leanback. However, the most common gripe among YouTube users is that the videos are short, just 10 minutes long. Well. Not any more. YouTube announced in its [...]
Amazon silently introduced two new 6-inch Kindle models, one with Wi-Fi for $139 and the other with Wi-Fi+3G for $189. Amazon accepts Pre-order of these Kindles right now and they will be released on August 27th. A kindle for $139 is the lowest price of a Kindle ever. In a market competing with other eReading [...]
Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google is building its own version of Social Networking site to take on Facebook. Google has attempted to get into social networking before with Orkut and Google Buzz. However, Google failed to make an impact in Social networking domain, where Facebook and twitter are the top two players. Google [...]
Walt Disney announced that it is acquiring the leading social gaming startup company PlayDom for up to $763.2 million. Playdom is a fast growing social gaming company that is known for online social games, like Mobsters, Social City, Sorority Life, Market Street and Bola. Playdom has been in the news for its fast growth, acquistions, [...]
Apple introduced new powerful iMacs with Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 processors. The new iMac also features a separate and advanced discrete graphics card to make it suitable for games, photos, and 3D applications. The new iMac comes in two sizes, with 21.5-inch or 27-inch LED-backlit display with a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio. [...]
