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Facebook purchases Karma – social gift service

Facebook purchases Karma – social gift service

21 May 2012 by Discuss (0)

It looks like Facebook has been getting some good Karma as of late because they’ve been rocking out. first with the purchase of Instagram, then they snatched up rival service Lightbox to get into the photography aspects even more. Now they’ve also acquired the social gifting service Karma — and you can’t forget about the …

Roamz real-time social discovery app comes to Android

Roamz real-time social discovery app comes to Android

16 May 2012 by Discuss (3)

A brand new application has just launched for Android today called Roamz. Why check into Foursquare and many other apps to find friends or things to do when Roamz can do it all for you. This is similar to other social discovery apps only it requires no check-in’s and operates in real time. They are …

Facebook shows off App Center: its own social app gallery

Facebook shows off App Center: its own social app gallery

Facebook apps. Android apps. Web apps. Apparently there just aren’t enough apps to go around, so Facebook decided to cram as many as it could into its own app. (Que Xzibit meme photos now.) The social networking giant is planning a major update both its web platform and its Android and iOS apps to put …

Google+ update brings “massive performance improvements” and more

Google+ update brings “massive performance improvements” and more

08 February 2012 by Discuss (2)

Google’s been busy this week with all sorts of exciting new updates. From Google Chrome for Android to a brand new overhauled Google Voice. Today they’ve issued a massive update to their social network Google+ application with tons of new features. Mainly stating “massive performance improvements across the app”.

Facebook App overhaul brings faster performance, better UI, ICS support and more

Facebook App overhaul brings faster performance, better UI, ICS support and more

07 December 2011 by Discuss (5)

Today Facebook will be pushing a much needed update for their Android application. It is currently not available yet but should hit the Android Market sometime today according to the official Facebook Blog. They are calling it a faster Facebook for Android and it has tons of new features, improvements to the UI, faster performance, …

Google+ Hangouts now offer phone calls and conference calling

Google+ Hangouts now offer phone calls and conference calling

01 December 2011 by Discuss (1)

Today right on Google+ the creator of the chat protocol IRC Jarkko Oikarinen posted a few details on a new extra feature for Google+ hangout users. Starting today using Hangout with extras users will be able to make phone calls and dial out right from within the Hangout session. Not only that but this awesome …

Google+ adds Facebook-style Pages for brands and sites

Google+ adds Facebook-style Pages for brands and sites

07 November 2011 by Discuss (3)

Google+ is quickly maturing into a contender in the social network space, and as Google’s social web of choice, it’s becoming ever more important to Android users. Today the official Google blog announced the addition of Pages, bringing Google+ even more in line with Facebook by offering brands, sites and, well, anything a way to …

Games for Google+: Angry Birds and more coming soon

Games for Google+: Angry Birds and more coming soon

11 August 2011 by Discuss (2)

Whoa, out of no where today Google has just announced Games for Google+ and already the first to tip the chart is the all mighty Angry Birds. This is one of the next big steps for Google to integrate another level of socialization into Google+ to better compete with the likes of Facebook. From Angry …

HTC ChaCha [Up Close and Personal]

HTC ChaCha [Up Close and Personal]

15 February 2011 by Discuss (2)

Both the HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa were announced today at the HTC event here at Mobile World Congress 2011. These devices were two of many devices announced at the event, but certainly they’re about the be the most talked about. The one we’ve got here is the HTC ChaCha, with both its physical Facebook …

HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa Facebook Phones prioritize easy sharing

HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa Facebook Phones prioritize easy sharing

15 February 2011 by Discuss (0)

Facebook may have denied an “official” Facebook Phone was in the works, but they also hinted that HTC was looking at boosting social network support in upcoming devices. Those devices have been revealed at MWC 2011, the HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa, which each feature prominent, dedicated Facebook buttons on their fascias. The HTC ChaCha …

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