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Facebook purchases Karma – social gift service

By Cory Gunther
on 21 May, 2012

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 Facebook IPO and stocks going crazy.

Roamz real-time social discovery app comes to Android

By Cory Gunther
on 16 May, 2012

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 calling it "social goggles for the real world" that will make you feel like a local no matter where you go.

Google+ update brings “massive performance improvements” and more

By Cory Gunther
on 8 Feb, 2012

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

By Cory Gunther
on 7 Dec, 2011

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, and that all important support for ICS (since the menu button has been missing for Nexi users). Check out these renders on the Galaxy Nexus and the full details below.

Games for Google+: Angry Birds and more coming soon

By Cory Gunther
on 11 Aug, 2011

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 Birds, Decks of Cards, Diamand Dash and more. These will all be available soon for Google+.

HTC ChaCha [Up Close and Personal]

By Chris Burns
on 15 Feb, 2011

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 button and nicely spaced QWERTY keyboard it's sure to be a sweet contender in the upcoming 2011 higher-mid-tier smartphone wars of English speaking world.

HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa Facebook Phones prioritize easy sharing

By Chris Davies
on 15 Feb, 2011

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.

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