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Social Media Video 2013
Posted : 8th November 2012
Social Media Video 2013: Social Media Revolution 4 was written by international best selling author and keynote speaker Erik Qualman. It’s part of a series of social media videos that are the most watched in the world. Erik thanks everyone for their ideas and support! Video produced by equalman productions. Video...
How to be Internet-famous with the help of social media
Posted : 24th October 2012
In a Web 2.0 world, how can you use social media as a  method of shameless self-promotion? Read on for our tips on how to find Internet  fame with just a little time investment.   It was only within the past half decade that brands began using Facebook,  Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram extensively as...
iPad – mini media event to be held on October 23
Posted : 18th October 2012
The wait is over for the Apple fans with the launching of “iPad mini” While the press has not received any invites to this Apple media event, AllThingsD writer John Paczkowski claims that the invite-only iPad mini event is scheduled for this month. According to the report, the event is likely to be...
Believe it or not, email is still the killer app
Posted : 19th June 2012
Despite the booming popularity of social networking like Facebook and Twitter, a relic from the 1980s remains the most-used feature of the Internet. Here’s why email is still the glue that binds the Web together, and why the end may not be as near as you think.  What’s the Internet’s “killer app?”...
Google’s Sergey Brin: Governments, Facebook, Apple biggest threat to the open Web
Posted : 17th April 2012
Google co-found Sergey Brin says the governments of China and Iran, as well as the “walled gardens” of Facebook and Apple, are a threat to the “open Web” as we know it.   The Web is under attack from “very powerful forces that have lined up against the open internet on all sides...
Microsoft reveals three versions of Windows 8, including ARM-based Windows RT
Posted : 17th April 2012
Microsoft has announced three versions of Windows 8, and the Windows on ARM-specific version built for touchscreen devices has been officially named, “Windows RT.”   Microsoft announced the name of it’s latest operating system yesterday and it’s officially called, “Windows 8.” No surprise...
Twitter gears up to roll out Arabic version
Posted : 12th February 2012
Twitter is one of the internet’s most popular social networking sites Arabic Twitter users will be able to tweet from right to left in their own language within weeks after the social network unveiled plans to introduce four new languages for users. The micro-blogging site said it is set to add support...
Tablet ownership nearly doubles in January
Posted : 24th January 2012
Since millions of Americans became new tablet owners after unwrapping gifts during the holidays last month, tablet ownership has skyrocketed in just a few weeks.   According to new information from the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project, tablet ownership has jumped from about 1 out...
If Facebook won’t bring filters to you, these apps will bring filters to Facebook
Posted : 24th January 2012
If you’re sick of pushing Instagram photos to the site, or one of the unlucky few without a smartphone, here are three tools to bring filters to your Facebook. Last summer, Facebook was rumored to be eyeing Instagram. Obviously the acquisition speculation was merely that, and Instagram has gone on to...
Google Chrome 17 pre-renders pages you may visit
Posted : 8th January 2012
While the last few Chrome release candidates have focused on adding new features, Google is shifting the focus back to speed with the upcoming release of Chrome 17.  First noticed by testers of the most recent beta release of Chrome, Google now starts to pre-render pages as the user types them into the address...
Top 10 most-exciting tech of CES 2012 (so far)
Posted : 8th January 2012
The annual Consumer Electronics Show is all about the never-before-seen gadgets of the future. But these early-unveiled technologies have us itching to get on that plane to Vegas.   The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, which runs throughout next week, will showcase many of the gadgets, and technologies that...
Why your Android handset probably won’t get an upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich
Posted : 19th December 2011
Back in May at the Google I/O conference, a number of Android phone makers and wireless carriers came together and made a promise to Android handset owners – timely OS updates for handsets for at least 18 months following launch. The promise was even wrapped up in a cool name – Google Update Alliance. PCMag’s...
Facebook takes new steps to help prevent suicide
Posted : 14th December 2011
While Facebook users constantly update status updates with information about their mood, the social network is providing new tools for users to report suicidal behavior when spotted within a friend’s feed. According to a report from Reuters published on Tuesday, the social network company Facebook has...
Amazon Kindle Fire set to take second in 2011 tablet race
Posted : 4th December 2011
Just two weeks after its release, Amazon’s inexpensive Kindle Fire tablet is on track to become the second most-sold tablet of 2011, according to market estimates. If you make it cheap, they will come. That’s the lesson Amazon has learned with the release of its Kindle Fire tablet, which according to...
Best gifts for Apple fans
Posted : 4th December 2011
Finding the best gift for those Apple fans on your list can be tough. Don’t fret, our buying guide will help you surprise those Mac lovers with non-Apple gifts that will enhance the iDevices they already own.   If you have one or more Apple fanatics on your holiday shopping list, then this post is...
RIM loses half a billion dollars due to unsold PlayBooks
Posted : 4th December 2011
RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is finally selling, but the $300 discount has cost the company $485 million during the last three months. It’s sometimes good to bet big, but it’s never fun to lose big. Research in Motion has lost almost half a billion dollars in the three-month period that just ended...
Facebook acquires Gowalla to help with Timeline
Posted : 4th December 2011
While Facebook continues to dominate other U.S. based social networks in terms of total users, the social network is stepping up competition with location-based social network Foursquare due to a recent acquisition.
The Goldilocks tablet: Why Amazon’s 7-inch Kindle Fire is ‘just right’
Posted : 13th June 2011
Read ‘The Goldilocks tablet: Why Amazon’s 7-inch Kindle Fire is ‘just right” on Digital Trends. Neither too big nor too small, Amazon’s 7-inch Kindle Fire might just be the perfect third device for users who still have to juggle smartphones and notebooks.