Internet / Social Media
SkyDrive Up For Getting A Metro UI Makeover This Summer
If you've been using Outlook.com as much us, you would realize that SkyDrive is missing the new look, along with the Calendar app. Fortunately, Microsoft came out saying the company plans on making SkyDrive to be all Metro-like before the end of Summer, and we are too happy about that. As you may know, some of us here at Mobile & Apps, are truly passionate about SkyDrive, so expect a complete preview when this thing goes gold.
more headlines
Zynga Hit by Twin Lawsuits after Stock Carnage
Zynga Inc was hit by a pair of lawsuits from shareholders accusing the "FarmVille" creator of failing to warn about declines in user and revenue growth before disastrous results sent its shares into a tailspin last week.
Google Acquires Social Ad Start-up Wildfire
Google Inc said on Tuesday it acquired marketing start-up Wildfire to help the world's largest Internet search company expand further into social media.
Google Delays Widely-Panned 'Nexus Q' ORB Gadget
Google Inc is postponing the launch of the Nexus Q, the Internet giant's first self-designed and marketed consumer electronics device, in a smudge on its budding hardware credentials.
Gmail Video Chat Gets Cool New Features: Google Hangouts Take Over
Gmail users will soon get a taste of the same video chat technology found on Google+, the search giant’s social network, as Google is ditching the current Gmail video chat function and replacing it with Hangouts. The company began rolling out the newer Google+ Hangouts functionality to Gmail on Monday, July 30.
Olympics Fans Find Ways to Circumvent NBC's Online Control
It took Jason Legate, a Walnut Creek, California-resident, all of 10 minutes to connect his computer to a London-based server and access BBC's coverage of the Olympics Saturday, thereby circumventing NBC's lock on coverage in the United States.
Twitter Suspends Reporter's Account for NBC Tweet
Twitter Inc and NBC Universal's move to suppress a British reporter's tweets related to the network's Olympics coverage may have backfired after the incident became fodder for Twitter chatter around the world on Monday.
Interim Yahoo CEO Ross Levinsohn Leaves Company
Ross Levinsohn is leaving Yahoo, two weeks after the company announced he lost out on the top job to Google executive Marissa Mayer, the company said in a filing.
Opera Tops 200M Active Mobile Users Per Month – Opera Mini Leads the Way
The number of mobile phone users who use Opera to browse the Web has topped 200 million per month for the first time, the Norwegian company revealed in a report on Monday, July 30. The number of users per month is up 47 percent compared to last year.
Data of 8.7 Million KT Subscribers Hacked in South Korea
KT Corp., South Korea's No. 2 wireless service provider, apologized on Sunday after personal data of millions of mobile phone subscribers was hacked.
Don't Tweet If You Want TV, London Fans Told
Sports fans attending the London Olympics were told on Sunday to avoid non-urgent text messages and tweets during events because overloading of data networks was affecting television coverage.
Facebook Stock Drop Marks Biggest One-Day Loss on Record - Sheds $34B Since IPO
Facebook Inc. has shed about $34 billion in market value since its initial public offering (IPO) in May, as the world’s largest social networking company fails to ease concerns about how it can draw more money from nearly one billion users.
Facebook Launches New Recommendations Bar: How It Works and What It Means
Facebook has launched a new feature called the Recommendations Bar, designed to help website owners. More specifically, the new social plug-in allows website owners to tap into the social network's huge database of what users and their friends read, share, and like. For users, it means that you will now easily find new articles based on what your Facebook friends like and share on the same website you're currently browsing.
