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Ever since Zynga and Facebook parted ways last fall, there's been speculation that Facebook might launch its own gaming intiative. Sure enough, the social network this week announced its own Mobile Games Publishing platform, an effort that's designed to give more visibility to small and medium-size mobile game developers "Through the program, we wi...
When a tweet goes out on Twitter that a user didn't send, the concern is usually that the account has been hijacked by a malicious user. This week, however, three users on Twitter were surprised to find out that their user names and images had been used as examples in a marketing campaign created by Twitter itself Fake tweets attributed to three re...
After launching as a mobile-only app for tablets and smartphones, Flipboard has landed on the desktop and made its way to the Web Originally designed for the iPad when it launched back in 2010, Flipboard lets users create their own digital magazines from stories in the news. It used to be, however, that the only people who could view and browse tho...
When Cirruspath wanted to update its Cirrus Insight Gmail extension for Salesforce.com, it asked clients to draw it a picture. The result is what it calls a complete redesign that integrates lead tracking through Salesforce.com seamlessly into Gmail ...
AT&T on Tuesday introduced AT&T Next, a plan that lets users upgrade their handsets and tablets every 12 months Beginning July 26, the new service will let customers purchase a smartphone or tablet with no down payment and agree to pay monthly installments for the device. After 12 payments, they can trade it in and upgrade to a brand-new device -- ...
AT&T on Tuesday introduced AT&T Next, a plan that lets users upgrade their handsets and tablets every 12 months Beginning July 26, the new service will let customers purchase a smartphone or tablet with no down payment and agree to pay monthly installments for the device. After 12 payments, they can trade it in and upgrade to a brand-new device -- ...
Anyone who's ever made a presentation with data knows that making data presentable isn't always easy. That's part of the rationale behind Databoard, a new tool from Google that's designed to help users do just that Announced on Tuesday, Google Databoard gives users a new way to share data insights.
Mobile advertising revenue skyrocketed by 82.8 percent in 2012 to reach US$8.9 billion globally, according to a report released Tuesday by the Interactive Advertising Bureau Mobile Marketing Center of Excellence, IAB Europe and IHS North America, in fact, saw an even bigger leap, with a 111 percent surge over 2011 figures to $3.5 billion, or 39.8 p...
This story was originally published on Jan. 22, 2013, and is brought to you today as part of our Best of ECT News series Browse any mobile app store and you'll find a number of apps relating to monitoring activity and tracking fitness while you work out and train. Shelf space is increasingly dedicated to fitness-related gadgets including activity m...
The battle of the video game consoles has been going on for some time already, but this year it promises to reach new heights. Longstanding competitors Sony and Microsoft are both expected to release brand-new consoles in November, meaning holiday shoppers will have to make some difficult decisions From a technical standpoint, the consoles are fair...
It was once virtually unthinkable for a company to operate on a global scale, but if a recent move by PayPal is any indication, this small planet of ours may soon be just the beginning In fact, PayPal on Thursday announced the launch of PayPal Galactic, an initiative that's designed to address the upcoming need for universal payments from space. Co...
The Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection on Monday issued a letter to search engines including Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, advising them to provide better labeling and notification of advertising that appears alongside search results The letter is an update to guidelines issued in 2002....
Following in the footsteps of rivals including Google and Mozilla, Microsoft this week hung a figurative "Wanted" sign in its Security Response Center offering rewards up to US$100,000 for those who find vulnerabilities in its software Specifically, the software giant on Wednesday announced three "bug bounty" programs, as they're generally known, i...
After a routine firmware update was reported to "brick" some users' PlayStation 3 devices, Sony on Wednesday pulled the update until it is able to resolve the problem "Hi guys, we're aware of reports that the recent PS3 update (4.45) has caused," wrote PlayStation Europe in a Wednesday tweet. "We have temporarily taken 4.45 offline and are investig...
In an effort to enable rich, interactive ads for its Windows 8 platform, Microsoft on Tuesday announced Ad Pano, a brand-new advertising platform that runs across Windows 8, apps, Bing, Xbox and Skype Debuted at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity being held this week in France, Ad Pano gets its name from the panoramic abilities o...
Microsoft is the latest product manufacturer to follow the retail trend of setting up shop within a big box store. Best Buy and Microsoft announced Thursday that the two would partner to open the Windows Store only at Best Buy in 500 retail locations in the U.S. and more than 100 in Canada The stores will range in size from 1,500 square feet to 2,...
In an effort to manage acquisition fees, Pandora Radio has acquired a terrestrial radio station based in Rapid City, S.D. The move enables Pandora to be subject to licensing fees and royalties for broadcast radio stations rather than streaming stations Internet radio companies such as Pandora, Spotify, Rhapsody, Last.fm and others have struggled ...
Homing in on consumers' frustration with the escalating costs of wireless services, FreedomPop this week announced a mobile plan that offers voice, text and data -- for free. The FreedomPop service, which will be available starting this summer, utilizes mobile VoIP on Sprint's cellular network. The company will offer a number of Android phones ...
After considerable delay and a significant redesign, Wikipad on Tuesday announced that it will release its long-awaited namesake gaming tablet on June 11 at a price of US$249. A global launch is planned for this summer Featuring a capacitive, multitouch 7-inch screen, the new tablet runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and slips into a cradle that adds digi...
Google's Android operating system leads the smartphone market with a majority 51.7 percent share in the United States, but competitors are gaining ground, according to a report released Monday by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech Apple's iOS and Microsoft's Windows Phone platforms are now actually surpassing Android in terms of growth rates....
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