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Point Offers Marketers The Ability To Make Any Image Come Alive With Augmented Reality
0By: Talha Bhatti | December 13th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News
India-based startup Telibrahma is launching its eye popping mobile augmented reality technology in the US on December 11. The marketing platform has been behind award winning marketing campaigns from major brands like Coke, Nike, Johnson & Johnson, Nokia, Mercedes Benz, Toyota, BMW and GM. The US market has not seen anything qu...
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Google Chrome May Get Ability To Connect To Television Sets
By: Talha Bhatti | December 13th, 2012 | Business, Google, News
Google’s super fast web browser Chrome is getting an interesting upgrade from the development team that is planning to give it support for a protocol that give apps installed in Chrome the ability to find and then interact with “first screen devices.” François Beaufort reports that is looking to implement a new ‘DIAL’ API. This web se...
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Facebook To Bring Ads To Instagram Soon
By: Talha Bhatti | December 13th, 2012 | Business, Mobile Apps, News, Social Media
Vice President of Global Marketing solutions for Facebook, Carolyn Everson, told Business Insider that "monetization" is being introduced to the social networks recent acquisition Instagram. This will be a big change for the mobile photo-sharing social network app which has not run any ad...
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SayWhat Mobile App Lets Users Text Callers Before Receiving Voice Communication
By: Talha Bhatti | December 13th, 2012 | Android, Mobile Apps, News
An Israeli app developer has created the SayWhat Android app that is meant to be a mix of both voice and text messaging. Users can respond to incoming calls by replying with an emoticon or text or they can utilize the “Can You Talk” button which messages the contact before dialing and confirms if they ca...
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Google Fiber May Represent A Major Threat To Cable Companies
By: Talha Bhatti | December 13th, 2012 | Google, News
Google has done what cable companies have not been able to do for a very long time. The search giant has installed fiber thanks to its Google Fiber program in Kansas City that gives the users of the services the fasted internet connection in the United States. Reviews about the servic...
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Samsung Announces New Software Updates For Galaxy S III
By: Kevin Green | December 12th, 2012 | Android, Business, Gadgets, News, Smartphones
On December 10, Samsung revealed details of seven new features for its flagship Galaxy S III smartphone after it had given hints about the software upgrade a week ago. The new abilities will be part of the Premium Suite software bundle and will help new users by making use simple and intuitive. Features will now include a Setup Wi...
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Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales Claims $50 Android Smartphones Are Rapidly Changing Africa’s Digital Landscape
By: Kevin Green | December 12th, 2012 | Business, News, Smartphones
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and African wireless carrier Safaricom’s CEO Bob Collymore spoke at Vodafone’s Mobile for Good summit in London on December 11. The two men talked about the effect cheap smartphones are having on Africa and how they are rapidly disrupting the ma...
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RIM Gets Slapped With Patent Infringement Lawsuit Relating To Bluetooth From Wi-Lan
By: Kevin Green | December 12th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
Research In Motion got hit by another lawsuit on December 11 after patent licensing firm Wi-Lan went to court against the maker of the popular BlackBery smartphone. The lawsuit is related to Bluetooth technology and Wi-Lan claims RIM has infringed on patents the Canadian licensing firm owns. ...
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Yahoo Gives Mail a Major Update
By: Kevin Green | December 12th, 2012 | Business, News
In a blog post on December 11, Yahoo’s new CEO Marissa Mayer announced the redesign of Yahoo Mail. The former Google executive mentioned in her post that the updated browser based email service from Yahoo was developed to be faster than the previous ...
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China Invests $10 Million For ZDG Ottawa International Incubation Centre
By: Kevin Green | December 12th, 2012 | Business, News, O Canada
Canada is fast becoming a popular destination for technology startups thanks to talented entrepreneurs and good government policies. China has recognized these strong points and on December 11 announced that Ottawa would be the city of its second North American technology incubation center. The initiative is being spear headed by the $11 billion Zhongguancun Development Group (
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