Apparently there is a news come rumor that, Yahoo and Nokia would be working together on a project, which will be called as Project Nike. Don’t get confused, Nike with the sports manufacturer. Nike here is the Greek Goddess of victory and that’s why Yahoo and Nokia are calling it as Project Nike.
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Nokia Yahoo to Collaborate For Project Nike
These are the live pics of Samsung’s upcoming smart phone, Galaxy 5. The Android 2.1 based smart phone from the Korean giant was showcased at the Google I/O conference.As you can see in the pics the phone is Google branded on the back side.Though the phone runs on Android, Samsung has taken some efforts to customize the UI of the phone, most probable their own Touch Wiz technology
The first “in-game only” trailer of Hero of Sparta on iPhone and iPod touch! Enjoy the superb 3D graphics and especially thought for iPhone controls: plunge into Ancient Greece in this colossal action game. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Create AccountSign In Hero of Sparta – First In-Game Trailer – by Gameloft
It seems the varied opinions and freedom of speech on social media isn’t going down too well with the Pakistani regulators and legal system. How else would one explain the block on two top social media sites within a span of 2 days. It was just yesterday that the block on facebook was announced over objectionable caricatures of Prophet Muhammed by a court in Pakistan
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Pakistan Calls War Against Social Media – Blocks Facebook, Youtube & Wikipedia
Google kick started its Google Input / Output conference yesterday ( 19th May) and the first day of Google I/O was very exciting. Day One has lot for developers and some interesting views and applications based on HTML 5. Lets take a look at what Google’s I/O Day 1 was all about : Google / Opera / Mozilla ( Mozilla has been a supporter of Ogg Theora ) and several other companies join hands to adopt an open Web video codec called ‘ WebM’ which is seen as a direct competitor to the ‘ Apple backed ‘ H.264 codec
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Google I/O Day 1 : A Brief Summary
Engadget dug out this Chinese online seller who is selling some white iPhone face plate, something not seen on iPhones thus far. This particular Chinese online seller not only claims to have parts for the next-gen iPhone , but also one white face plate — something not seen on iPhones thus far
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iPhone HD/4G Might Come In All White Look As Well
A Chinese website called Taobao.com has posted a few images that suggest the next-gen iPhone may come in two models: One with a black front panel (like all iPhone and iPod touch models before it), or one with a white front panel. So, if these are real images, expect a white, and traditional black iPhone models.
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Next-Gen iPhone To Have A Model with a White Front Panel
Boy Genius Report is claiming that they have received information that Verizon could be gearing up to introduce a new technology that would allow Verizon’s CDMA network to transmit both voice and data, simultaneously. This is one of the few advantages AT&T has had over Verizon, and Apple and AT&T have advertised on it.
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Verizon’s Network to Soon Support Simultaneous Voice and Data Broadcasts?
It seems Yahoo continues its focus on bringing great content ability on board for its readers. We had blogged about how they roped in mainline journalists for many of their online news properties
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Yahoo Increases Focus On Content – Buys Associated Content For 100 Mil $
iPhone 4g to be available in white As the last six months have progressed, the world of Apple has been almost totally dominated by the iPhone 4G and its rumors (with the exception of the magical iPad of course). The rumors have ranged from screen resolution , to front-facing cameras, and now the newest one concerns the aesthetics of the device.
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iPhone 4G to be available in white
Last financial year seems to have not gone down well with India’s largest online portal. Rediff.com has reported reported a net loss of $7.97 million for the year ended March 31, 2010
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Rediff FY09-10 Results: Revenues Decline 7.59 Mil $; Net Loss of 7.97 Mil $
If you are the kinds who hasn’t had enough of ploughing fields and being a don in the virtual world then this piece of news is just for you. Facebook and Zynga (the company that made us farmers through Farmville) have announced a five-year strategic relationship As per this strategic tie up one can expect to see more social gaming on Facebook and introduction of the Facebook Credits system in Zynga’s games
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Facebook – Zynga Tie Up For 5 Years – Expect Social Gaming To Grow!
Auction for 3G licence ended Today with bids reaching Rs 16,751 crore which means that the total revenue for government is pegged at Rs 67,719 crore. We have expressed our concerns earlier on how this could mean a higher cost to be paid by the end subscriber for availing 3G services.
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3G Auction Ends (Finally!) – Government Grosses 67,719 Crore!
It’s no secret that some of my favourite apps are those that tag songs. It can be the most frustrating thing to hear a really good tune on the radio and for the DJ to not announce the name, or as most often happens, I don’t hear what they say! In cases when there is a really good song playing, I don’t leave it to chance; I tag the song using Shazam
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Shazam Tags One Billionth Song
Just a few weeks back Twitter acquired Tweetie 2 , the most popular Twitter client on the iPhone. And now that Twitter is the official owner of this app, the time has come for this $2.99 app to go live again on the App Store, this time for Free. Its called Twitter for iPhone
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Official Twitter App aka Tweetie 3.0 For iPhone Is Live Now
India can be credited (in part) for the phenomenal growth in email services across the world. After all Hotmail which technically was the first hot email client that went viral across the web was started by an Indian in Sabeer Bhatia
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Microsoft Announces New Improved Hotmail – Too Little Too Late?
We had blogged about the size zero facebook announcement and the fact that this would be useful in penetrating Indian markets which have a high mobile userbase. This is exactly what has happened with this latest announcement by Reliance Communications. RCom has announced that Facebook Zero shall be available to all its mobile subscribers for free! That means there will be no data charges charged to he users to access this site and go through ones facebook updates.
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RCom Gets You Facebook Access For Free!
LG have recently undertaken a survey on Android Apps ahead of the release of their new Android phone – the LG Optimus GT540 handset. You would be forgiven for thinking that gaming or lifestyle apps were the most popular, but the results indicate that people are keenest on using apps on their Android phones as a money saving tool! The UK spends £422.2 million* on mobile software applications each year, with apps featuring voucher codes for money off products and services topping the popularity. The five most wanted app types are: Apps that save you money (25%) Apps that save you time (9%) Apps that..
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Android users have a healthy App-etite
The search warrant that was used to seize evidence related to the stolen next-gen iPhone that Gizmodo wrote a story on , has been ordered unsealed. Now, CNET did some crack reporting and obtained the documents , and it comes down to this: Jason Chen, the editor at Gizmodo that covered the story, was considered a suspect for three felonies: purchase or receipt of stolen property, theft of trade secrets, and malicious damage to another person’s property. The affidavit also includes testimony from the finder of the iPhone, Brian Hogan, had received some $8500 from Gizmodo for the phone, and the potential for a bonus if Apple actually released the device later this summer.
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Judge Orders that Search Warrant for Lost Next-Gen iPhone Be Unsealed
A few years ago, as the possibilities of the mobile internet were only just becoming clear, one of the ‘killer applications’ that was often talked about was the ability to get email on the move. Most commentators were of agreement, that being able to access email on the go would be the one feature that would really push the sale of mobile internet enabled devices. These days, we seem to take the access to email wherever, whenever, for granted.
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How to Access Email on the Move