Archive of Mobile

16Jul2010
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Facebook Currency soon to be launched

Social networking is becoming monopolised, literally. If you are a regular user of the most popular social networking site Facebook you may well be interested to learn that it has recently been confirmed that they are to partner with a Malaysian company to deliver virtual currency for Facebook across Asia. This move has been fronted by tycoon Vincent Tan and is available in around 50,000 retail outlets across Asia. This move could lead it to becoming the default online currency, rivalling leaders such as PayPal.

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16Jul2010
Author
Chris
Category
Google, Mobile
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Google invests into Zynga to develop Google games

Google has put in $100-200 million in web-based games developer Zynga, to help bring out the Google Games. TechCrunch reports that this supposedly is a small part of a month-old deal between Google and Zynga. This step will enable the game developer develop the Google Games platform.

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15Jul2010
Author
Chris
Category
Mobile, Web and Tech
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Google upgrades YouTube mobile service [Video]

Google has revamped its YouTube mobile site by improving its touchscreen and HTML5 functionality as playbacks pass 100m a day. The updated site will more closely resemble YouTube.com, including search suggestions and the ability to create playlists. Continue r

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13Jul2010
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Man to Send Android Phone Into Space!? Astdroid Begins…

When we first heard about a guy sending an Android smartphone into space, we thought the same as you… Ahem… WHY? Well, the idea hailed ‘The Astdroid Project’ is the brainchild of Danny Pier, a 25 year-old self-proclaimed computer geek.  Pier is positive he can fit a HTC Evo smartphone to a weather balloon, using its camera, computing power, transmitter and GPS technology to follow the phone’s expedition into space.

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