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Hands on With So.cl, Microsoft’s ‘Experimental’ Social Search Network
IBNLive.comHands on With So.cl, Microsoft's 'Experimental' Social Search NetworkBut is So.cl the next Facebook, Twitter or even Google+ We spent some hands-on time with Microsoft's new social network to find out. The short answer: no. But So.cl does offer some unique features that, if done right, could appeal to a specific … Read more at [...]
Search Twitter from Google Chrome’s omnibox with SocialBro
Search Twitter from Google Chrome's omnibox with SocialBroAn update to SocialBro's Chrome app today means that Google Chrome users can now use the browser's address bar (omnibox) to search people on Twitter. SocialBro cite the coming changes Twitter will make in its API as a catalyst for releasing this … Read more at The Sociable.
Google closes $12.5bn Motorola deal
NEWS.com.auThe purchase pushes Google deeper into the cellphone business, a market it entered four years ago with the debut of its Android software, now the chief challenger to Apple's iPhones. In Motorola, Google gets a cellphone pioneer that has struggled in … Read more at The Australian.
Google Void Seen as Opportunity for China Mobile App Store: Tech
By Bloomberg News on May 22, 2012 Google Inc. (GOOG) (GOOG)'s Android operating system runs two-thirds of the smartphones sold in China yet the company's online app store, Google Play, isn't open for business there because of censorship concerns. … Read more at BusinessWeek.
First test for Googlarola: ICS updates
Digitaltrends.comThe ink is barely dry from the Google/ Motorola acquisition deal but there's already a situation brewing that must be addressed. Even though Google insists it will keep Motorola at arm's length, the Android update situation at Motorola better be high … Read more at ZDNet (blog).
Android Offers Lots of Options and Some Annoyances
There are things I really like about Android, including how easy it is to configure a new phone. Type in your Google credentials and, within minutes, the phone downloads all your email, contact information and even some personalization features via the … Read more at Forbes.
Jury Flummoxed Over Google-Oracle Patent Fight
By Caleb Garling In the ongoing legal battle between Google and Oracle, the jury is still grappling over claims that Google infringed on Oracle patents in building its Android mobile operating system. And judging from the questions the jury tossed at … Read more at Wired News.
Microsoft Predicts Windows 7 Devices Will Outsell iPad 5-to-1
TechRadar UKMicrosoft Corp.'s (MSFT) Windows 7 has by far surpassed the company's expectations, becoming the fastest growing operating system in history. The well liked product already achieved the distinction of passing Windows XP.Microsoft at E3 2012: what to expectTechRadar UKMicrosoft Extends Offer Of Free XBox 360 To StudentsTechnoratiMicrosoft Is Ready For A Buying FrenzySeeking AlphaPCWorld [...]
