@LTE LatAm: Uruguay’s ANTEL makes social programs as high a priority as LTE
Uruguay’s state-owned telecommunications company hopes to start laying the foundation of an LTE network this year, but in the meanwhile has established a number of low-cost programs to bringt wireless...
View ArticleGoogle looking to crowdsource Maps information
Google Maps is one of the few things that is universally loved by internet users. Find a person who doesn't like Google Maps and I can guarantee you they're either insane, a moron, or both. That said,...
View ArticleZynga prioritizes mobile apps, buys Canadian firm Five Mobile
San Francisco based social gaming firm Zynga has snapped up Canadian app developer Five Mobile with plans to extend its reach beyond the confines of Facebook. Five Mobile’s team will be integrated into...
View ArticleFacebook poaches yet another Google product manager
Facebook has ‘friended’ yet another Googler by hiring Tom Stocky, the Mountain View firm’s director of product management for search, client and infrastructure products. “I work at Facebook, where I...
View ArticleGoogle Plus boasts 10 million members in two weeks
The Google Plus Social Network has already managed to rope over 10 million members into its circles, Google CEO Larry Page said Thursday. Despite launching only two weeks ago on June 28, by invitation...
View ArticleJumbuck says mobile matches made in heaven
Jumbuck, an Australian VAS firm, is trying to translate the love affair people have with their phones into real life social relationships. “The mobile phone is a device that has a wonderful intimate...
View ArticleGoogle buys facial recognition firm, despite privacy concerns
Even after publicly declaring on several occasions that it had no interest in facial recognition, Google has gone out and bought itself a –yes – facial recognition software company by the name of...
View ArticleGroupon and Foursquare team up on daily deals
Two top social apps are apparently joining forces, with news Groupon and Foursquare are teaming up with a daily deal partnership. Location based social app Foursquare has long been trying to make some...
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