Tech Week in Review 8-12-2011
Google+ Gets Gaming and Shuns Pseudonyms It’s been rumored for a while and now comes to reality. You can now play games on Google+. This may sound awesome for some and a huge disappointment for others, but Google+ aims to make sure we don’t end up getting spammed to death everytime a friend beats a [...]
Read MoreGoogle Videos Brings Movie Rentals to Android Phones
Google’s Videos app, the official video player for Android Market movie rentals, has been updated to work on Android smartphones. Previously, the app was only supported on Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), the Android tablet operating system. The latest update is not compatible with all Android phones, however, only those running the two latest versions of Android for smartphones: [...]
Read MoreOnline News Association Offers Social Media Journalism-Camp
The Online News Association (ONA) is offering a new two-day series of panels called J-Camp where leading experts from Google News, Facebook, and Twitter will teach journalists both the basics and more advanced aspects of social media. The camp features hour-long panels filled with some impressive representatives from the technology space. Speakers include Erica Anderson, manager of [...]
Read MoreMario Armstrong Explains Why Students Should Consider the Laptop Over the Tablet
Back to school is around the corner, for some that time has already come. With all the new technology students have many different devices to choose from when it comes to getting the work done. The current craze is the tablet. Many people are investing in one and although there are definitely advantages to having one, [...]
Read MoreHTC To Acquire Majority Stake In Beats Electronics By Dr. Dre
HTC is making a big announcement this morning. But, we pretty much know what the announcement is beforehand. HTC just confirmed that they will be entering a strategic partnership with Beats Electronics, a company best known for its Beats by Dr. Dre line of headphones. It’s reported that HTC will announce that they’ve acquired a [...]
Read MoreTalib Kweli Receives First Verified Account During His Visit to Startup Turntable.fm
Turntable.fm received a visit by no than lyrical genius Talib Kweli. Kweli visited Turntable.fm to check it out for himself in the startup office, which is still in beta. Talib Kweli was one of the first musicians to get into Turntable.fm buzz, along with other hip-hop artists. Now he has his very own avatar and Turntable’s [...]
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