Tech Week in Review 5-27-2011
Microsoft Gets $5 Everytime HTC Sells an Android Phone Windows Phone 7 may not be the hottest mobile platform out right now, but at least Microsoft can make some change off Android. Wait…What?! According to Citi analyst Walter Pritchard, this is exactly what’s happening. Microsoft makes 5 bucks for every Android device sold by HTC. [...]
Read MoreTwitter Blocks UberMedia. Buys TweetDeck For Around $50 Million.
More rumors are swirling today about a Tweetdeck acquisition. This time, it’s Twitter buying the popular client for $40 to $50 million. According to TechCrunch, the rumors are being confirmed by “a source with knowledge of the deal,” but has not been confirmed by Twitter or Tweetdeck at this time. Twitter has acquired TweetDeck, we’ve [...]
Read MoreUberMedia and G-Unit Records Announce Uber50
Recently, UberMedia and G-Unit Records have announced the availability of Uber50, a custom theme for UberSocial for BlackBerry created by 50 Cent himself. There is a free version including special background art and a deluxe version available for $1.99 which includes additional, exclusive art as well as sounds triggered by actions like sending a Tweet [...]
Read MoreSulia Makes It Easy to Follow Your Interests
One of the best things about Twitter is the access it gives you to the news and views of experts and cultural tastemakers. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a way to gather all your favorite experts into groups based on their specialties without the tedious task of making your own personal list? Now [...]
Read MoreTweetdeck Founder Fires Back at Apple CEO’s Android Rant
On Apple’s recent Q4 earnings call, Steve Jobs made a surprise appearance and finally snapped. He hasn’t really said much about Android up until this point and he really went in. For a full five minutes, Jobs talked about how “open” doesn’t always win. He touched on the fact that activation numbers for Android seem [...]
Read MoreSeesmic Gets User Streams While Tweetdeck Goes Android
Twitter recently began testing their User Streams API. This is the full real-time Twitter fire hose pointed directly in your face. If you follow a decent number of people, the batch method that Twitter now offers becomes quite annoying. While you’re looking at one tweet, 300 new ones instantly bury it. Don’t bother, you aren’t going [...]
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