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Facebook App Directory Gone, Now You Simply Search For Your Facebook App

The Facebook app directory is gone, now what are you going to do? The simple answer is quite simply to search for the app you are looking for using Facebook’s search bar. According to Facebook (see quote below), the reason the Facebook app directory is gone is because no one ever really used it. Product […]

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10% Of Household Pets Have Facebook Profiles

Here’s something I never even considered before, but the presence of pets in social media is growing exponentially. Research conducted in the UK states that 1 out of 10 pets in Britain have a Facebook or Twitter profile. So is your pet on Facebook?  Share his or her profile below in the comments. via Gizmodo

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Technology

Angry Birds Expecting 1 Billion Downloads Soon

Mobile game sensation Angry Birds has just reached the 250 million download mark, and expects to hit 1 billion downloads very soon. Along with Angry Birds experience explosive growth on mobile phones, Rovio (makers of Angry Birds) is looking to expand it’s desktop growth by coming to Facebook and Roku boxes. Already, every time I […]

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Newspapers Looking To Sell Android Tablets With Pre-Loaded Content

Newspapers are facing dramatic declines in readers and advertising revenues due to the onslaught of digital devices like iPads, Android tablets, and smartphones like the iPhone. There are two newspapers in Philadelphia however that are taking steps to leverage the popularity of tablets. Philadelphia Media Network, who owns both the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News, […]

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Facebook

Facebook’s Profits Are Wrapped Up In Your Personal Data

Facebook has recently blocked Open-Xchange from utilizing a tool that would export friend’s data and import it into other products and services.  Ironically, the tool that Facebook blocked is in fact not in violation of Facebook’s Terms and Conditions. Here was Facebook’s response via email to Open-Xchange: We’re writing to inform you that your app […]

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Apple’s App Store Nets Only $292 Millions, But Generates Billions in iPhone, iPad, & iPod Touch Sales

You might be surprised at exactly how much Apple is earning from app sales.  Apple just announced last week that the 200 million iOS users have downloaded 15 billion apps. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster commented on this today stating that the average price of an app in the App Store is $1.44, or which […]

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iPhone Mobile Phones

Apple Attacking HTC By Filing Another Patent Complaint

Apple is fighting against Android smartphone competitors in more ways than just releasing a new iPhone 5. Apple is filed a new set of complaints against Android smartphone maker HTC with a U.S. trade panel over unspecified portable electronic devices and software, according to Reuters. Anything Apple can do to stop the bleeding of the […]