Social Media Updates Archive
24 Mar 2015
Build-your-own Google handset reconstructs smartphone
Build-your-own Google handset reconstructs smartphone With a smartphone that slots together piece by piece like Lego, US Internet giant Google is trying to reinvent the mobile as most phone makers are honing sleeker handsets. The company aims to challenge its rival Apple’s thin iPhones with the Google Ara project, giving smartphone aficionados the option
24 Mar 2015
Twitter updates privacy policy; bans posting Photos
Twitter updates privacy policy; bans posting Photos Micro-blogging site Twitter is taking serious measures against user abuse by introducing new rules that prohibit users from posting nude or sexual photos of other people, without their consent. These new rules have been added to the Twitter Rules page. According to the new rules, users now cannot publish or
24 Mar 2015
Ford turns back to Microsoft to build connected car services
Ford turns back to Microsoft to build connected car services Ford is turning to one of its early technology partners, Microsoft Corp, to help expand the automaker’s connected car services. Among the features that Ford plans to offer later this year through its new Service Delivery Network is the ability to automatically update its
24 Mar 2015
Facebook buys shopping search engine TheFind to boost advertising business
Facebook buys shopping search engine TheFind to boost advertising business Facebook says it bought shopping search engine TheFind to help boost its advertising business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to close in the next few weeks. TheFind, which was founded in 2006, will shut down and some of its
23 Mar 2015
New Facebook feature aims at connecting advertisers to expats
New Facebook feature aims at connecting advertisers to expats To help businesses reach people living abroad, Facebook has launched a new targeting feature that enables advertisers to reach the 92 million-odd expats on the social networking site, a company statement said. “People living abroad use Facebook to connect with friends and family back home,
23 Mar 2015
Former Facebook employee sues the company for sexual and racial discrimination
Former Facebook employee sues the company for sexual and racial discrimination Chiang Hong, a former Facebook employee has sued the company for several claims including sexual and racial discrimination. Hong, who worked for Facebook from June 2010 to October 2013, claims she faced discrimination, harassment and retaliation and was eventually fired, according to The New York
23 Mar 2015
Twitter turns nine: Has grown to more than 284 million users worldwide
Twitter turns nine: Has grown to more than 284 million users worldwide It’s the ninth birthday of the tweeting birdie. The very first tweet came from co-founder Jack Dorsey on March 21, 2006. Since then, Twitter has now grown to more than 284 million users worldwide and expanding. Dorsey, then an undergraduate student at the
23 Mar 2015
Revamped Apple TV will be unveiled at WWDC 2015
Revamped Apple TV will be unveiled at WWDC 2015 While Apple Watch is yet to hit store shelves, reports about a new Apple TV to be launched in June have started circulating on the web. According to Buzzfeed, the Cupertino Company will showcase its revamped Apple TV at the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC)
23 Mar 2015
Amazon’s ‘Unlocked’ service will give away paid apps for free
Amazon’s ‘Unlocked’ service will give away paid apps for free Amazon may soon introduce a new service dubbed ‘Amazon Unlocked’ which will offer paid apps for free. Along with free apps, the service will also make in-app purchases free. The report added that developers can leave Unlocked and when they do, users will have to begin paying
23 Mar 2015
Google exec: Here’s where Glass went wrong
Google exec: Here’s where Glass went wrong Google’s Astro Teller was on hand at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas recently to give a talk on the value of failure. It’s something he knows a bit about as the head of Google’s secretive Google X department. Teller, sometimes jokingly called “Captain of Moonshots,”