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Facebook Scores Low with Users Too. Who’s Left in Its Corner?
Just as Facebook readies to announce its 500 millionth user, the American Customer Satisfaction Index releases its findings on the social network’s user satisfaction. Things aren’t looking very good according to the study, which was done in conjunction with ForeSee. On a scale of 0-100, Facebook scored a 64. That doesn’t sound as terrible as ...
Google Buzz Launches Firehose API, Growing the Real-Time Economy
As Google Buzz begins to reach a good stride, it’s opened its firehose API . This will make all public Buzz posts available to third party developers. The release comes alongside other new APIs Google’s made available for Buzz, including Buzz Mood. Powered by PubSubHubBub, the open code offering will encourage more apps to be ...
Redbox Streaming, Netflix Abroad and Hulu Ads Beat YouTube
Another strike against cable, and Netflix too. Redbox, the company with those conveniently-located red kiosks all about town, is gearing up to launch a streaming video rental service. It would be around $3.95 per month for a subscription, including 4 kiosk rentals (normally $1 per rental) and unlimited streaming for online flicks. Redbox has been ...
Quicken Online Disappears After Outages, Failed Mint.com Port
Just because it’s in the cloud doesn’t mean it will always be there for you, despite the best of intentions. Intuit’s Quicken Online has been shut down today, as expected. What’s missing, however, is a replacement tool. Originally slotted for Mint.com, the personal finance management tool Intuit acquired last year, Quicken Online users are now ...
Windows Phone 7 Testing: Lessons Learned from Apple, Android
Windows Phone 7 is getting closer to its market release, with Microsoft sending out its mobile operating system to carrier labs for beta testing. App developers are also getting an early look at the OS, which is slotted for a fall release, in time for the holiday shopping season. But as the mobile space continues ...
Facebook Nears 500 Million Users, Growing Mobile Front
Facebook is expected to announce its 500 million user milestone this week, making it a massively populated online network. As The Washington Post notes, that’s more than the population of the United States, Japan and Germany combined. Maintaining its growth and popularity, the fact that Facebook has gotten this far, making leaps and bounds over ...
Nokia Siemens Buys Motorola Gear and Equipment Branch for $1.2 Billion
Nokia Siemens Networks has confirmed that it has purchased Motorola’s infrastructure business for $1.2 billion, a cash deal emerging as Motorola preps for its corporate break-down, protecting its assets in phone manufacturing. For Nokia, the mobile company gains a stronger foothold in both the U.S. and Japan. The deal will also provide NSN access to ...
Steve Jobs Knows the iPhone 4 Isn’t Perfect. What Comes After Free Bumper Cases?
Steve Jobs held an unexpected press conference today, addressing the public about the iPhone 4’s antenna issues. Good thing–consumers were starting to get really pissed about the smart phone’s mounting connectivity problems. At least, it should be a good thing. Jobs promised iPhone 4 buyers a free bumper case, which is known to minimize dropped ...
Microsoft Leads Nintendo, Sony, Game Industry Still Pushing Personal Cloud Adoption
The video gaming industry may still be in a slump, but Microsoft has prevailed with this year’s sales report, topping Nintendo and Sony with top game Red Dead Redemption. The release of the slimmer Xbox 360 console earlier this year helped boost Microsoft’s overall gaming position, taking it to the number 2 spot behind the ...
Firefox on iPhone Stays Simple, Browser Wars Eventually Win in Mobile
Firefox has finally made its way to the iPhone, after announcing the app in May. Since Apple’s not too keen on letting through apps that duplicate its own products, the Firefox iPhone app is quite limited. It works in tandem with the Safari browser, letting you access your Firefox bookmarks, desktop browsing history and tabs. ...
