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Netflix has launched their free app for iPhone and iPod Touch. It was previously only available on the iPad, but they had promised to expand it to all iOS devices. That day has finally come. Now, for as little as $9/month, you can instantly stream unlimited movies and TV shows on a device that fits [...]

UPDATE: When we initially posted this, the feature had not been announced yet. At their press event this morning (9:30am PST), Google made it official. You can now make calls from within Gmail. Just scroll down to your Google Talk widget and you should see a link that says “Call Phone.” This pops up a [...]

According to the latest from Nielsen, African Americans, Women, and Southerners talk and text the most in the United States. African Americans run up more than 1,300 minutes a month on average, followed by Hispanics at 826 minutes, Asian/Pacific Islanders at 692 minutes, and Whites at 647 minutes each month.
African Americans and Hispanics also text [...]

Today, Dell is launching its first smartphone in the US. The Aero is available for $100 on a 2-year contract with AT&T or $300 with no contract. The phone is designed to be lightweight and, while Dell says it was “designed to deliver a powerful, flexible, and entertaining experience in a stylish and compact design,” [...]

Tumblr is growing at a ridiculous pace. Some time last night, they crossed 1 billion posts, breaking the layout of their About page. Looks like their web designer didn’t think they’d reach 1 billion this fast. Even as they grow, there are still issues with Tumblr ranking in the search engines.
According to TechCrunch, Tumblr stands [...]

Many bloggers dream of making some decent money for their online efforts. Only a handful ever actually turn a profit on their blogging. Most don’t even make enough to buy candy, but Philadelphia still wants a cut of these non-existent profits.
Marilyn Bess has made about $50 over the past few years as a contributor for [...]

Ning made a controversial move back in April when they decided to ditch their freemium model, leaving many users out in the cold. While the change in direction was for the best interests of Ning, many businesses using Ning felt the sting. To make matters worse, there is simply no easy way to migrate a [...]

LG, at a pivotal point in their lifetime, are looking to make big moves. While they are still the world’s third largest handset maker based on unit shipments, they have fallen behind in smartphone sales. This market is now dominated by the likes of Apple and HTC. LG will be launching a new smartphone and [...]

Shopkick Invades Foursquare Territory
Shopkick is like a more focused version of Foursquare. While Foursquare lets you check-in to places and share your location, Shopkick is all about going shopping. The iPhone application detects that you’ve entered a supported shop. As you browse through the store, you get alerts for potential rewards or Kickbucks. Scanning items [...]

Following Facebook’s Places announcement popular location service Foursquare saw a spike in user signups. This comes according to a Tweet by Fourqsquare co-founder Dennis Crowley: “Just heard from The @HarryH that today was @foursquare’s biggest day ever in terms of new user signups.” @HarryH is the Twitter account for Foursquare’s lead engineer Harry Heymann.
While many [...]

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Google is launching a few new features for Google Docs and Google Sites that aims to make them just a bit more useful. Most notably, Google Sites is getting a much-needed horizontal navigation feature and Google Docs spreadsheets get spell check.
It seems like every time you turn around, Google is updating something or adding a [...]

Intel Corporation is set to acquire security and antivirus company McAfee Inc. for about $7.68 billion through the purchase of all the company’s common stock at $48 per share. The deal has been approved by both boards of directors, but won’t close until “after McAfee shareholder approval, regulatory clearances, and other customary conditions specified in [...]

It looks like all the speculation was correct. At a press event which was streamed live, Facebook finally announced their location initiative. It’s called Facebook Places and, while it shares some of the same features, it’s not the same as a Foursquare or Gowalla. In fact, Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp, and MyTown representatives were at the [...]

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