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Tracking Google's Acquisitions

Tracking Google's Acquisitions

Reader - Adam's shared items Why Smartphone Adoption May Not Be as Big as You Think For years now, forecasts have pointed towards a portable, mobile future. And now, hand-held mobile web and geo-location are being touted as the next steps in the evolution of social media. These predictions have been shouted from the rooftops and proven, for the most part, to be true. As technology gets faster and more efficient, our phones are becoming smarter and more important to our social lives. But if the mobile web and app explosion is really all it's cracked up to be, how come so few of us have smartphones? A chart illustrating steadily rising worldwide smartphone penetration from 2008 to 2009. We looked at some recent North American and European smartphone adoption stats to find out just how quickly, and where, the “future” is being adopted. Adoption Rates in Europe The U.K., Germany, and France have the fastest growing smartphone adoption rates across Europe. The U.K. leads European countries in smartphone adoption rate, according to a comScore study from March, 2010.

Facebook E-Commerce: A Look At Facebook Shopping Carts Facebook pages can be quite a dynamic location for your brand and now there is a growing push towards monetizing pages from within Facebook. By utilizing shopping cart software built exclusively for Facebook, retailers can now sell products right on their Facebook pages – no need for users to ever exit Facebook.com. These e-commerce platforms are still quite new, and users should be aware of the eventual fixes and potential upgrades that they will have to prepare for when implementing. However, for those with large fan presences, these e-commerce platforms can be extremely beneficial. Milyoni Milyoni’s iFanStore is one of the highest profile Facebook commerce apps, and packs a great deal of shopping features into a Facebook application. iFanStore is currently used by some of the larger names in commerce, from the NBA to the UFC to the Onion this cart has fit their Facebook commerce needs. Overall, iFanStore is a very robust shopping cart for high level Facebook e-commerce. Payvment Ecwid

Research Image Composite Editor (ICE) Assange har sökt uppehållstillstånd Julian Assange har ansökt om arbetstillstånd och uppehållstillstånd i Sverige, uppger Nyhetskanalen i TV 4. Uppgiften bekräftas av Migrationsverket. Ansökan lämnades in den 18 augusti, tre dagar innan brottsmisstankarna mot honom blev allmänt kända. Gunilla Wikström på Migrationsverket berättar för TT att det saknas vissa uppgifter i Julian Assanges ansökan, vilket gör att verket inte ännu kan fatta beslut i ärendet. – Vad det är som saknas kan jag inte gå in på. Ska komplettera Verket har bett Assange komplettera sin ansökan. Vad uppger han för skäl för att ansöka om att bo och arbeta i Sverige? – Jag kan inte gå in på detaljer i enskilda ärenden, men han har angivit skäl i sin ansökan, svarar Gunilla Wikström. Ansvarig utgivare Med största sannolikhet vill Assange ha uppehållstillstånd i Sverige för att därmed också kunna registreras som ansvarig utgivare för Wikileaks. – Jag har satt hans ansökan i samband med att han ville bli ansvarig utgivare, säger Falkvinge.

Apple starts patenting mobile app ideas By now most of must us have heard about the problems U.S. patent system is facing. With software and business model patents, patent trolls and lawsuits, and patented things like one-click buying online. Well, if Apple has it’s way, things are about to get much worse. The problem? Three Apple patent applications that just became public on USPTO website. In mobile travel app patent application, Apple describes things like sending travel promotions, making reservations through mobile app, guide/assistance with airport services, using mobile boarding pass, remote check-in, access to in-flight services, sending automatic arrival notifications to your spouse, travel guide services/promotions at the destination site. Apple’s Hotel app patent application talks about hotel promotions/reservations/service pre-order through app, early/remote check-ins, access to hotel and in-room services, operating room equipment, personal concierge services, check-out, post-trip promotion/questionnaires/info.

Facebook Places: The Real-Time Web Without Search As the internet has evolved and devices have proliferated, people have begun discovering the benefits of real-time information sharing. To date, they have primarily accessed this information with real-time search tools, such as through Twitter, or lesser known Facebook search engines like Booshaka, OneRiot, and Open Facebook Search. Google itself has made real-time results a more prominent part of its search engine. Facebook Places has the potential to change how people find and use real-time information. Instead of chaotically searching various location service venue pages, keywords, or hashtags, users can now find information about real-world events and locations on Places pages thanks to the Places API. Here’s an example of how that works in action. Waits at some vendors fluctuated from zero to 30 minutes in length through the day, much longer than in previous years when the event wasn’t as well publicized. Facebook Places will. The norms of Facebook Places use are still developing.

Dell Streak: Smartphone XL Minimal läsplatta, tablet, hybrid… Dell Streak är nästan mest känd för att ingen riktigt kan placera den i någon speciell kategori, vilket antagligen är mer till dess nackdel än fördel. Medan hela enheten är gjord för att användas med två händer innehåller den fortfarande allt som en vanlig smartphone ska göra, och har en skärm som är en tum större än jumbo-smartphones som Sony Ericsson X10 och Samsung Galaxy S. Därmed kallar vi den för smartphone och funderar inte mer över den saken. Med lite god vilja går Streak ner i byxfickan, men det är mer tänkt att den ska förvaras i en innerficka i jackan på grund av sin storlek. TvåhandsfattningAtt den används med båda händerna är något som syns på en gång, då startskärmarna och Dells specialgränssnitt för Android endast finns med i liggande modell. + Stor skärm. -Småbuggig och en aning långsam i menyerna. = Med uppdateringen till aktuell Androidversion i höst blir Streak en riktigt grym jumbo-smartphone, till dess är den ”bara” grym.

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