E-retail companies are increasingly incorporating social media in their marketing campaigns, trying to leverage the massive audience on the social networks. To this end, Amex Sync has now launched the option of buying stuff simply by tweeting hashtags about them. The offer is limited to American Express cardholders.
We have been hearing that an Android 4.2.2 update is due to arrive this month. Recent rounds of rumors had pegged the expected date of release somewhere in February, 2013. Now, multiple reports cite that the update is starting to arrive on a number of Nexus devices.
Nokia’s Asha phones seem to be gathering significant momentum in developing markets. Building on the success of its earlier handsets, the company has announced yet another addition to the family – Asha 310. Asha 310 arrives with a 3-inch touchscreen display, support for dual SIM functionality and ability to use Wi-Fi.
Last October when Google announced for the Nexus 4, it also said, ‘Google would be shipping a wireless charger soon for Nexus 4.” Finally Google has started taking orders for Nexus 4 wireless charging accessory. Now all Nexus 4 owners can order the wireless charging dock from Google Play.
Every once in a while, someone in the press speculates or presents an ‘inside source’ that makes a claim about a prospective iWatch from Apple. So far, things haven’t gone beyond rumors and speculations about such a product. But now, New York Times and Wall Street Journal have reported that Apple is indeed experimenting with a wrist-worn iOS device that may use curved glass.
Over the last few days, Twitter has made a number of announcements. First, the micro-blogging website announced that its in-site search engine would now be able to pull older tweets, something which was not possible before. Now, Twitter has quietly rolled out the option of viewing your account in LOLcat language.
We got another member in Silicon Valley’s $1 CEO club. The new member is Jeremy Stoppelman, CEO of business reviews site Yelp. Stoppelman has joined two other popular members of the club, namely Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg.
Hints and leaks about the next-generation Xbox are starting to hit the web. A while ago, we reported how the next-generation won’t work without an internet connection. Now, we have been told that the upcoming console will also pack highly improved speech recognition.