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Opera Mini for Android is Not Quite There
When Opera Mini Beta 5 first came out, I immediately hopped on with my Razr2 V8 back then, and it was amazing! The features it carried took my phone way beyond what Motorola had planned for it from the start. Now, my new Android MyTouch 3G has gotten a similar chance to receive Opera Mini More >
Sorting The Flock Of Sheep – Location-based Social Networks
As you all know, South by Southwest (SXSW) is currently going on in Austin, TX. During that, a few location-based apps have been updated or launched specifically for the event. Of course there are a few other apps that have been out for a while offering similar features and I thought it was about time More >
Apple Takes a Bite of “Don’t Be Evil”
Apple has created a mobile phone revolution with their iPhone. With over 40 million units sold worldwide they have captivated more than 60% of the market and turned thousands of tech lovers into drooling fanboys with open wallets.
All seemed perfect until Google came along with it’s hippie mobile platform that they planned to make open More >
[Rumor] Nexus One coming to Verizon on March 23rd?
Well we have another Nexus One release to Verizon Wireless rumor. The newest rumor is that the Nexus will be realsed to Verizon’s network on March 23rd, perfect timing for the beginning of CTIA.
This would clearly fall into the “Spring 2010 Launch Window”, so maybe March 23rd is the day!
Stay tuned to Simflecks.com for much More >
Google NEVER Gives up! Is It Still A Good Thing When They Have Free Music?
Google lost the bid for Lala to Apple, but don’t worry, Google never gives up. Yes, they have lost track of Lala now, so Google plans to make their own music service. Almost nothing is known about the service at this point, but some roumors out on the internet rumored it to be called “Google More >
Google Steps In As A Utility
A month ago, Google expressed it’s interest in energy, by announcing that it was applying to buy and sell electricity on federally-regulated wholesale energy markets with a new division called Google Energy. And Google just got the green light to go for it (green, get it?). Well, Google has been green for a while now, More >
Google Buzz is staying in Gmail
Over the last few days, we’ve been hearing several concerns over Google’s latest product, Google Buzz.
Buzz is Google’s latest step in the direction of entering the Social world. Dubbed a “Friendfeed clone,” it essentially allows users to update their status for their “Followers” to read. We covered it in depth here.
Recently, there have been some More >
How to: Set-up Facebook chat on your desktop client
Just the other day Facebook announced that anyone could access Facebook chat from their favorite desktop clients. We’ve made a list of steps to help you start chatting from your desktop, enjoy!
Pidgin (PC):
Go to “Accounts” > “Manage Accounts”
Enter the following information:
Protocol: XMPP
Username: <yourusername> (this is your nickname, go to your profile and the text after More >
Google has bought Aardvark [Updated]
This just in- Google has purchased Aardvark, the popular Q&A site, for a reported $50 million dollars.
Aardvark is essentially a social search engine startup founded by ex-googlers. It communicates with users via it’s site, vark.com, IM, and its iPhone app (which is great!).
Details are sketchy right now, but we are wondering why Google purchased Aardvark; More >
Google’s new Social Product: “Google Buzz”
Today, Google unleashed its latest step towards the Social Web- Google Buzz.
Launched earlier today, Buzz is essentially Twitter/Friendfeed Google Style. Those who use Google Reader and Google’s Real-Time Search often will easily find their way around it. Users can publish Status Updates, Pictures, Videos, and links real time to followers. Contacts that you email and More >
