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With Revamped Hangouts, Google Aims to Unify Messaging
Google’s new take on messaging is finally here.
Five Startups for $16 Million: Yahoo’s Mayer Is Buying Up Most Mobile App Companies on the Cheap
Warm entrepreneurial bodies: Priceless!
Facebook Engineering Director Josh Wiseman Departs for EIR Gig
Wiseman played a key role in launching some of Facebook’s pivotal products over the past six years.
Former MySpace and NFL Digital Exec Jeff Berman Tapped as President of Hollywood’s BermanBraun
Is content poised to take off online?
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Samsung’s Chat Service Faces Uphill Battle
Samsung Electronics Co. released an upgraded version of its proprietary chat platform for mobile devices this week, but the company has a long way to go before it can increase its presence in the smartphone applications market.TelyHD Adds AirPlay, Remote Control App
TelyHD, a device that enables video chat on your TV, is morphing into a multipurpose gadget.
Nintendo’s Wii U Tiptoes Between Hardcore and Family-Friendly
Can it pull off something that is a cross between Mario and a machine gun?
Club Penguin Makes It Easier for Kids to Chat Using Predictive Text
Club Penguin, the insanely popular Disney-owned virtual world that’s accessible from the browser, has made it easier and safer for kids to communicate within the game.
Microsoft Looks to Mango to Make Windows Phone a Better Communicator
Among the more than 500 new features in the Mango release of Windows Phone are several aimed at making Microsoft smartphones into social butterflies.
Grrrrr…Tiger Mom Talks About Internet Frenzy Around Book
Last night, BoomTown attended a Silicon Valley book party for Amy Chua, the author of one of this year’s most talked-about tomes: “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.” As it turns out, she says, the Internet got it all wrong about her controversial parenting advice.