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Facebook Folds More Features Into iOS App

Facebook updated its iOS application on Monday afternoon, bringing the most popular features of companion apps Messenger and Camera to the main Facebook app. Among the updates are the ability to swipe left within the app to find chat contacts, the ability to upload multiple photos at once and the opportunity for U.S. users to give Facebook Gifts to friends directly from the phone.

With Sights Set on Engagement, LinkedIn Launches More Social Features

In the wake of losing its deal with Twitter, LinkedIn needs to double down on in-stream content. Its new social functions may aid the cause.
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Nokia to Apple: From Hell's Heart I Stab at Thee

Nokia’s obsession with Apple has officially crossed over into the Ahabian. Aghast at the U.S. International Trade Commission’s ruling on its first complaint against Apple, Nokia has filed a second, accusing Apple of infringing its patents “in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, tablets, and computers.”

Atrix 4G: Faux Laptop With a Phone For Brains

Walt reviews the Motorola Atrix 4G Android smart phone, which acts as the brains of a small laptop device.
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Mobile World Congress Notebook: Battle of the Behemoth Booths

Aiming to capture the flavor of Barcelona, Mobilized’s Ina Fried reports back on some of the more massive booths at Mobile World Congress, including a two-story booth devoted to Android and an entire hall of wares from Sweden’s Ericsson.

HTC’s One-Button Facebook Phones Headed to ATT

Although they may not be the Salsa and Cha Cha models shown off on stage in Barcelona, AT&T said it will exclusively have HTC Android-based phones with a similar one-button access to Facebook.

HTC Shows Off First Tablet, Android Phone With Facebook Button and More

HTC became the latest company to “friend” Facebook, showing off a pair of Android phones that have a button for connecting directly to the social network. It also used Mobile World Congress to show off its first tablet and other Android devices.

Microsoft to Add Multitasking, Internet Explorer 9 to Windows Phone Later this Year

In an interview, Microsoft phone unit President Andy Lees walks through the changes that Redmond plans to make to bolster Windows Phone 7. Improvements coming later this year include Twitter integration, a better browser and the ability to do more things at once.

Cooliris Raises $9.6M, Gets Social With Mobile Photo-Sharing App

Cooliris, which makes tools to help people consume media on the Web and various devices, is changing focus with a new flagship product that’s about sharing photos rather than browsing.

Qualcomm Aims to Heat Up Phone Chip Race with Dual-Core, Quad-Core Chips

Qualcomm is announcing a new series of chips including dual-core processors this year, with plans for a quad-core chip that will begin sampling next year. Although the company was a little late with dual-core chips, it sees an opening with the new processors, as well as by recent moves by Nokia and Microsoft.

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