Archive for August, 2011

iPhone, iPad2 Get A projector, The Nikon COOLPIX S1200pj,

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

The Nikon COOLPIX S1200pj, A Camera With A Builtin Projector. seem to give something that iDevices has been missing, a powerful and brighter 20-lumen built-in projector. For added versatility, the COOLPIX S1200pj works with an iPhone®, iPad® or iPod touch® allowing users to project images and movies stored on these devices [...]

NFC + EverNote = Touchnote, An Android App

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

NFC + EverNote = Touchnote http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/We all know many Android phones have NFC (Near Field Communication) capabilities built in. There are many uses for it like paying for your train ticket, pay at any counter, exchange your patient record to name a few. Think of Google WalletNow you can add note taking to the long [...]

USDA awards $103M+ To Expand Broadband Internet In Rural America

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

Click on the image above to see a PDF of all the companies that received the award.
USDA, Broadband, Rural America http://snapvoip.blogspot.com
ISPs and Telecommunications companies strewn about in 16 states will receive more than $103 million in funding from Federal Government to expand High speed broadband Internet service to rural America that have not seen the [...]

Motorola – Microsoft Patent Case Before ITC Today!

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

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Microsoft?s patent case against Motorola Mobility began today in front of the International Trade Commission in Washington and according to media reports, the battle is set to get ugly,
Microsoft is accusing Motorola Mobility of infringing seven of Microsoft patents, is demanding an injunction from the ITC to stop some Motorola?s phones from being imported into…
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“Twitter needs an appstore!”, OneFourty Acquired By HubSpot

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

“Twitter needs an appstore!” http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
“Twitter needs an appstore!” idea incubator OneFourty has been acquired by HubSpot, inbound marketing software company.
oneforty is a social business hub and creators of SocialBase which helped people with discovering right tools needed to effectively manage and measure ones social media efforts, be it an individual or a company.
All…
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HP TouchPad On The Best Sellers List On Amazon.

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

HP TouchPad makes it to a top something http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
We got a HP TouchPad to play around with when it was released and thought “nothing” of it. It was something furthest from what we wanted from a tablet and Asus EEE Pad Transformer remains on the top tablet followed by iPad2 3G in our favorite tablet [...]

Youtube, VEVO Lead And Facebook Becomes #3 Video Site In The USA.

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Youtube, VEVO Lead Facebook In Video viewership http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
Google Sites, driven primarily by video viewing at YouTube.com, ranked as the top online video content property in July with 158.1 million unique viewers, while VEVO ranked second with 62.1 million.
Boasted by 51.5 membership, Facebook has become the the third most popular video site in USA, [...]

GroupMe, Group Calling Service To Be Acquired By Skype.

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

GroupMe, To Be Acquired By Skype http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
A year old GroupMe, which was born at a Techcrunch Hackathon, has become the target of acquisition by Skype.
Pricing and the terms of acqisition was not revealed but GroupMe got $850,000 in round one funding and later $10.6 Million from Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst and previous investors. Skype CEO [...]

Skype to buy GroupMe texting service

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

I agree on nearly all points with Om?s analysis of why Skype is buying GroupMe, why GroupMe picked Skype, and why it isn?t enough for Skype.  For Skype management, more for the Skype everywhere strategy, it fills a gaping user interaction hole, and brings very active young users in many international markets. Skype?s [...]
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How is it different from Skype?

Sunday, August 21st, 2011

Every startup founder is getting this question from investors, and customers. This wasn?t true in 2009. The question speaks to two of Skype?s strengths as it approaches its 8th birthday: brand and network effects. The first strength is brand awareness. Everyone knows Skype. Literally half of Internet users have tried Skype. So Skype [...]
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