Apple is setting the stage for the launch of its iCloud service, with the company reaching out to app creators through a new iCloud beta on Tuesday as it gave developers access to the beta version of the service.
Google may be planning on adding its Dealmap acquisition to its Wallet service.
In Missouri, the senate has passed a bill forbidding teachers from becoming friends with their students on the popular social networking site Facebook in an attempt to protect students from online predators.
More than 90% of presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's approximately 1.3 million Twitter followers are either spambots or accounts not demonstrably connected to real people, an analysis by the web firm PeekYou found.
Skype announced Tuesday that it would release its online calling software officially as an iPad app to the iOS App Store, bringing the live video service to both 3G and Wi-Fi data connections. In May, Microsoft announced that it had bought the Luxembourg-based service in a deal reportedly worth $8.5 billion.
Facebook has acquired Push Pop Press, a digital publishing platform for e-books, in an effort to expand and update itself in a competitive social media climate.
Apple's iCloud Beta Web site has gone live, but for developers only.
Facebook has acquired digital book publishing Push Pop Press. The move is not a sign that Facebook is moving into digital book publishing, Push Pop Press co-founders say.
Skype for the iPad is now available. The app became a Top Free App at Apple's App Store.
After a faulty launch on Tuesday, Skype is back in the App Store bringing video chat, instant messaging and SMS to the iPad.
Skype's iPad app launched Tuesday to strong user reviews.
Apple has launched iCloud for programmers, but the consumer version should launch in the Fall.
Skype's anticipated iPad app has been launched.
"Finally, Skype for iPad is now available," tweeted Skype Tuesday morning, after the company's mysterious conduct of releasing and quickly pulling its "Skype for iPad" app on Monday.Now Skype for iPad has been re-added to the App Store, and hopefully will stay there permanently this time.
Skype momentarily debuted its new app for the iPad Monday, but the company quickly pulled it down from Apple's App Store, saying it wasn't yet ready for release.
Skype's anticipated app for the iPad went live briefly Monday, but it was pulled after Skype said it was launched prematurely.
Google Inc has bought The Dealmap, expanding further into a potentially lucrative daily deals market now dominated by the likes of Groupon and LivingSocial.
"Skype for iPad" app rolled out to the iOS App Store early Tuesday, starting from New Zealand, the app's debut swept across worldwide storefronts.
But soon after, the app disappeared.
Apple has finally launched the beta version of iCloud for MobileMe users through Mac OS X desktop but it?s available only to those with a developer account.
"Skype for iPad" app was released to the iOS App Store early Tuesday. Starting from New Zealand, the app's debut swept across worldwide storefronts.
iCloud, Apple's ambitious cloud-based music, video, photo and data automatic backup and push out service, has finally been released but it's in beta form and out only to developers.
In an interview with TechNewsWorld, FivePaths founder Eric Leland stated "As the trend heads towards HTML 5, designers looking forward will have a strong incentive to learn HTML 5-capable animation frameworks, especially when Adobe develops them."
