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Credit : AP Facebook may soon share users’ data with recently acquired photo sharing service Instagram, the social networking site announced in its recent proposed changes to its data use policy. It will also put an end to a process that can allow its users to vote on changes to its policies and terms of services. The proposed policy reads ” We may share information we receive with businesses [...]

Samsung has now trained it’s eyes on iPad Mini in it’s legal battle with Apple,in a court filing On Thursday, the Korean company has  asked to include Apple’s 7.9-inch tablet along with the latest versions of the iPod Touch and iPad. All of the devices are accused of infringing the same patents that are already being discussed in Samsung and Apple’s long and continuing legal [...]

A U.S. Court has directed Apple to share full details of the 10-year settlement it struck with HTC recently. Apple had previously provided Samsung with a heavily redacted version of the deal’s terms that removes 33 words from the Apple and HTC settlement on November 10, agreeing a 10-year licensing deal — the terms of which have not been publicly disclosed. The cropped version of the Apple-HTC [...]

Facebook is rolling out a Photo Sync feature for iOS users which is already available on Android, the feature allows the user to upload photos directly from the phone’s album to a private album on Facebook. “When you turn on photo syncing, your mobile photos will be saved to a private section of your Facebook Photos,” Facebook said on an FAQ page. “You can easily share your synced [...]

Firefox releases  a new social API that lets users to access social media sites and other websites inside a sidebar on Firefox 17 which was released on Tuesday this week. Firefox users can send Facebook messages right from the browser. The social API lets developers leverage social services right into the browser in a way that it says will be “compelling” and “makes it easier to use the Web [...]

Skype today released version 3.0 on Android, with a revamped UI, optimization for Tablets  and better audio codecs. Skype has optimized the new tablet UI for the Galaxy Tab 2, Nexus 7, the Transformer Prime from ASUS, and a few others. “We’re excited about these enhancements which are added to the long list of things you can already do on Skype including video calling, sending and receiving [...]

Amazon on Tuesday launched Unity plugins to enable developers integrate in-app purchasing and GameCircle features to their Kindle Fire games and apps. The plugins will be available via its Developer page. “Unity is one of the most popular tools for building mobile games,” said Mike Frazzini, Director of Amazon Games. “Amazon’s In-App Purchasing and GameCircle APIs help developers reach more [...]

Nokia has launched an iOS 6 maps alternative named Nokia Here mapping application, for iOS devices running iOS 4.3 and up, the iOS version has the same features  which are seen on Nokia Windows Mobile OS like nearby places discovery, but there are also crucial components like transit direction that aren’t present in Apple’s  Maps app.  Features: • Map views – Pick the map you need from map [...]

Initial reports for Windows 8 sales numbers are modest to put it politely. According to MS aficionado Paul Thurrott and one of his “most trusted sources,” uptake of the new OS isn’t hitting Redmond’s targets, with the blame being put on OEMs and their “inability to deliver” more inspiring hardware with better availability. “The net effect of all this stuff, [...]

Google on Monday announced integration for YouTube that allows YouTube user to link their YouTube channel with a Google+ profile while retaining the channel name. Google is still pushing out the prompt to all its users, if you want to opt in right now, you can do so in your YouTube account settings. “In the coming weeks we’ll launch the option to link your channel with a Google+ page, which [...]