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A report from CNN Money’s Laurie Segall claims Facebook is acquiring Gowalla for an undisclosed sum. A source close to the check-in company says most of Gowalla’s employees will join Facebook’s office in Palo Alto to work on Timeline. Timeline is Facebook’s new profile page that was introduced earlier this year and is gradually rolling out to Facebook’s 800…
Telstra wants you to know more about Android and has created an interactive, in-store experience that’s all about the green robot. The interactive store-within-a-store is called Androidland and is located in the Bourke Street Telstra store in Melbourne. Inside Androidland, you can play with wall-sized versions of Google Maps, play games like Angry Birds (which ironically started as an iOS game), and learn about other features of Android. Incredibly, the…
Samsung was dealt another setback in its attempt to sell the Galaxy Tab in Australia. Instead of launching the Galaxy Tab Friday at 4 pm, the Korean company must now wait until December 9th. It’s a significant setback that’ll cost Samsung a week’s worth of holiday sales. Earlier this week, the Australian Supreme Court overturned…
In the cellular world, the greatest mystery right now is the launch date of the Verizon Galaxy Nexus. Samsung introduced the handset in October and launched it in the UK last month. It’s expected to launch stateside in December, but the exact sale date is still unknown. An earlier rumor claimed the Galaxy Nexus would arrive on December 8th, but Engadget got its hands on a Best Buy inventory list…
The same Carrier IQ software that’s causing a stir on Android may be included in iOS, too. Well-known iOS hacker chpwn broke the story when he discovered references to Carrier IQ in versions of iOS up to version 3.1. The Verge independently confirmed this report and found references to Carrier IQ in /usr/bin/IQAgent. They also found an IQAgent log and other references to…
A report in the Wall Street Journal suggests AT&T and T-Mobile are discussing a contingency plan if their proposed merger is not approved. Instead of merging, the two companies could form a joint venture which would let them operate separately, but still share critical resources. This arrangement would let both companies build out their 4G…
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek took to the stage today and laid out the future path for the streaming music service. Starting today, Spotify is not just a place to listen to music, it’s a place to find apps that’ll help you listen to music. Spotify is opening its platform to developers who can create apps that’ll pull music from Spotify and use it in a novel way.…
Path, a photo-sharing social network, rolled out its 2.0 update today. The latest version moves Path beyond its photo-sharing roots and places an emphasis on smart, social journaling. The social network lets you friend 150 people, up from the 50-person limit it allowed in earlier versions. The familiar options to share photos and videos are still available, but now Path lets…
Android developer Trevor Eckhart uncovered software that may be secretly installed on some Android, BlackBerry and Nokia phones. The software, Carrier IQ, tracks almost everything the user does on his or her handset and sends it back to Carrier IQ servers. Eckhart exposed this software earlier this month and called it a rootkit for your phone. Carrier…
The Australian Supreme Court voted unanimously to overturn Apple’s injunction on the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The injunction will remain in effect until the end of the week, and Apple will have the chance to appeal this decision before the injunction is lifted. If Apple’s appeal fails, then Samsung can begin selling the Galaxy Tab in Australia starting Friday at 4 pm. This decision…