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In the sad/brilliant department, FakeGirlfriend.com has just unveiled a web service which will let you receive texts and calls from a fake girlfriend to impress all your friends who are probably totally cool and get laid all the time and stuff. It’s built off the Twilio backend, which makes it simple for app developers of…
HP has just announced that Meg Whitman will be taking over as CEO and Leo Apotheker will be leaving after running the ship for less than a year. It’s unclear what role, if any, Whitman has for webOS in HP’s future. There’s a conference call in about half an hour where HP will discuss the…
It’s been a big day for Facebook, as the world’s largest social network received a new Timeline UI for the iOS app and it rolled out some app updates which may mean the end of things like GetGlue and Miso. One interesting little note from the F8 conference which may have slipped past you is…
After a few days of rumors, Sprint confirmed that it will be killing unlimited data for its mobile hotspot plans and users will be receiving a 5 GB cap. According to a post on PhoneScoop, starting October 2, users on the $29.99 mobile hotspot plan will have a 5 GB limit per month for 3G/4G…
While you can access your Twitter account through various apps and through the mobile web, a lot of people still update their accounts via SMS. Twitter is boosting those capabilities by letting users share photos via text messages. On its blog, Twitter said: Starting today, you can share photos on Twitter by including a photo…
If you go on any social network today, you’re bound to see people complaining about Facebook’s redesign. Well, if you’re on an iPhone, Android or have a modern browser, you’ll be happy to know that Facebook mobile has also been redesigned. On its blog, Facebook describes the changes to the news stream and you’ll see…
Well, it’s finally coming. Microsoft said the Windows Phone Mango update will be rolling out to users starting in the next week or two. On its blog, Microsoft says that each individual handset maker will have its own software update to get the device ready for Windows Phone Mango and it warns against getting some…
There’s some interesting news coming out of the most recent Cisco survey and we’ll focus on the mobile parts first and then dive into some fun parts which may make some of you older folks out there shake your heads in disgust. It’s clear that mobile technology is having a huge impact on the youth,…
What a mess. The board at HP is reportedly set to meet about potentially ousting CEO Leo Apotheker after he’s held the top spot for less than a year. If you remember, Apotheker took over for Mark Hurd, who resigned after some embarrassing personal allegations came out. The two men apparently had very different visions…
Remember those Samsung Windows 8 tablets Microsoft gave out at BUILD? Well, if you’re really jonesing to get your hands on the next generation of Microsoft’s operating system in a touch-friendly environment, you can get one on eBay but it’s going to be costly. There are multiple listings for the Samsung Windows 8 tablet and…