Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on four particular stories of interest today.
Google To Revive Realtime Search
Realtime Search is returning to Google as a Google+ feature soon, Google Fellow Amit Singhal said on a search panel Wednesday, although he declined to specify a date.
Randi Zuckerberg Leaving Facebook To Start Her Own Company
Facebook Director of Marketing Randi Zuckerberg, the sister of founder Mark Zuckerberg, has decided to leave Facebook to start a company that will focus on helping other businesses become more social.
South Korea Fines Apple $2,830 Over iPhone Data Collection
The Korean Communications Commission (KCC) has fined Apple ₩3 million, or $2,830 USD, for violating South Korea’s location information laws with its iPhone product. iPhones contain a hidden file that stores latitude, longitude and timestamps, it was discovered earlier this year.
Skype Comes to 17 More Android Devices
Skype has released version 2.1 of its Android app, bringing video support to additional 17 Android smartphones.
Further News
Time Inc. is embracing the tablet category full-on, vowing to bring all 21 of its magazines to not just the iPad but also to “all leading tablet platforms” by the end of 2011.
Hulu is premiering its first full-length show, a six-part documentary that follows the waking hours of various luminaries A Day in the Life, on Hulu and Hulu Plus August 17.
A man in Sweden was arrested after authorities discovered that he was trying to split atoms and build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen. He blogged about his experiments the whole time.
Google used its Official Blog on Wednesday to publicly kvetch about what it calls an “organized campaign against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and other companies, waged through bogus patents.”
Web.com, an Internet services and online marketing solutions company aimed at small businesses, has purchased Network Solutions for $405 million in cash and 18 million shares of Web.com common stock.
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, DNY59
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Google To Revive Realtime Search
Realtime Search is returning to Google as a Google+ feature soon, Google Fellow Amit Singhal said on a search panel Wednesday, although he declined to specify a date.
Randi Zuckerberg Leaving Facebook To Start Her Own Company
Facebook Director of Marketing Randi Zuckerberg, the sister of founder Mark Zuckerberg, has decided to leave Facebook to start a company that will focus on helping other businesses become more social.
South Korea Fines Apple $2,830 Over iPhone Data Collection
The Korean Communications Commission (KCC) has fined Apple ₩3 million, or $2,830 USD, for violating South Korea’s location information laws with its iPhone product. iPhones contain a hidden file that stores latitude, longitude and timestamps, it was discovered earlier this year.
Skype Comes to 17 More Android Devices
Skype has released version 2.1 of its Android app, bringing video support to additional 17 Android smartphones.
Further News
Time Inc. is embracing the tablet category full-on, vowing to bring all 21 of its magazines to not just the iPad but also to “all leading tablet platforms” by the end of 2011.
Hulu is premiering its first full-length show, a six-part documentary that follows the waking hours of various luminaries A Day in the Life, on Hulu and Hulu Plus August 17.
A man in Sweden was arrested after authorities discovered that he was trying to split atoms and build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen. He blogged about his experiments the whole time.
Google used its Official Blog on Wednesday to publicly kvetch about what it calls an “organized campaign against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and other companies, waged through bogus patents.”
Web.com, an Internet services and online marketing solutions company aimed at small businesses, has purchased Network Solutions for $405 million in cash and 18 million shares of Web.com common stock.
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, DNY59
More About: first to know series
Posted on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:46:58 +0000 at http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/veOrcH5DhUg/
Comments: http://mashable.com/2011/08/04/google-realtime-search-randi-zuckerberg/#comments