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Facebook wants to turn the Open Graph into a mobile app store
Feb 28th, 2012
You might not think Facebook would be making waves at Mobile World Congress, but you'd be wrong. Today the social network announced its new mobile billing service – signaling it very much intends to compete with mobile app stores, namely iOS and Android marketplaces. (Source: Digital Trends) -
(Reuters) - Google Inc is considering buying Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze Inc, which may lead to a bidding war with Facebook Inc, Bloomberg news reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Waze is seeking more than $1 billion and is fielding expressions of interest from multiple parties, said Bloomberg, citing a source. O... [Full Article]
VIENNA (AP) - The European Union's arms embargo to Syria should be extended while a political solution is sought in its civil war and to maintain the safety of U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights, Austria's foreign minister said Friday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to deliver. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
CANNES, France (AP) - After two weeks, 20 films and parade after parade down the red carpet, the Cannes Film Festival has not produced a clear-cut frontrunner for the Palme d'Or. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - An intimate love story between two young women received rave reviews from critics at the Cannes film festival despite explicit lesbian sex scenes that could limit the film's distribution. "La Vie d'Adele - Chapitre 1 & 2" ("Blue is the Warmest Color") is a poignant tale of love... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Video games retailer GameStop Corp's quarterly profit beat estimates for the fourth consecutive quarter, suggesting that its strategy of expanding its digital and mobile offerings is paying off in a tough video-gaming environment. Sales of video game hardware and software sales have dropped as gamers lean towards lower-priced onlin... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's Communications Ministry says Internet service has been restored in the country after an outage that lasted more than eight hours. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
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