Headlines for January 5th, 2010
Posted on 05. Jan, 2010 by [modern media mom] in Lastest Headlines, Latest News, Links & Resources
- ESPN to launch 3D network in June – ESPN is going 3D. The venerable sports network will launch ESPN 3D on June 11 with a World Cup soccer match, creating what it says will be the first all three-dimensional television network to the home.
- Google May Show Its Phone Today – Google Inc., seeking to wrest consumers from Apple Inc., and Research In Motion Inc., is poised to unveil a mobile phone that uses its Android software at a press event today, analysts said.
- Facebook blocks social network profile removal service – "Social network giant Facebook has blocked a website from accessing people's profiles in order to delete their online presence.
The site, Web 2.0 Suicide Machine, offers to remove users from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Myspace.
It does not delete their accounts but changes the passwords and removes "friend" connections."
- Smartphones continue to surge – "Was 2009 the year of the smartphone? Or will it be 2010? Either way, a new Forrester report confirmed a surge in smartphone ownership last year and expects more growth and more competition this year."
- Apple Hits 3 Billion Apps Served Milestone – Holy App Store! Apple is bragging that more than 3 billion apps for its iPhone and iPod Touch have been downloaded since the store opened on July 10, 2008. That's a lot of Super Monkey Balls, Facebook, and Google Earth Apple app downloads.
