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People get bored with Twitter quicker than they do with Facebook, says research
Apparently over 40% of respondents who said they had tried Twitter only used it once or twice before getting bored. That's four times the number of people who give up on Facebook. It does suggest that these are people who have heard of Twitter, felt like they needed to give it a go, but have no real idea how to use it.
Opinion: Why the iPhone might just be killing O2's reputation
O2 is getting a hammering on Twitter. And that's not just the view of a group of iPhone owners in my local (or some unhappy bloggers) but the main headline in a report published by media company Kaizo.
Motorola reveals app line up for DEXT Android smartphone – looks impressive, but not as good as the CLIQ
Bizarrely though unlike the US CLIQ there's no Twitter client – I guess you choose your own from the Android Market – and also Mint and the highly useful TeleNav Navigator both of which feature on the CLIQ.
Vodafone 360 adds Facebook/Windows Live Messenger connectivity
From Vodafone comes a new suite of internet services for mobile phone and PC that will enable users to access communities, entertainment and personal favourites (music, games, photos and videos etc.) all in one place.
Similar to services already offered by other mobile phone operators, such as Orange’s Social Life package, Vodafone 360 works across a range of mobile phones, including the new, exclusive Vodafone 360 phones and syncs automatically with your PC.
At its heart, Vodafone 360 offers a personal address book – Vodafone People – which brings together all your contacts from the mobile phone, social networks and other internet accounts. At launch Vodafone 360 will work with Facebook, Windows Live Messager and Google Talk. It will also soon be compatible with Twitter, Hyves and studiVZ.
Two tailor-made Vodafone 360 mobile handsets, manufactured by Samsung, have been designed to give the best customer experience of the services including the unique 3D contacts display, driven by Vodafone’s ‘proximity algorithm’ which brings the most frequently contacted people closer to the front.
The Vodafone 360 H1 by Samsung boasts a 3.5inch multi-touch, high definition OLED screen, 16GB memory, WiFi, a maximum talk time of over 400 minutes (3G) and a 5 megapixel camera. It will be followed shortly by a second Samsung handset, offering customers a range of colours and price points.
At launch four Nokia Symbian smartphones will also come pre-loaded with Vodafone 360 and part or all of the service will be available to over one hundred popular phones via download.
At its heart Vodafone 360 has the most personal address book available, bringing together all of the contacts from the mobile phone, social networks and other internet accounts. It works across a range of mobile phones, including the new, exclusive Vodafone 360 phones, and synchs automatically with the PC
The 2009 launch in Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the UK will be followed by launches in a number of other countries in 2010, including India, Turkey, South Africa, New Zealand and Romania and in France through SFR. through MTS in Russia, and through Vodafone Hutchison Australia.
The Next Big Sound – the website that might just be the future of music charts
It does this by collating plays, views, fans, comments, and other data for almost half a million artists across major online properties, including iTunes, Last.fm, MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter.
Nintendo announces new colours and apps for DSi
Nintendo's popular DSi handheld games console is to come in several new colours and with additional pre-installed applications from next month.
Available in Metallic Blue, Light Blue and Red as well as standard black and white from October 23, the DSi will boast a series of new features as standard including Flipnote Studio and a Facebook feature. The Facebook feature will allow users to post their photographic creations straight to their Facebook profile in order to use image manipulation tools in the Nintendo DSi Camera.
Flipnote Studio enables users to make notes on their Nintendo DSi or get creative and animate their own mini-movies. Those using their Nintendo DSi to access the Nintendo DSi Shop through Nintendo Wi-Fi connection before March 31st, 2010 will also receive 1,000 Nintendo DSi Points for free! Users can then use these points to download exclusive games and/or applications called Nintendo DSiWare. Users can also purchase additional Nintendo DSi Points within the Nintendo DSi Shop or redeem Nintendo Points cards that can be bought in stores where available.
This week's top five tech movers – B&W, Facebook, Android
Here then is this week's top five tech movers and its biggest loser
Medion unveils innovative touch screen TV/PC the TOUCH X9613
Essentially the TOUCH X9613 is a 24inch HD resolution screen/TV, but it also includes a integrated Windows PC as well as audio facilities, Blu-ray and a DVD. It is controlled in interesting ways too with users able to access apps using either touch or voice.
Seesmic adds more Facebook features to its Twitter app
The latest Facebook revamp – version 0.6 – is great news for people who control Facebook fan pages, What the app enables you to do is manage activity on Facebook's fan pages as well as personal profiles, so you can update them at the same time as you update your Twitter accounts.
Pure adds Twitter and Facebook to DAB radio on the Sensia
It not only includes a 5.7inch 640×480 screen but also offers access to a growing set of custom apps. Among those lined up already are Facebook, Twitter and weather and news channels.
