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Monday, 28th March 2011

Warner Bros Adds 5 More Movie Titles to Facebook Rentals, But Is It a Threat to Netflix?

Earlier this month, Warner Bros announced that it would become the first Hollywood studio to make its movies available for sale or rental via Facebook. Its first offering: The Dark Knight. Now Warner Bros has added five more blockbuster titles to its Facebook rental catalog: Inception, Life as We Know It, Yogi Bear, and the first two Harry…

Social Audrey Watters comments

Next Version of iOS, Mac OS to be Revealed at WWDC in June

Apple has announced it will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) June 6-10 at Moscone West in San Francisco. During the five-day event, Apple will introduce the next versions of both its desktop and mobile operating systems, Mac OS and iOS, respectively. It will also offer app demonstrations and over 100 technical sessions…

Mobile Sarah Perez comments

GroupMe Brings Brands to Group Messaging

GroupMe, one of the myriad of new group messaging apps that has come on the scene in recent months, is introducing a new feature today that hints at how this startup at least, may plan to make money: Featured Groups. These groups will give brands an opportunity to create groups and engage in conversations with fans around their particular…

Mobile Audrey Watters comments

Sunday, 27th March 2011

Google, Citigroup, MasterCard Payment System

Google is preparing to launch a mobile payments system in partnership with MasterCard and Citigoup, Inc., according to a report in today's The Wall St. Journal. The service is the long-rumored mobile venture utilizing NFC (near field communication) technology, which allows customers to wave or tap their phones at the point-of-sale to pay for…

Mobile Sarah Perez comments

A Challenge to PayPal? American Express Launches Digital Payments

Less than two weeks after Visa's announcement that it was launching its own peer-to-peer digital payment system, American Express is getting in on the game as well. The credit card company today unveiled Serve, its new digital payment and commerce platform. Users will be able to send or receive money from their Serve accounts, which can be funded…

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