SlashGear Weekly Roundup Video - July 10, 2011
Battle of the social networks kicked off this week with Facebook announcing group chat support, a new design, and a video calling feature developed in partnership with Skype. However, the Google+ Hangouts group video chat feature still has Facebook beat although we won't know how real adoption of Google's social platform will be until it opens to the public sometime around July 31st. Continue after the cut for the full weekly roundup video and list.
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Google:
Google To Kill Picasa, Blogger Brands In Push For Google+Google will delete private Google Profiles August 1
Facebook:
Facebook blocks friend export tool in Google+ snubZuckerberg Announces Facebook Video Calling with Skype, Group Chat, New DesignFacebook "Awesome" Announcement Strewn with Veiled Google+ ReferencesFacebook Vibes Music Service Revealed In Video Calling Code
Spotify:
Spotify US sign-up page offers early access on imminent launchSpotify US launch next week say repsSpotify Plans U.S. Domination With Help From Facebook
Verizon:
Verizon tiered data and LTE hotspot fees confirmed for July 7Verizon Tiered Data Plans Include Free Texts To Monitor UsageVerizon Unlimited 3G Customers Can Upgrade To 4G, Keep Unlimited, And Add $30 TetherVerizon DROID 3 by Motorola gets officially officialMotorola Droid Bionic Redesign Confirmed In Best Buy Leak
Microsoft:
Microsoft's Bing Lasso Beats Apple's Copy And Paste FeatureMicrosoft targets Samsung in Android patent shakedown
Apple:
Apple Files ITC Complaint Against SamsungApple iOS Has Major Security Hole Warns German IT Agency, Avoid PDFsApple promises fix for PDF exploit (and will block JailbreakMe exploit in the process)Apple Store Spy Cam Artist Under Investigation By Secret ServiceOS X Lion and MacBook Air refresh July 14 as Apple staff warned of "overnight" prep sessionsiPad HD tipped for September alongside iPhone 5Apple iTunes HD+ 1080p Movies Coming In September?
Android tablets:
Sony S1 and S2 Android Tablets Hands-On Photo Collection Expanded [Videos Too!]Toshiba Thrive lands early at Best Buy in Austin, TexasToshiba Thrive Lands At Newegg With Free Shipping
Reviews:
LaCie CloudBox ReviewNokia E6 ReviewSamsung Dart Review [T-Mobile]BeBook Live ReviewAcer Aspire Ethos 8951G ReviewTabletpalooza Giveaway!