July 2011 ⋆ FullPress.it

Social Media

Google+, deleted accounts: here are the official reasons

27 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

In recent days, many Google+ accounts have been deleted: Google has revealed the official reasons behind the decision to freeze some profiles.

Mobile & App

Fujitsu Toshiba IS12T, First Smartphone with Windows Phone Mango: Video

27 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Here is the first smartphone with Windows Phone Mango: it’s the Fujitsu Toshiba IS12T. The news is official, and the release is expected in September.

Digital Tools

Google Seeks Italian Developers: Contest and Information

26 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Google Italia is looking for made-in-Italy developers and launching a dedicated contest open to everyone: here’s how to participate and useful information.

Business

Levi Law: Discounted eBooks up to a certain limit

26 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

The Levi Law sets a limit on the discount thresholds to be applied to the price of ebooks, in order to standardize the book market in Italy.

Business

Apple targets Hulu for on-demand TV: open auction

25 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Apple expands its on-demand TV projects by targeting Hulu: this is the rumor coming directly from overseas financial markets.

Mobile & App

Facebook app on iPad available soon

25 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

The Facebook app for iPad will be available very soon: the news has not been officially announced but a developer discovered this update in the code.

Social Media

Il Fatto Quotidiano blocked on Facebook: link sharing impossible

22 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

For a few hours now, Il Fatto Quotidiano appears to be blocked on Facebook: sharing article links from the newspaper is not possible. What is happening? Is it an error or censorship?

Business

Acer aims for the cloud with iGware: acquisition officialized

22 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

The cloud is the future: Acer also believes this and has therefore decided to invest in the acquisition of iGware. The focus is heavily on the Acer Cloud project and its integration across PCs, tablets, and phones.

Digital Tools

Google buys G.co, new domain

21 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Google has purchased the new domain G.co, with the aim of a web that is increasingly fast and easy to remember. Therefore, a new link creation service has been launched, but not for everyone.

Guides & Tutorials

Twitter: Scam Exploiting Lady Gaga’s Name

21 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

A curious scam on Twitter: using Lady Gaga’s name as bait, a quiz has misled many users of the microblogging social network.

First previews of the 48th edition of Smau Milan

20 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

First previews of the 2011 edition of the International Information & Communication Technology Exhibition. The event will take place from October 19 to 21 in Milan.

Business

Amazon: textbooks for rent to students, new service

20 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Amazon is launching a new service: textbook rentals for students. Works in ebook format will be available for rent through the new “Kindle Textbook Rental” feature.

Guides & Tutorials

Internet Explorer 9 Wins Against Malware

19 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Internet Explorer 9 achieves an important first: it combats malware attacks better than other competing browsers. Here are the conclusions of research conducted in Europe.

Cloud Symposium 2011

19 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

From Theory to Practice: first experiences, governance, solutions, challenges

Social Media

Facebook blocks ad on Google+

19 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

A Facebook advertisement referring to Google+ has appeared, and a ban is assured: an ad was removed because it explicitly referred to Google’s new social network.

Customer Experience Summit

19 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

How to acquire and retain customers in the era of the intelligent economy: social, mobile, and virtual

Social Media

Tulalip, Microsoft’s social network: what is it?

18 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Mystery surrounding Tulalip: it should be Microsoft’s social network. Is this really the case? What is Tulalip actually?

Digital Tools

Madai: buy online with reduced prices

18 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

It’s called **Madai** and it’s the new purchasing system for **buying online at decreasing prices**. A new **shopping experience** arriving in Italy, the United Kingdom, France, and South Africa. Here’s how it works.

Digital Tools

Google and the web make us mentally lazy

15 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

The great usefulness of using Google and the web to find information would have a major disadvantage: making people mentally lazy.

Social Media

Spotify Opens in the United States: Streaming Music in Quantity

15 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Spotify, the new streaming music service, opens in the United States: a rich catalog of 15 million songs is available.

Digital Tools

Free Wi-Fi in Poste Italiane Offices

14 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Poste Italiane launches free Wi-Fi in post offices: it will be possible to browse and connect for free from the new hotspots. Here’s where the free Wi-Fi service is already active.

Mobile & App

New Android Market with Streaming Movies and Ebooks

14 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Streaming movies and ebooks are coming to the Android Market: this new feature, already available in the United States but coming soon to Europe, might also include Google+.

Mobile & App

Amazon tablet coming soon: previews ahead of release

14 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Amazon would be ready to launch its tablet: its arrival on the market is expected in the fall, but at the moment there is very little information.

Mobile & App

Recipe and Cooking Apps on Smartphones: Nokia Loves Food Blogs

13 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Food blogs are booming, and so are recipe apps and, more generally, apps dedicated to cooking: Nokia definitely seems to appreciate the topic and is dedicating ample space to these themes.

Social Media

Google+, Record Registrations: 10 Million Profiles

13 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Google+ is Google’s social network, launched only a few days ago but already herald of records: there are 10 million registered Google+ profiles, according to estimates by a genealogy expert.

Business

eBay and counterfeit products, the EU warns

12 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Harsh warning from the European Union towards eBay: the sale of counterfeit products on the world’s most famous auction and trading site risks constituting the crime of trademark abuse.

Guides & Tutorials

Story HD, Google’s ebook reader: price and features

12 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Google also enters the ebook and ebook reader sector with Story HD, the e-reader that already promises a tough fight for the highly successful Kindle and Nook.

Gingerbread on HTC Desire: update coming soon

11 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

The HTC Desire will have Gingerbread: this was already known, despite the initial possibility of not allowing further operating system updates on these devices. The news is that the release is almost here.

Digital Tools

Firefox 6 beta for Android: download available

11 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

The Mozilla development team is not wasting time: Firefox 6 beta for Android is already ready. The download is available, in anticipation of future releases in the coming weeks. Here are the main innovations of this version.

Mobile & App

Offline Maps for Android: Google Maps 5.7 with Transit Navigation

8 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

With Transit Navigation and Google Maps 5.7 for Android, Google enhances Google Maps and provides a valuable tool for offline Android maps and for creating routes and travel times for the public transport network.

Aruba down, thousands of sites offline again

8 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Another difficult day for many Italian websites: Aruba is down for a couple of hours, the network seeks information but no official communication arrives.

Digital Tools

Selling on Amazon: Marketplace Now in Italy

7 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Amazon Marketplace is finally arriving in Italy. Sellers will thus be able to offer their entire inventory, joining the Amazon system that is already so popular in its well-tested international markets.

Social Media

Facebook: In-Chat Video Calling is Live

7 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Big news on Facebook: in-chat video calling has been active for a few hours, thus uniting the platform of the world’s largest social network with the most advanced video chat communication technologies.

Mobile & App

Mickey Mouse on iPad: Comics Arrive on Tablets

6 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Even comics are landing on tablets: Mickey Mouse arrives on iPad with a special issue that discusses the advent of tablets and new mobile sector technologies.

Twitter leaves Google SERPs, Google does not renew the agreement

6 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

The microblogging service Twitter leaves Google’s SERPs: tweets will no longer be displayed in the real-time results stream associated with desired search queries. Normal expiration of agreements or a strategic move by Big G?

Video games

PlayStation 4 Arriving in 2012 with Motion Sensor

5 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Talk of PlayStation 4 is beginning: according to rumors, the gaming device could arrive in stores in 2012, possibly equipped with a motion sensor, similar to Kinect.

Exporting friends to Google+: Facebook blocks Facebook Friend Exporter

5 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Useful for those who want to export friends from Facebook to Google+, “Facebook Friend Exporter” is the Chrome plugin developed for this purpose that has already been blocked by Facebook. The skirmishes between the two giants begin.

Roadshow New Strategies for CEOs, CFOs & CIOs: Third Stop in Turin

4 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Tomorrow in Turin, the third stop of the “New Strategies for CEOs, CFOs & CIOs” Roadshow, organized by Business International in collaboration with Ricoh.

Mobile & App

Samsung Galaxy S II, Record-Breaking Sales

4 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Samsung can be satisfied: its Samsung Galaxy S II is achieving record sales and important results. All this in less than two months since its launch: the numbers are noteworthy.

GraphicMail launches a new White Paper: a study on the indissoluble link between Email Marketing and Personal Data Protection

4 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

GraphicMail launches a new White Paper: a research on the inseparable link between Email Marketing and Personal Data Protection. An analysis of new business methods to achieve success in a lawful manner and in compliance with regulations protecting the privacy of users and companies themselves.

Guides & Tutorials

Microsoft’s PhotoDNA, a Weapon Against Child Pornography

1 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

Microsoft is stepping up the fight against online child pornography with the launch of PhotoDNA, a technology capable of “tagging” images, tracing them, and automatically inhibiting their transfer from PC to PC or via social networks.

Mobile & App

International Roaming Charges Lower in Europe

1 July 2011 Redazione FullPress 0

International roaming charges for mobile operators are now lower in all European Union countries. Work continues to eliminate country-to-country differences.