Google+may be the new ‘social’ kid on the block, but The Next Web’s readers have been weighing in with their opinions and, well, it seems Google could be on to a winner with its new social platform. WeaskedGoogle+ users: “What do you think of Google+?” At the time of writing, over 1,000 people have offered their thoughts on Google+ and how it ranks compared to the two other social networking behemoths – Facebook and Twitter....
UK mobile phone customers on Orange, T-Mobile and Three are set to receive faster mobile Internet access, thanks to a new partnership withVirgin Media Businessand Mobile Broadband Network Limited (MBNL), which will access widened to Virgin’s fibre optic network. Virgin Media Business has announced a £100m+ deal with MBNL which will see the UK’s first synchronous Ethernet mobile backhaul service, enabling customers of Everything Everywhere (Orange and T-Mobile) and Three to benefit from super-fast access to mobile data on the move....
Google’s open invitation for businesses, brands, organisations and education establishments to apply for a dedicated Google+ business profile, may have already attracted over 36,000 signups in one week, The Next Web can reveal. Last week,Google saidit was planning to introduce Google+ for businesses before the year is out, allowing brands to create profiles on the site without using workarounds. Businesses were told to hold off on creating consumer profiles as the search giant would begin testing “non-user entities” soon....
Here’s an important milestone in Android’s progress. According to thelatest figuresfrom Google’s Android team, over half of all active devices are now running version 2.2 of the mobile OS. Why is this important? This means that most devices are now fitted with important recent additions to Android like robust Exchange support, the portable Wi-Fi hotspot option (where carriers allow it), support for Adobe Flash and lots of back-end improvements to speed and security....
The world was stunned when the seemingly-invincible Apple Founder, Steve Jobs,passed awayjust two days ago. Over2.5 Million tweets were sent in only 12 hoursafter the sorrowful news spread, so perhaps it is fitting that over 50% of these messages have been sent from the very devices that Jobs has introduced to the world, 42% of which originated from iPhones. A study byVisibli, a Social Marketing and Analytics platform that helps you optimize your social media engagement, reveals that of the 3 million users tweeting about the passing of the revolutionary technology leader, 51% were sent from Apple products, 23% from Blackberries, while Android took an 11% cut of the pie — and 15% from other miscellaneous devices....
