Facebook Buys iPad Book Publisher

Facebook has acquired an iPad book maker by the name of Push Pop Press, which is known for publishing digital version of Al Gore’s book,”Our Choice”. Facebook has not disclosed details of this deal and has just stated that it is not planning to release any digital book yet.

Push Pop Press said in a public release that Facebook will not introduce its own digital publishing firm but will try to integrate Push Pop Press’ ideas and innovations that could work with its social network.

Facebook didn’t say much on the deal in its public release but only said that they were thrilled after purchasing Push Pop Press as according to it, Push Pop Press’ software has the ability to change the way people live and think.

We think that, Facebook is entering more and more ventures as the social networking giant thinks that the competition in social market is going to be very tough in future and here we are not only talking about Google+.

There are a hell lot of regional social networking sites having a large number of users and their users even prefer them over Facebook.

This move can be seen as a way of attracting new users with a safe game plan.

Do you agree?

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iPhone 5 To Be Launched In October ?

The world wide web is currently flooded with rumors about the launch date of Apple’s marvel but still no one has been able to give satisfactory reason for their views. But the news that Apple is going to launch the iPhone 5 in October this year certainly has got a solid base.

According to some insiders, who are watching this matter closely, AT&T which is the major carrier of the iPhone has ordered its employees to work each and every day in the last 2 weeks of September. Furthermore, AT&T has canceled every holiday in that period.

This kind of move by AT&T suggests that it is planning a “big thing” during that period. And we already know that Apple will launch its latest iPhone during that period.

So logically, it can be said that the iPhone 5 will be launched in October rather than September which many tech blogs have predicted.

There is no official specifications of the iPhone 5 provided by the American giant but it is expected that the iPhone 5 will use A5 chips which is currently deployed in the iPad 2.

Is this reason enough to predict the iPhone 5 launch date or is it just another rumor which is loosely based on some insider news?

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Apple To Sue Samsung Over White Galaxy S II ?

Apple is planning to sue its top competitor Samsung over its ambitious plan to launch the white Galaxy S II. Apple and Samsung are already fighting a lawsuit which says that the Korean giant has copied the iPhone and iPad’s design in its Galaxy range of products.

Though Apple and Samsung are business partners(Samsung manufactures Apple’s A4 chips) but ever since Apple Inc. started to sue its Korean partner, both have turned bitter rivals.

This rivalry can be dated back to the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy range of products when Apple first sued it for “deliberately copying” the iPhone 4 and the iPad 2.

Apple is thinking that these lawsuits might make Samsung more heedful about its future devices but it doesn’t seem so.

Samsung has announced that after seeing its Galaxy S II’s huge success, it is planning to launch a white edition of it in Britain later this year. Moreover, the leaked photos of the white Samsung Galaxy S II are already flooding the Internet.

Both these tech giants are making superb products but had they been into a healthy competition, users surely would have been benefited.

Will these companies ever think of resolving their feuds outside the court?

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