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First Ubuntu Phones Coming Sooner Than You Think

Original post by Pete Pachal via Mashable Ubuntu, the Linux-based operating system running on plenty of corporate servers, will arrive on smartphones in October 2013, according to the man leading the project. Developers will get access to the mobile OS in late February. Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical, a company that provides services to companies that use […]

5 fun facts about iTunes’ 25 billionth song

Original post by  Doug Gross via CNN (CNN) — On Wednesday, Apple announced a pretty mind-boggling stat: The 25 billionth song had been downloaded on iTunes. That’s billion. With a b. Since launching the iPod in 2001, and iTunes in 2003, Apple has been a leader in digital music, virtually defining the space for competitors like Amazon and Google. Here […]

The story behind DIAL: How Netflix and YouTube want to take on AirPlay

Original post by Janko Roettgers via GIGAOM  Netflix and YouTube have teamed up to launch DIAL, a protocol that helps developers of second-screen apps to discover and launch applications on smart TVs and connected devices. The effort is already getting support from a number of notable players, including Samsung, Sony, Hulu and the BBC. DIAL could become a […]

Twitter’s 6-Second Video Sharing App, Vine, Goes Live In The App Store

Original post by JORDAN CROOK via TC Twitter has officially launched its Vine video sharing app in theApp Store, as announced on the company blog. With Instagram taking the world by storm, and subsequentlyselling to Facebook for $1 billion, the question on everyone’s minds has been who will be able to do the same thing with video? Twitter’s been thinking […]

Google Grants $3.7 Million to Civic Innovation and Open Data Projects

Original post by Zoe Fox via Mashable Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, announced it’s funding two new tech projects on Wednesday, one to encourage civic innovation and the other to open government data. The larger of the two grants, a $2.1 million gift, was given to the Sunlight Foundation. The Foundation will use the money to grow […]