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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Google Employees Are Testing A Secret Android Music System (GOOG)

Streaming feature in Android phone

Google has begun internal testing of its new online music service, which lets users store their collections on Google's servers and then stream songs to any Internet connected device.

CNET's Greg Sandoval received the reports that Google is "dogfooding" the service from music labels, who are negotiating with Google over the licensing rights. Apparently, the negotiations have gone far enough for the service to be launched internally.

Earlier this month, a developer discovered an early version of the service when he installed the Android music app from "Honeycomb" -- the version of Android for tablets -- on a smartphone.

The service will most likely be unveiled at Google I/O, the company's big conference for developers in May.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Google Ready to Test NFC-based Mobile Payment System in New York, San Francisco

Google plans to begin testing NFC-based mobile payments at selected stores in New York and San Francisco. "The company will pay for installation of thousands of special cash-register systems from VeriFone Systems Inc. (PAY) at merchant locations, said one of the people, who requested anonymity because Google's plans haven't been made public. The registers would accept payments from mobile phones equipped with so-called near-field-communication technology," reports Bloomberg.

Google Ready to Test NFC-based Mobile Payment System in New York, San Francisco


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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Facebook Updates Ad System, Adds "Sponsored Stories" So You Can Spam Your Friends Better

Mark Zuckerberg Oil Painting

Facebook has rolled out an upgrade to its self-serve ad system that includes its new ad format, "Sponsored Stories", All Facebook points out.

The idea behind Sponsored Stories is to turn your Likes into ads. When you like something on Facebook and someone has bought an ad for it, that story will be broadcast to your friends.

Facebook announced the product last month but now it's part of their self-serve ad system so anyone can buy them.

The other major piece of this upgrade is that it lets advertisers select which tap of their fan page people who click on the ad will land on. So now you can split-test what people land on and optimize your campaigns better.

Don't miss these photos of Katy Perry hanging out at Facebook headquarters →

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Monday, January 31, 2011

Facebook’s New Comments System Ready to Roll

Facebook is planning to launch a third-party commenting system in a matter of weeks. According to multiple sources familiar with the new product, "This new technology could see Facebook as the engine behind the comments system on many high-profile blogs and other digital publications very soon."

Facebook’s New Comments System Ready to Roll


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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Google Thinking About Making Its Own Mobile Payment System (GOOG)

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Google is considering developing its own mobile payment system based on near field communication (NFC), Olga Kharif at BusinessWeek reports.

NFC is a short range wireless technology that allows you transmit data.

In this case, you'd be able to wave an Android phone at a cash register and pay for a sweater, or whatever you're buying.

The mobile payment field is getting crowded with major credit card companies working on a system, eBay working on something, and Apple hiring NFC experts for its phones.

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Apple Makes Another Play For The Enterprise: Old Navy Testing iPod-Based Point-Of-Sale System (AAPL, GPS)

Old Navy Apple credit card system

Apple is making a huge play at the enterprise market via iOS: Not just the typical corporate market you think of, like getting big companies to buy Macs instead of Dells, but actually getting companies to use iOS devices as part of their business infrastructure.

The latest example: Old Navy, the clothing retailer, is testing out iPod-based point-of-sale systems in its stores, 9to5Mac reports. These are the same little iPod touch-based credit card swiping systems that you see used in Apple's own retail stores.

Who knows if this will become widespread, but it's a huge potential new market for Apple.

And not just Apple doing it directly, but also via iOS software partners, such as the company we found offering an iPad- and SMS-based table-waiting service at a San Francisco restaurant.

Related: Here's How Apple Is Invading The Enterprise

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