Daily Archives: July 10, 2011

Story of the week: Facebook moves ahead, looks to widen app platform

July 10, 2011 7:05 pm by Maryam Nabi

Google may be drawing strong reviews for its latest attempt at a social networking service, but Facebook is not standing still. Mark Zuckerberg declared that his company has reached 750m users and entered a new phase, as it looks to build on its “social infrastructure”. First up: Skype. Read more

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Chris Nuttall Nook finds a perfect niche

July 10, 2011 2:03 am by Chris Nuttall

If you’re thinking of taking a pile of books for your holiday reading, think again, and consider the featherweight Barnes & Noble Nook 2nd Edition eReader instead. I am a big fan of the larger $250 Nook Color, which mixes tablet functionality with great eReader software on a colour screen, but I like this new $140 Nook even more for its smaller size and pure and simple functionality focused on digital books. Read more

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