First KDDI's iida INFOBAR, then Sharp's clamshell Android phone HYBRID oo7SH, and now the so-called Smart Bar [JP]: Japan is getting more and more specially designed Android handsets. As you can see on the pictures, the Smart Bar adopts the "traditional" candy bar form factor but is actually powered by Android Gingerbread.

The device is manufactured by Huawei and will be distributed in Japan by mobile carrier eMobile. Targeted mainly at female users, the phones comes with a 3-inch WVGA touch di [...]

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Netflix set aside a special section on their platform for kids. It is appropriately called “Just for Kids.” The interface streams content for children ages 12 and under. The programming is completely tweaked for the way kids experience movies and TV shows.


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QR Codes have a lot going for them. They are easy to produce (free tools on the net), easy to interpret (apps for most, if not all, major smartphone platforms) and can contain relatively complex types of information (like web URLs). It is surprising we don't see it used in more promotional campaigns. However, fast food giant Taco Bell is using it in their new campaign with MTV.Taco Bell MTV QR Code FAQHere's how it works:Buy a Big Box Remixed between 7/21/11 and 9/4/11 OR a Large Fountain Drink [...]

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Tweet Welcome to Week 4 of the Social Friday Series from SocialMouths, I'm glad you're here! The week, as it has been for the last month, has been taken by conversations about Google Plus. You know how we are, we love to predict the future… The only news that got a little attention besides G+ [...]

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Tweet Welcome, and thanks for assisting to a new installment of my recently launched series “Social Friday”. Pretty cool stuff happening on the social media and blogging worlds, we continue to discuss Google + and you can see how the story develops emphasizing on 2 main aspects: how it's impossible for Google to compete with Facebook at [...]

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