Michelle Megna

Score another point for social media marketing: Facebook Page users will soon be able to automatically publish updates to their Twitter accounts, as the social networking giant makes new moves to expand services and features at the site. While Facebook profiles are common for individual users of the site, Facebook Pages are used by businesses, […]

Google today released an Android app called “Listen” that enables users to subscribe, search for and manage podcasts — revving up the audio-friendly features of the open source mobile operating system. It’s a move that sweetens the offerings available on Android, which is fighting an uphill battle against entrenched rivals, especially Apple’s iPhone. When it […]

Facebook is expanding its efforts to turn its online Gift Shop into a money-making opportunity through sales of other companies’ virtual — and potentially physical — goods. Until now, gifts in the site’s Gift Shop consisted chiefly of colorful, generic icons that recipients could embed in their profile. Users could buy the gifts using the […]

As smartphone sales continue to grow, Wi-Fi is emerging as an integral component of the lucrative mobile market, with a recent study showing a triple-digit spike in consumers using the wireless technology to access the Internet on their handsets. In its first “Wireless Census,” networking firm Meraki reported that the overall number of smartphones using […]

Wikipedia is going mobile today with the release of an iPhone app while Facebook awaits approval of a significant upgrade to its existing iPhone program. Wikipedia Mobile is available today for those wanting on-the-go access to the online, collaborative encyclopedia. The 1.6MB open-source application is free, and for now, appears to offer about the same […]

Facebook continues showing strength not just as a major force in social networking, but also in search — experiencing a 35-percent increase in searches in July. That’s enough to make Facebook one of the fastest-growing properties on which searches are conducted, according to research firm comScore‘s monthly search report. Also recording growth for the month […]

After a much-hyped start, sales of the Palm Pre are beginning to fall short of earlier projections, causing one analyst to backpedal on estimates and downgrade the company in a research note issued August 13th. Palm Pre sales fell from 200,000 units in June to 100,000 in July, with this month slated to be lower […]

Developers looking to bank on the future of Palm’s new mobile platform can start submitting webOS applications to the company’s e-commerce beta program. Palm (NASDAQ: PALM) said today that developers who wish to charge for their Palm Pre webOS applications can begin submitting them for consideration to the Palm App Catalog e-commerce beta program, which […]

Smartphone users say security isn’t a critical concern, with a recent survey finding that the majority of smartphone users are more concerned about losing their phone or personal data. That’s in spite of acknowledging the wealth of threats — ranging from phishing scams to viruses — that could impact them. According to a survey conducted […]

The T-Mobile G1Source: T-Mobile T-Mobile today is dismissing reports that the Android-based T-Mobile G1 will not be able to handle future, highly anticipated operating system updates. Android engineers tweeted that the T-Mobile G1, the first Android handset offered in the U.S., has limited memory that “may not be able” to support future updates. In response […]

Owners of iPhones running on OS 3.0 are discovering today that there’s no way to completely delete e-mails from their phones due to a glitch in a new search feature. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) last month released version 3.0 of the iPhone’s software, including the new Spotlight search feature that enables users to quickly to find […]

The iPhone is not a run-away success increasing profits for carriers — or shareholders — and reports of such are the product of Apple’s “unique PR campaign” and uncritical media, according to the Danish consulting firm [Strand Consult](http://www.strandreports.com/sw3896.asp). The company debunks what it says are 10 myths about the iPhone, including the following: The iPhone […]