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iPhone 5 2011 What’s In Store: Nexus S Immitation Or Not?

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At the moment we are at the height of an Apple/Samsung battle, with both major manufacturers claiming the other is stealing design ideas from them. Rumors are circulating stating that Apple's fifth gen iPhone could bare a shocking similarity to that of the Samsung Nexus S. … [Read more...]

Google Speed Up & Simplify Flight Searches

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The horror of having to crawl through a huge list of different flight times has just been simplified by Google. The internet giant has upgraded their search engine so that flights can be found quicker and more efficiently. … [Read more...]

Google Wallet & Offers Get Green Light: NFC Trials Begin Today

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Only yesterday we told about the expected launch of Google’s Android NFC mobile payments system and today we have news that Google Wallet and Offers have now got the green light and that trials are starting from today. If you haven’t yet heard of NFC, it’s a system whereby you can use your … [Read more...]

T3 Gadget Awards 2011: Android V Apple- The Winner?

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Gadget website T3 is once again holding its annual awards ceremony which pits the best tech against each other. There is no guessing that the big battle is going to be between Android and Apple. … [Read more...]

YouTube Recieves 48 Hours Of New Content Every 60 Seconds

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New figures show that YouTube have been very busy indeed. It seems that the consistent rise in new users has prompted a sharp increase in uploads. The site now receives on average, 2 days of footage each minute! … [Read more...]

Android NFC Expected To Be Showcased By Google Tomorrow

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Google are looking set to unveil their revolutionary NFC technology at a New York event tomorrow. This effectively turns your smartphone into a method of payment, simply scanning it in shops that accept NFC. … [Read more...]

YouTube Tops Samsung’s TV App Store Downloads Chart

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Internet connected TV is on the up, with more people using their boxes to watch on demand shows and video. Samsung's app store for their line of internet TVs has just surpassed 5 million downloads, with Google owned video sharing site YouTube topping the chart for most downloads. … [Read more...]

Apple’s Potential Music Deals Bring iCloud A Step Closer

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Cloud based music services are becoming more and more in-demand and with most of Apple's rivals having launched one, it seems like the right time to bring out a version of their own. … [Read more...]

Doodle 4 Google American Challenge: Space Explorer Wins

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In the past here at OSM, we have brought you many Google Doodles or the logo on their homepage, in relation to specific dates on the yearly calendar, for example it could be a date such as Halloween, Easter or an individual's birthday. Examples of this have been escapologist Harry Houdini or … [Read more...]

Is YouTube Losing Its Purpose?

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Back in 2005 when YouTube was born, it was made with the simple purpose of having users record themselves and "broadcast" it. All sorts of crazy content has been uploaded over the years, but is YouTube now in danger of losing its identity? … [Read more...]

Google & AOL Connect Gmail, Gtalk & AIM

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Google and AOL have finally come together to offer users an interoperable partnership between Gmail, Google Talk and AIM. … [Read more...]

Facebook & Bing Integration: Combat Against Google +1

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Whilst Facebook may be the largest of the social networking sites with more than 500 million users signed up it is currently in a bit of a vulnerable state. Why is it vulnerable you may be asking? Well Google who has the seamless search engine has just its +1 service which goes into direct … [Read more...]

Google IO Giveaways 2011: Galaxy Tab 10.1 & Chromebook

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There are many events held around the world for different manufacturers and companies that are pretty popular with developers and consumers such as Apple’s WWDC and the gaming world’s E3 conference. There’s one other in particular where they are particularly generous to the people that attend … [Read more...]

New Nexus Phone in 2011 with Android Ice Cream Sandwich Hints

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The smartphone market has become extremely competitive especially over the last little while with all the talk of the iPhone 5 and a load of other devices. Android are seemingly dominating the market with their range of devices of all types and price and also people simply looking for an alternative … [Read more...]

Google +1 Nearing Launch: Facebook Like Rival?

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When you look at the different companies that has now taken on board social media you realize that any that haven’t are making a mistake. Big companies and brands have started all their own marketing campaigns as well as using it to get a bit closer to their target audiences … [Read more...]

Google Now Offer Movie Rental On Android Phones & Tablets

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Google have further strengthened their powerful Android operating system by introducing movie rental. Owners will now be able to hire the latest films as they please from their smartphones and tablets. … [Read more...]

Google Doodle: 117th Birthday Of Choreographer Martha Graham Celebrated

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Over the last few months we have seen a very wide range of Google Doodles, we have brought you news on what feels like nearly every Doodle that has ever been created. In previous posts we have talked about Google celebrating the birthdays of both explorer Ernest Shackleton and Mr.Men author Roger … [Read more...]

Google Music Free For a Limited Time: Overview Video

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For everyone that has been waiting for it Google’s worst kept secret has finally been launched. That’s right, not only do they have a seamless search engine and a dominating smartphone operating system now they have their own music service.This certainly doesn’t come as a shock as more and … [Read more...]

Sprint Nexus S 4G: Update Brings Security, Bug Fix, Enhancements

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Samsung's Nexus S 4G running on Sprint's network has only just come to fruition. Before we refresh you on what specs you will find on the new handset, we must tell you that the phone has just received an update, which in turn will give better enhancements including that of security. … [Read more...]

Google’s New Environmentally Friendly Offices: Mountain View Plans

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Giant tech company Google is often in the news and just today we’ve told you about the special Mr. Man Google Doodle, how Google’s Android platform is increasing its market share but also how the company has now been surpassed by Apple as the most valuable brand in the world. Now we hear that … [Read more...]

Google Android Widens The Market Share Gap At RIM’s Expense

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Something that has long been talked about is the competition between Google and Apple in terms of the cell phone market and the opposing operating systems that they offer their customers. Apple for the last few years pretty much dominated the market unopposed until Google Android came about.The … [Read more...]

Google Doodle: The 76th Birthday of Roger Hargreaves

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We have certainly seen quite a few different Google Doodle’s over the last little while, recent ones include a dedication to the Royal Wedding, Earth Day and of course the Doodle that hinted at the next Google smartphone OS Ice Cream Sundae.Today we see a new Google Doodle and this is for the … [Read more...]

Facebook, Google & Skype: Talks to Purchase or Tie-Up

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Big news today is that well-known tech name, Google and social networking giant Facebook, are both in talks to buy or tie-up with Skype, the web video conferencing service. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO has reportedly been involved in moves to purchase or tie-up with Skype and Google has also … [Read more...]

Google Canary: It’s Chrome For The Mac OS X

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This is an interesting one for all you Mac users out there who are looking for a safe, secure and fast browser. This is the browser that survived Pwn2Own even though it had a 20k cash prize up for grabs, it managed to see the event through without any type of compromise … [Read more...]

Google Tops US Reputable Companies List: Tech Rates Highly

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We have news today of a new poll of the most reputable companies in the U.S. and technology giant Google tops the list, with other tech companies also rating highly. The Harris Interactive poll measured 60 leading companies and we can tell you some of the best, and some of the worst. … [Read more...]