Daily Archives: May 10, 2012

4 Tools to Enhance Brand Engagement on Facebook

4 Tools to Enhance Brand Engagement on Facebook

The Facebook Marketing Series is presented by Webtrends, helping brands acquire, engage, nurture and optimize Facebook fans. Get the Social Media Marketing Playbook, a guide for maximizing returns. Download now. Over the past few years, Facebook marketing has moved from the domain of early adopters to a mainstream focus for nearly all businesses. During that … Continued

Instagram Adds Popular Tilt-Shift Feature to Android App

Instagram Adds Popular Tilt-Shift Feature to Android App

Fresh off its Android debut, Instagram has added the popular tilt-shift feature to its latest mobile platform, giving photos more depth of field and a realistic blur.The company has rolled out its Instagram Android v1.1.0 update, now available in the Google Play Store. The update comes as many Android users anxiously awaited the inclusion of … Continued

99Bill smartphone card reader pushes mobile payments for China, pretends it’s never heard of Square

99Bill smartphone card reader pushes mobile payments for China, pretends it’s never heard of Square

Jostling for attention among a crowd of China-focused smartphone card readers, 99Bill’s card reader has now been officially revealed. It plugs into your headphone jack and communicates with apps on both iOS and Android. The familiar-looking reader supports both passcode and signature security — China matches several European countries where passcode cards are the more … Continued

TiVo Premiere XL4 review

TiVo Premiere XL4 review

With the recent spring TiVo Premiere update we figured it was as good of a time as any to spend some quality time with the newly-renamed TiVo Premiere XL4. The highest model in the TiVo line, the XL4 costs $399 plus $15 a month, or $499 for lifetime service. For the money, it records four … Continued

Fujifilm FinePix XP170 rugged camera pays a visit to the FCC, leaves raincoat behind

Fujifilm FinePix XP170 rugged camera pays a visit to the FCC, leaves raincoat behind

It was only a matter of time before Fujifilm’s latest ruggedized shooter, the FinePix XP170, made a quick stop by the FCC offices and, well, it’s about that time. The filings don’t reveal many details we didn’t already know, meaning you’re still getting those WiFi sharing features to Android / iOS and that 14-megapixel CMOS … Continued