Five things from Facebook

It seems that Facebook is currently in development for new ideas, here are the top 5 that they might do:

• New device interrogation - more updates with mobile devices that have Facebook
• Giving gifts to friends - Might be charging users to show messages to whole groups of their friends ans selling many gifts as possible.
• Strong push towards gaming -Might be able to develop their own games, because of their firms are losing money.
• Instagram enhanced -Will helped them with several plans in the future
• Greater interrogation with automobiles - This is one of the big ones. A Facebook-integrated car that allows to use destination points to check in. Also adding a camera system to share driving experience to their wall.

Five Things Facebook Could Announce Next Week

Amazon AutoRip is giving out free copies of CDs

Online retailer Amazon has launched a service that stores free digital versions of CDs bought via its store.

AutoRip, which is only available in the US, will automatically keep a digital copy of eligible CDs in a customer's cloud storage account.
The catalogue has been made up from those albums that have proved most popular with Amazon customers in the last 15 years.The list includes "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd, "Thriller" by Michael Jackson and "21" by Adele.

Amazon this will make it easier for those who are trying to create a digital music library, now CD users don't have to go through the hassle of having to rip the songs. 

This move is an attempt to get market share from Apple's iTunes Store. The Cupertino giant has similar cloud storage services for music and leads the market with more than 50% of the market share, while Amazon has less than 15%. Google offers a similar service.

New "Low Budget" iPhone?

 

Rumors are saying a new "higher-end iPhone" could be released in mid 2013, mostly likely a iPhone 5s. Not a just a new iPhone a new iPhone but also a "low-budget iPhone".

 Apple is working on a more affordable version of the iPhone that would sell for as little as $500 and could be released as early as the middle of this year, according to reports.

 The cheaper smartphone will most likely look like the  iPhone 5, but be made of less expensive materials such as polycarbonate plastic, reports The Wall Street Journal. Other rumors say it will be a 'iPhone Mini' and have a 4in display. 

Companies like Samsung have knocked Apple off the top with their new smartphones that are cheaper than the iPhone; this being the reason why Apple will make a cheaper iPhone.

The comments that people have on the new "low-budget iPhone" are along the lines of, yes this being a good thing and no it's not. People are afraid that it could end up like the iPad Mini. Some were not impressed with the screen quality, yes it was cheaper but because it is smaller. Other commented that this is not the way Apple should producing bad quality gadgets.


Sources : Cheaper Apple iPhone Rumours
  Higher End iPhone Reportedly Launching June Low End
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Messenger going down; Skype in the rise

In March 15, any Microsoft Messenger user are going to lose the application and can go to skype with their own ID. The plan to shut down the program was made within last november, and since Microsoft aquired skype in May 2011, there will be a setting for Messenger users to acess as before; which still have the contacts within their Xbox, hotmail, etc.With Skype's New techology with video chatting, and instant messaging, This may change the turn about for 2013


Sources:
- Microsoft to shut down Messenger on March 15, move users to Skype
- Microsoft confirms Live Messenger users to be migrated to Skype on March 15
- Microsoft killing Messenger on March 15

Year-end Wii U sales steady

Nintendo Co Ltd 's year-end sales of its Wii U games console were steady, though not as strong as when its Wii predecessor was first launched, the Japanese game maker's top executive told Reuters on Monday

Iwata gave no details on sales or forecasts, but said Nintendo needed to focus on developing attractive software for its 3DS handheld device to draw new users, and increase Wii U sales as it battles competition from popular mobile devices. The Wii U carries video content from Netflix Inc and Hulu, and has a dedicated social gaming network called Miiverse, which allows users to interact and share games tips.

Nintendo said in October it aimed to sell 5.5 million Wii U devices by end-March. Wii U, the successor to the blockbuster Wii machine, went on sale in the United States on November 18. The company later said it sold more than 400,000 of the video game consoles in the first week.

Nintendo's Osaka-listed shares earlier ended down nearly 2.1 percent on Monday at 8,980 yen, and have fallen 15 percent since the Wii U was launched.

Source: Nintendo Says End Wii U Sales Steady