So Drop.io has just made it public that Facebook have struck a deal with them and has bought most of drop.io’s technology and assets. Sam Lessin, the head of the company, will also be joining the Facebook staff.

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Just in time for Halloween, Dailymotion, one of the world’s most popular video entertainment sites, announced the launch of the Gorymotion video hub (www.dailymotion.com/us/hub/gorymotion). Featuring the best of horror-related content from Dailymotion’s vast library of high-quality entertainment, the hub builds on Dailymotion’s successful strategy of curating content into categories based on viewers’ interests.

The new Gorymotion hub will make it easier than ever for users to discover new spine-tingling videos and share them across social networks. Celebrating the release of Saw II: Flesh & Blood, KONAMI Digital Entertainment, Inc. is sponsoring the hub’s debut, providing co-branded skinning on the site as well as contributing original promotional and editorial content. Read the rest of this entry

On Saturday, October 30, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, a drummer in North Carolina will play live with a guitarist in Maine and a bass player in California to a club full of Second Life “residents” dazzled by the rich sound and tight groove that eJamming AUDiiO 3.0 enables.

“We’re excited that bands in Second Life have discovered our latest software and that one of the top in-world promoters reached out to us to promote this event,” said Gail Kantor, eJamming Co-Founder. “Achieving a low-bandwidth high resolution multi-player audio service is what we’ve strived for all along. With 3.0 we’ve nailed it. That bands are using eJamming in SL is unbelievably gratifying.”

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Xbox 360 celebrated the official launch of Kinect for Xbox 360 on Saturday, October 23rd with a star-studded party held at a private home in Beverly Hills. During the day Xbox 360 played host to VIP and celebrity families including Greg Grunberg, “Zoey 101″ star Chris Massey, Jason Ritter, “iCarly” star Nathan Kress and many more. Guests played Kinect, participated in carnival-like activities and enjoyed a special performance by Burnham whose hit single “Catch Me If You Can” can currently be heard on Disney Radio. Read the rest of this entry

Kineto Wireless, Inc., the key innovator and leading supplier of solutions that enable smart offload for smartphones, today announced a video contest for fans of Wi-Fi calling and UMA.

Do you love using Wi-Fi on your smartphone to make phone calls? Don’t have it but want it? This contest is for you. Whether it be Wi-Fi Calling, UMA, Unik, Talkspot or otherwise, we’ve seen your enthusiasm for this technology, and we want to share it with the masses. Read the rest of this entry

Boost Mobile brightens its handset lineup on the Nationwide Sprint Network with the launch of the popular Samsung Seek™, now available in Candy Apple Red and offered exclusively by Boost Mobile at Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile speciality stores for $149.99 (excludes taxes). Boost Mobile’s first touch-screen device with a slide-out QWERTY keypad is designed to deliver easy access to multiple messaging options and popular social networking sites. Read the rest of this entry

Groupon (http://www.groupon.com), a shopping website that offers a daily deal on the best local goods, services and cultural events in more than 250 markets around the world, launched in Honolulu on October 20, 2010.

“We are thrilled to introduce Groupon to Hawaii, and Honolulu’s world-class dining, shopping, museums, galleries and outdoor adventures are ideal for the Groupon model,” said Rob Solomon, president and chief operating officer of Groupon. “We will offer residents and visitors unbeatable deals on the best that Honolulu has to offer, while driving new streams of revenue to top local businesses.” Read the rest of this entry

JUST Mobile available today in over 650 SPAR, SPAR Express, EUROSPAR, MACE and XL outlets nationwide

JUST Mobile, the only Irish owned independent mobile network provider (with a conscience), today announces the launch of Ireland’s newest and best value pre-paid mobile phone network. JUST Mobile has partnered with BWG Foods so that consumers can today make the switch to the only Irish owned service in over 650 SPAR, SPAR Express, EUROSPAR, MACE and XL outlets in 500 towns and villages nationwide, with the aim of extending to over 900 BWG symbol stores in the coming weeks. Read the rest of this entry