Facebook focused HTC Status is ready to be Liked on TELUS

Can't get enough Facebook? Well now with the HTC Status which is exclusive to TELUS you can take all your friends with you all the time. This is an Android powered smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard and a dedicated Facebook button that invokes the social network and allows you to check-in, post updates or upoad photos.

The Facebook share button can be accessed from any application on your phone. One click is all it takes to share your many social experiences with your entire social network: shoot off quick responses and see who is online with the Facebook Chat widget in one instant click, post a photo or video to your Wall and check-in with Facebook Places from your home screen with nothing but a quick touch of the button. Phone is coming soon and pricing is still to be determined.

Go social the Google+ way and compartmentalize your connections

Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin already consume a lot of our time and soon we'll have Google+, the search giant's new set of social tools that allow us to create subgroups for our connections as well as new ways to share, huddle and collaborate. Interesting social concepts and some videos can be found here.  It's fuel.

Source: LaughingSquid.com

Wills and Kate...The Royal Tour App

The Government of Canada has created an app for the Royal Tour for iOS users who can't get enough of the Royal newlyweds.  The app allows you to get updates from the Department of Canadian Heritage on the 2011 Royal Tour as Canada welcomes Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge from June 30 – July 8, 2011. 

This app will be your main source for photo and video updates of the tour. Check out what is being said on Twitter or RSVP for public events via the official Crown in Canada Facebook page. You can also send postcards to your friends and family and share how you plan on celebrating the 2011 Royal Tour. 

A full itinerary is also included with the app so you are always up-to-date on where the Royal Couple is during their stay in Canada. Royal stalking has become easier than ever.

Microsoft's Office 365 seeks to dominate the productivity cloud

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Microsoft launched its Office 365 initiative which brings its popular suite of office applications to the cloud. Accessible from any browser on most PC's and personal devices, Office 365' bundles Office Professional Online, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and all their respective components.

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