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Zynga Acquires Social Game Developer Unoh
FarmVille maker Zynga has acquired Tokyo-based startup Unoh, the company revealed in a statement on Thursday.
The startup has been rebranded "Zynga Japan" and will help bring Zynga's existing games to the Japanese market, as well as maintain its existing lineup and create new games.
Foursquare Rolls Out New Profile Page Design
Location-based social network Foursquare has rolled out a minor update to users' profile pages. The changes appear mainly cosmetic, but also draws attention to Foursquare's less popular features than the checkin, including Tips, To-Dos and Total Things Done.
Queue Forming in Front of Apple's New London Store
Although it doesn't open until tomorrow morning, fans have already begun lining up in front of Apple's new flagship store at 1 The Piazza, Covent Garden in London. The first 4,000 visitors to the Store will receive a free T-shirt when the doors open on August 7.
American student Rose Williams, who arrived at 10 a.m. this morning, is the first in line [via The Evening Standard]
Further News
The U.S. Department of Defense has publicly demanded that WikiLeaks return all of the secret documents it leaked about the war in Afghanistan.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is not happy about Google and Verizon's rumored attempt to upend net neutrality. On Thursday, it ended closed-door talks with several companies and has lashed out against the practice of paying for faster transmission of data over the Internet.
Apple has opened up a new section of the App Store called “Try Before You Buy,” which lets users test drive a limited selection of apps before purchasing them.
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