Apple Working on "Find My Friends" Social Network

06/09/2011
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Apple hasn’t been successful at the social network scene. There was Game Center (Do people still use that?). And there was the diaster known as Ping.

Apple hasn’t gained traction with social network integration in iTunes, but the Cupertino company looks to be stepping up its game in iOS 5. It’s already been announced that there will be Twitter integration in iOS 5, and recent findings point towards a new social network from Apple dubbed “Find My Friends.”(...)Read...

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