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Do you wish your TV was a bit smarter? Well, you’re in luck. Samsung has taken the boring out of TV with the launch of inTouch, an Android-powered accessory that expands the web functionality on older model HDTVs without networking capability.

The inTouch system lets you Skype from your television using video chat. You can also browse the web and connect with YouTube, Google News and Weather. The camera has Wi-Fi built-in along with 720p high-definition video and a range of pre-loaded apps.

The web’s most visited website has launched Google+ for Businesses and Branding and it is getting all kinds of feedback.

Google+ has been growing at a phenomenal rate since inception, hitting 20 million users by its first weekend. Millions more have joined since, making it the fastest growing social network, with 40 million users and companies like Pepsi, Toyota and CNN getting actively engaged.

Facebook, Twitter and other social media networks are no longer the stomping ground of the young alone.  Businesses now recognize these communities as powerful promotional tools that are an important part of any effective marketing strategy.

The new Amazon Kindle Fire has recorded more than 250,000 pre-orders since it was announce last week. This means that an average 50,000 tablets are ordered each day. At this rate Amazon could sell more than 2.5 million Kindle Fires by the time the tablet is launched.

Microsoft has released the newest version of its Smartphone software Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango”. The updated OS includes several upgrades to its suite of communication tools, vastly improving the communication hub of Windows Phone. It supported Facebook and Windows Live integration before, but Mango adds support for LinkedIn and Twitter as well.

Once again there will be major changes to Facebook as users know it. This time it’s user profile pages that will get a new look, according to Facebook. Its goal is to make the profile simpler, relevant, and to give users a greater degree of control.
Details about the redesign have not been fully release but it is expected to be announced at Facebooks f8 Developer Conference this week. But workers at Facebook have spoken to the press and released some minor details.