by Mike, posted on August 19, 2010
It may be like Foursquare, but it's different. It's integrated into Facebook, and it's called Facebook Places. What has been rumored for some time now is now fact. You will be able to "check in" on Facebook, and let your friends know your location. It went live via web-based mobile access, as well as Facebook's new iPhone app. There will be privacy features in place so that you don't have t...
Read More...by Mike, posted on August 16, 2010
Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, Inc., announced that he will be appearing on the hit CBS series "The Big Bang Theory" this season. He did not disclose details surrounding his appearance, only the fact that he would be appearing on the runaway hit, which depicts a group of scientists living, working, and playing together. Wozniak is the first Apple executive to appear on the show, but n...
Read More...by Mike, posted on August 14, 2010
PayPal is apparently in discussions with Google over the possibility of adding a feature to Android phones for users to access PayPal's service. The service could possibly be available on Android phones by the end of this year, though both Google and PayPal have refused to comment. PayPal is already available on iPhone and Blackberry devices, so this next step seems like a natural progress...
Read More...by Mike, posted on August 14, 2010
Twitter has expanded its follow feature with the bow of its new "You Both Follow" function. As the name implies, it will show you tweets that both you and someone you follow have in common. Testing for the new feature began two months ago, and it is now available to most users, if not everyone. The feature is somewhat similar to the "mutual friends" feature on Facebook, and to see this new fe...
Read More...by Mike, posted on August 13, 2010
Asus appears to be one of the first companies that will be out of the gate with an Android tablet, slated to be available in March. The EEE pad, which runs under the Windows platform (and is shown to the left), will be the basis for the Android tablet. It will, of course, differ vastly from the Windows versions, because it will be running Google's Android operating system. The first of ...
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Twitter users no doubt found this week to be extremely frustrating, as they repeatedly encountered the so-called "fail whale." For its part, Twitter blamed networking equipment in...
The New York Times reports that Microsoft has proposed to offer its European users the ability to turn off Internet Explorer during the installation of their soon-to-be-released Wi...
Research In Motion, the creators of the popular Blackberry device, released the official web page for the new Blackberry Curve 8520 today. The smartphone is the first "Mac-ready" ...
I have always been a fan of Canon's PowerShot brand, but Panasonic has no doubt become a player in the consumer cameras market. Today, Panasonic announces three new cameras in the...
