Networking

If you somehow haven’t heard, Facebook’s image and reputation has hit an all time l0w recently. With security being the culprit, Facebook has also been making repetitious efforts to create Facebook a more private social network (if the words “private” and “social network” can be used in the same sentence, of course). In return for [...]

When you think of Chatroulette, you don’t quite get a nice impression. Months ago, when Chatroulette was in no-mans land where nobody knew what it was, it was essentially a place where you can just speak with another person, have a conversation. Services such as Omegle do the same thing, although Chatroulette brought its largest [...]

FourSquare, a social networking, location based service, has turned one year old today. It also just so happens that they have broken their check-in record a day before SXSW. An official tweet was sent out saying they have had 275,000 check-ins today. The 275,000 mark was hit a few hours ago, according to the tweet, [...]

After Facebook’s initial launch for WebOS, many were rather disappointed with the (what seems to be) lack of effort put into it. Facebook’s 1.1.0 update is available via the update function in Palm’s app catalog, although the app is expected to come to the app catalog soon enough. The application comes with a flurry of [...]

Today, Nokia has added Skype to their Ovi Store. Skype for Symbian will be a free downloadable application allowing you to Skype (it’s turned into a verb) with whoever may be on your contact list through Wi-Fi or over a 3G connection. Considering there are oh, so many Symbian users in the world, it is [...]

Satisfying your social networking needs, Microsoft has released their long-awaited Facebook Application for the Zune HD. Reports say you may need to update your Zune software first, though, so make sure you get to that. The app is light ant substantially full featured. Well, look at it this way, the Facebook app is to Facebook’s [...]

Seesmic, a Twitter client, has been seen on many platforms. From the web client, to desktops, and even mobile phones, Seesmic is there. Last week, Seesmic released their Seesmic Twitter app update to their web client, boasting its features over their Windows app, making both rather compelling and comparable. Seesmic has also updated their new [...]

Today, Samsung finally announced their new 7000 and 8000 series HD TVs. They are also joining Panasonic and LG, making the 7000 and 8000 series come with a Skype “app”, in the Samsung Apps service. It also looks as if it will come with an HD video webcam, running as high as $200, seen at [...]

According to Twitter’s head of product management, Anamitra Benerji, at an Interactive Advertising Bureau event today, Twitter is finally calling upon it’s status as the Internet’s hot spot for brands and marketers. They may be launching a platform to help boost their income. Click the read more button to continue.

Rumors of the HTC Legend have been sprouting out for a while, and HTC has confirmed that it’s true. The HTC Legend seems to be am HTC Hero successor wrapped in aluminum. The HTC Legend will rock a 3.2 inch AMOLED LCD screen with an HVGA resolution. Also gone is the trackball, replaced with an [...]

Days after AT&T lifted their rules of streaming video through 3G, Verizon lifts rules on their Skype act. AT&T users have been able to do this since last Fall, although Verizon, being known to be a very strict carrier, is now lifting that rule. Starting next month, you will be able to make unlimited amounts [...]

Today, Navigon unveiled a software update to their popular iPhone Application, MobileNavigator, showcasing a variety of new features onboard for version 1.5.0. New features include Facebook and Twitter integration, a panoramic 3D view, and a new feature named MyRoutes. These new features are “groundbreaking” and “intuitive”. Click the read more button to continue

Six years ago today, our beloved photo sharing site, Flickr, was born. Launched at eTech in San diego, Flickr gets billions of photo and video uploads daily, and already has tens of thousands of groups. As with previous years, Flickr is holding a birthday celebration in San Francisco within the coming months. Specific dates will [...]