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Facebook for Android catching up to iPhone Facebook?

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:12:41 +0000

A prettier Facebook for Android. (Credit: Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) Facebook for Android updated to version 1.3.0 on Tuesday, and while we wouldn’t say that it’s as elegant and accessible as Facebook for iPhone , the Android version is absolutely improving. A done-up interface greets you on boot-up, with seven icons for your news feed, profile, friends, photos, message in-box, events (like birthdays), and pending friend requests.

The official skinny on RIM’s BlackBerry OS 6

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:11:51 +0000

(Credit: RIM/BlackBerry) BlackBerry maker RIM officially announced BlackBerry 6 on Tuesday, alongside the company’s unveiling of the BlackBerry Torch smartphone . In fact, BlackBerry 6, RIM’s newest operating system, will debut on the BlackBerry Torch. It will be available exclusively from AT&T starting August 12.

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Soundgarden and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:37:25 +0000

Telephantasm – First New Soundgarden Album in Over 10 Years – to be Bundled with 1 Million Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Launch Units Telephantasm to be Released as Downloadable Content Day and Date with the Game this September New Single ‘Black Rain’ to Debut Exclusively in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Hot on the heels of their highly anticipated reunion, GRAMMY® award-winning rockers Soundgarden and Activision Publishing Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero®: Warriors of Rock will come together this September in a groundbreaking collaboration that marks the first time a new music album will be simultaneously released and bundled with a video game .

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Trillian 5 beta for Windows is now here, looking good

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:29:32 +0000

Trillian all-in-one IM gets a major visual refresh in version 5 beta for Windows. (Credit: Trillian) We caught wind of a refresh to the Cerulean Studios’ Trillian all-in-one IM app a month ago, and starting Monday, the refurbished Trillian 5 beta for Windows is open to all. As promised, Trillian 5 beta (download) now integrates with LinkedIn and Foursquare social networking services (access this from the handy accounts ribbon on the buddy list), and it improves the behavior of Facebook and Twitter feeds.

Microsoft plugs Windows shortcut hole

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:59:11 +0000

(Credit: Microsoft) As planned , Microsoft released a fix on Monday for a critical Windows vulnerability that was being exploited by a fast-spreading virus and other malware. The software patch fixes the way Windows Shell handles shortcut files, which are links to a file represented by an icon and implemented with the .lnk extension. Attackers exploiting the hole could take complete control of the computer, the security advisory said

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iPad e-books for children: Five more amazing titles

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:10:15 +0000

“Yertle the Turtle” is arguably the best book ever written on the subject of turtle-stacking. (Credit: Oceanhouse Media) A few months back I told you about five amazing iPad e-books for kids , noting that Apple’s tablet is arguably the single best platform for reading (and, thanks to various interactive features, experiencing) children’s books. App developers and book publishers seem to agree, as the App Store is now home to dozens, if not hundreds, of kid-friendly e-books.

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PlayOn skips App Store, uses Safari for streaming

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:53:56 +0000

What do you do when your Hulu and Netflix streaming iPhone app remains in Apple’s App Store purgatory a little too long? You do just what Steve Jobs encouraged developers to do before there was even an App Store–you make your app in Safari instead. That’s just what PlayOn has done

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Report: In IE8, Web ads won out over privacy

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:08:20 +0000

Efforts to build Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 with more robust privacy settings were reportedly stifled by the needs of online advertisers to track user activity, according to a story in Monday’s Wall Street Journal . In designing the browser in early 2008, IE8′s development team, led by manager Dean Hachamovitch, wanted to implement new privacy features that would limit third parties from easily tracking mouse clicks and other user activity, according to the Journal.

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Internet Explorer gains ground for second month

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:06:23 +0000

After years of losing ground to Firefox and other rivals, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser posted its second consecutive monthly gain in share, according to a market researcher. For July, Internet Explorer snagged 60.74 percent market share, according to Netmarketshare

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Chelsea Clinton Marries

admin — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:56:44 +0000

It has been quite a long time since this picture here of once-presidential daughter Chelsea Clinton inside the White House in 1993. Formerly 12 years old, she is now thirty and has just married… one of the more elegant displays of White House-rooted weddings. Chelsea Clinton is the daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton.

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