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Foursquare Adds Photos and Comments to iPhone App

December 20, 2010
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Foursquare Adds Photos and Comments to iPhone App

Foursquare has updated its iPhone app. With this update, the company brings two new features that will make the application signifigantly more useful and social. These new features allow you to do more with foursquare. You don’t just check in to some place and that’s that. You get to share your experience and information...
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You Use Phones, Phones Use You – App Users Beware

December 18, 2010
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You Use Phones, Phones Use You – App Users Beware

Many Americans use smart phones on a daily basis. What they don’t know is that smart phones also use them. Phones such as the Apple iPhone or Google’s Android devices regularly share people’s personal information via many various applications without their knowledge or knowing consent. These devices share such information as their user’s current...
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Facebook Rolling Out New Features: Facial Recognition

December 17, 2010
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Facebook Rolling Out New Features: Facial Recognition

Facebook will be rolling out some new features in the next couple of weeks. One of these new features will be the addition of facial recognition tagging suggestions. This means that when you upload photos Facebook’s new algorithm will analyze the photos to see if it finds any matches in your friends. When it...
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Apple’s iOS 4.2 Released for iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch

November 22, 2010
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Apple’s iOS 4.2 Released for iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch

The long anticipated software update for iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch in the form of the iOS 4.2 has been released by Apple today and is available for download. Just in time for the holiday season Apple brings Multitasking, Folders, Unified Inbox, Game Center, AirPlay® and AirPrint. “iOS 4.2 makes the iPad a completely...
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Metro PCS Phones – No Contract, 40 Bucks per Month

November 14, 2010
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Metro PCS Phones – No Contract, 40 Bucks per Month

Metro PCS is a wireless communications provider that offers Unlimited Local & Long Distance Calling Plans for a flat fee: MetroPCS $40 Unlimited Local & Long Distance Calling Plan While their coverage can vary, the plans have one huge advantage: They do not force you into a long term contract. Instead they offer service...
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Google Sues US Interior Department For Favoring Microsoft eMail

November 2, 2010
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Google Inc. does not like the fact that Microsoft Corporations has a strong foothold in the government as far as e-mail and cloud computing is concerned. Google now alleges the U.S. Interior department for putting out requests for bids which were limited to Microsoft Corp.’s business productivity software. The LA Times reports, that taxpayers...
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Apple Releases New iOS 4.2 for iPhone and iPad

November 1, 2010
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Apple has released iOS 4.2 build 8C134 for both iPad and iPhone and iPod touch devices. This could be indicating that the company is close to the public release of the new operating system, which was planned to be released this month, as reported by appleinsider.com. Apple’s chief executive Steve Jobs,  Apple’s CEO, demonstrated...
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Firesheep – a Firefox Extension that Aims to Show Privacy Vulnerabilities

November 1, 2010
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Firesheep – a Firefox Extension that Aims to Show Privacy Vulnerabilities

Firesheep is a Firefox extension that aims to show privacy vulnerabilities. Many web sites like for example Facebook do not handle personal information very good. It is very easy to access user data on open WiFi networks. Firesheep is an easy to use Firefox add on that shows how easy it is to steal...
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Blekko Launches Search Engine With Public Beta

November 1, 2010
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Blekko Launches Search Engine With Public Beta

Blekko, a new breed of search engine launched its public beta today. Blekko tries to deliver better search results by combining technology with the Wikipedia model. That means hundreds of users evaluate the content and determine whether something is spam or not. The search engine results that Blekko delivers resemble Google results from about...
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White iPhone 4 Delayed Until Spring 2011

October 27, 2010
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Apple has further delayed the delivery of the iPhone 4 until spring 2011, as PC Mag reports. Apple did not give any details on why they are pushing the release further back again. There were already three release dates that were all later revised. Just yesterday boygeniusreport.com showed that the white iPhone 4 was...
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