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Windows gets Skype 5.5
There are a substantial number of Skype users who communicate with their near and dear ones on Windows platforms. Now, there’s a reason for them to celebrate as the famous chat software will be a lot better, thanks to a version 5.5 upgrade. The goodies include improved video and group calling, a few design tweaks,…
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Meninos unveils Like Hanger, inspired by social networking giant, Facebook
Facebook can be addictive. And we wouldn’t really point fingers at you if you probably ended up buying one of these, for they sure as hell has left use all wide-eyed. Called the Like Hanger, this hanger designed and developed by Meninos draws inspiration from Facebook’s lovable “Like” icon. Breathing life into a social networking…
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HTC Status Android smartphone with dedicated Facebook Button to hit US shelves on July 17
Compulsive Facebook users can now go berserk for HTC Status, the first US smartphone with an actual “ Share to Facebook” button on its keypad is hitting stores on 17th this month. This button lies underneath doesn’t disturb the usual QWERTY arrangement, infact lies underneath it. if you happen to press it, it will post…
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inReach Handheld GPS Communicator goes social
What we didn’t expect from a simple GPS Communicator was an added ability to do so much more that it wouldn’t, otherwise need to. But hey, GPS devices are used in locations that are remote and likely to have more peril. That’s why DeLorme have introduces their unique GPS handheld communicator called inReach that doesn’t…
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Here comes Rymble, the ping-alert gadget for Facebook
We have seen a lot of gadget-Facebook integration before, but Rymble will still manage to enamor every Facebook junkie and will bring some playful time for one’s social-networking obsession. The makers have neatly mocked the icons here and the gadget has its functionalities linked to almost all ‘ping’ aspects of Facebook. So for everything that…
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Finally Facebook puts ‘very soon’ tag for the iPad-native app
It’s been quite some time since the hyper-hyped iPad has hit the shelves and we have seen many developers coming up with new versions of apps that befits Apple-made tablets. Facebook hasn’t been a forerunner in the race yet and took pretty long to finally come up with a full-blown app for iPad. It is…
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Call of Duty: Black Ops more addictive than Facebook? Probably!
And all this while we thought nothing could get as addictive as Facebook, spending hours on end tagging pictures, scribbling on walls, playing games, chatting and updating status messages! Well, it so turns out, that folks spent more time playing Call of Duty: Black Ops than on Facebook, according to Activision Blizzard. As opposed to…
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The US looks to Twitter and Facebook to issue terror alerts
As we’ve seen in recent times, Twitter and Facebook is clearly the new face of revolution and the new voice of the people, and now the US government is turning to these social networks to reach out. The government has proposed a new warning system to replace their oft criticized five-color coded terror index, according…
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And they called the child, ‘Facebook’
The tensions in Egypt have eased with the victory of ‘freedom’ over the impending leadership that the people didn’t favor. Of course, the blocking of social media websites led to a huge turmoil as those venting out their peaceful protests online were barred from that last resort of non-violence. To honor the power of freedom,…
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Obama dines with the likes of Zuckerberg, Jobs, etc
When the president becons, everyone listens. Such are the powers of the US head of state. So, we had a fine dinner featuring greats like Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Steve Jobs (Apple), Larry Ellison (Oracle), Eric Schmidt (Google),Carol Bartz, John Chambers (Cisco Systems), Dick Costolo (Twitter), Reed Hastings (Netflix) and other big names from the tech…
