Friday 3 September, 2010

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  • Twitter API has new third party sign-on method 01/09/2010 00:18:00

    Twitter has nearly finished migrating to a new authentication protocol, called OAuth
    Users of obscure third-party Twitter applications may be surprised to find that their apps no longer work, if the app creators of those apps haven't been keeping up with changes in the Twitter API (application programming interface).
  • MySpace now talking to Facebook with Sync 31/08/2010 12:45:00

    Status updates and content
    Social network interoperability went up a notch this week with MySpace releasing Sync, an application to post status updates and other content on users' Facebook pages.
  • Scam preys on required TweetDeck update 31/08/2010 10:11:00

    With some users forced to update TweetDeck on Tuesday, criminals see a chance to spread Trojans
    Scammers are trying to take advantage of the fact that many users will soon have to update their version of the TweetDeck Twitter software.
  • Google's Realtime Search update does what Twitter won't 27/08/2010 08:10:00

    Realtime Search combs Twitter and Facebook for public status updates & allows you to hunt down the freshest tweets and posts
    Searching for status updates is not Twitter's forte, so leave it to Google to make its own Realtime Search engine more powerful instead.
  • How to get 150,000 Twitter followers 27/08/2010 03:39:00

    From one who knows
    Despite sharing every banal aspect of my life in mind-numbing detail, I remain some way short of 150,000 Twitter followers.
  • Scammers hit Twitter, Facebook, send free iPad spam 26/08/2010 15:43:00

    'Not only is there no iPad, but also your friends have been hacked,' Twitter says
    Facebook and Twitter users are complaining about their accounts being compromised and then being used to spam friends with suspicious "free iPad offers."
  • The 12 Best BlackBerry Apps 26/08/2010 00:24:00

    Here are the best apps for RIM smartphones, including Tether, UberTwitter, and Viigo.
    Hunting for the best BlackBerry apps? Try the productivity tools, utilities, and entertainment titles we've collected here.
  • Chrome 6 beta may hint at mythical Chrome OS tablet 21/08/2010 06:05:00

    Could Google be giving us a taste of what a Chrome OS tablet would be like?
    The latest beta of Chrome 6 is out, and its menus have been optimized for touch--complete with buttons for copying, pasting, as well as zooming in on a page. Could this be a taste of what the rumored Chrome OS tablet will be like? Maybe.
  • 40 Windows apps contain critical bug, says researcher 19/08/2010 21:01:00

    Separate patch required for each, says HD Moore, who declines to name affected software
    About 40 different Windows applications contain a critical flaw that can be used by attackers to hijack PCs and infect them with malware, a security researcher said Wednesday.
  • US pushes North Korea on Twitter freedom 18/08/2010 11:57:00

    State Department wonders if North Koreans will be allowed to see Pyongyang tweets
    The U.S. government has welcomed North Korea's jump onto Twitter and challenged the country to let its citizens see the recently created account.
  • RIM needs to make the BlackBerry business-sexy 17/08/2010 06:01:00

    End users rule, and tacking on bare-bones media features won't cut it
    Last week at an event in New York, Research In Motion introduced its latest smartphone, the BlackBerry Torch, along with the most recent update of the operating system, BlackBerry 6.
  • North Korea jumps onto Twitter 16/08/2010 19:49:00

    The secretive nation has started tweeting news
    North Korea has established its first official presence on Twitter, the micro-blogging site that's being embraced by governments and an increasing number of world leaders.
  • Twitter launches the Tweet Button 13/08/2010 07:26:00

    The goal is to simplify the sharing of links on Twitter from external websites
    Twitter has launched its Tweet Button, whose goal is to simplify the sharing of Web links on Twitter both for Web publishers and for end users.
  • MTV gets its first Twitter Deejay 10/08/2010 06:59:00

    Looks like Video Deejays are as 80s as shoulder pads, big hair and a Commodore 64
    Remember when MTV debuted in 1981 with VJs, the on-air music equivalent of record-spinning deejays?
  • Global Brands Snap Up .co Domain Names 09/08/2010 20:11:00

    More than 39,000 organizations applied for .co domains during a "prelaunch" phase
    Originally, .co was just the Internet country code for Colombia. But now it's becoming a popular top-level domain for major global brands such as BMW, Canon, Honda, Nike, Nokia, Pfizer, Sony and Visa.
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