Friendster, the social network that preceded Facebook and MySpace, is being dismantled.
Although the service will live on, users are now being prompted to back up photos, blogs, comments and groups. On May 31, Friendster will delete all this information in preparation for a relaunch. Friends lists and basic profile information will be …
When Facebook Groups launched last October, it came with a fatal flaw for those worried about keeping their activities private: Any group member was able to invite other people in without permission.
It was an idealistic approach to social networking that assumed groups would regulate themselves according to societal pressure. Invite …
Good thing I reserved a dose of skepticism for those Windows 8 App Store screenshots that surfaced earlier this month, because they turned out to be a sham.
According to iStartedSomething, the images are actually from a third-party Chinese application downloader and manager, called App Marts. The English-language screenshots were …
Apple still has no official statements on the issue of iPhone location tracking, but that hasn’t stopped Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs from reportedly throwing down a few words of his own.
A reader of Macrumors claims to have e-mailed Jobs with concerns:
“Could you please explain the necessity of the passive location-tracking tool
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Hyundai is the first auto maker to embrace Groupon, but don’t get too excited.
The Groupon deal, offered to Hyundai customers in Chicago over the last weekend, consisted of an oil change, inspection and tire rotation for $29. Roughly 1,300 people signed up for the deal, enough for the auto maker to call it a success.
“If the …
Forget about passwords and fingerprint readers, Windows laptops of the future may authenticate simply by looking at you.
Using a leaked early build of Windows 8, the hackers at Windows8italia discovered a sensor programming interface with the ability to “detect human presence.” Presumably, this would allow the computer to power on …
For the new wave of touch screen operating systems, a Kindle app is a status symbol. iPad? There’s a Kindle app for that. Android phones? Ditto. Blackberry Playbook? Sorry, no. WebOS? Nuh uh.
Now, you can add Android 3.0 Honeycomb to the list of platforms deemed worthy by Amazon’s app makers. The latest update to Kindle for Android …
HTC’s Thunderbolt will soon have some competition in the Droid Charge from Samsung, Verizon’s second 4G LTE phone.
The Droid Charge will cost $300 on contract when it launches April 28. That’s a steep price for a phone with a single-core 1 GHz processor — dual-core is where it’s at for today’s top-shelf handsets — but Verizon’s …
Not so fast, Playbook owners. Your Adobe Flash-enabled tablets won’t be able to access the full web after all — not if Hulu has anything to say about it.
Playbook users, who over the last couple days were enjoying all the free streaming TV shows that Hulu’s website provides, have now discovered a big fat error message. “We notice …
If it wasn’t official before, it’s officially official now: Asus’ Eee Pad Transformer tablet launches on April 26, with a starting price of $399.
Asus announced the news on Thursday. The $399 price tag is for a 16 GB model, and there’s a 32 GB model available for $499. An optional laptop dock, which provides a keyboard, trackpad, two …
2D glasses that flatten out 3D movies? It’s the kind of idea you wish you’d come up with, because these things are going to sell like crazy.
One pair costs $10 including shipping, and apparently cancels out the 3D effect in movie theaters (I haven’t tried them myself). Creator Hank Green says he originally built the specs for his …
Toshiba’s been talking up its Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet since January, but has kept quiet on details until now.
In Japan, at least, the tablet is dubbed the Toshiba Regza AT300, and carries a price tag of 60,000 yen (roughly $723).
A product page on Toshiba’s Dynabook.com website confirms specs posted earlier on Amazon: …
