Facebook launches location service, called Places
Facebook yesterday launched one of its much talked about feature of geotagging called Facebook Places, something similar to Foursqaure.The feautre gives users an option to share their location by “checking in” to that place and let the friends know where you are at the moment.To start, you need the latest ...
A short history of Intel acquisitions
Looks like Intel is on what has the makings of a good old-fashioned shopping spree. The company's blockbuster announcement Thursday morning that it plans to buy security company McAfee for $7.68 billion comes on the heels of its buyout of Texas Instruments' cable modem chip division earlier this week, and ...
Mobile Site m.facebook.com Gets Privacy Controls
Facebook announced today that users of its mobile site m.facebook.com will soon be able to edit their privacy settings, including who sees what they post and granular controls for all of their privacy settings. More than 150 million people are actively use Facebook on mobile devices, often posting status updates ...
Google said to buy social-games developer Slide
The acquisition could help Google pursue its ambitions in social networking by Nancy Gohring. Fueling the buzz that Google is pursuing social-networking opportunities, reports on Wednesday say the search giant has bought online entertainment company Slide. Google has acquired the company for US$182 million, according to TechCrunch, which first reported the ...
Google says China licence renewed by government
The Chinese government has renewed Google's licence to operate in China, the internet giant has said, ending a long-running stand-off between the two. Google gave no details of the licence renewal. There had been speculation China would revoke the licence after Google began redirecting Chinese users to its unfiltered search site in ...
Google Voice: 10 Reasons to Check It Out
Now that Google Voice is open to everybody in the U.S., small business owners, particularly those with less than 25 employees, should take a close look at Google's free phone management service. Here are ten good reasons why: 1) Be local, even when you're not: When setting up Google Voice, you ...
Facebook risks? Don?t look to your IT security group
National Harbor, Md. -- Risks associated with employee use of Facebook, Twitter and other social media websites social media shouldn't really be considered the primary responsibility of the IT security department, a Gartner analyst said Tuesday. There are many risks in social media, including loss of reputation and possible liable suits ...
Mozilla patches 9 Firefox bugs, adds plug-in crash protection
Ships delayed Firefox 3.6.4 with new feature that keeps Windows, Linux browsers running when Flash, QuickTime or Silverlight go south by Gregg Keizer patched nine vulnerabilities, six of them critical, in Firefox 3.6 and Firefox 3.5.But rather than highlighting the security fixes in Firefox 3.6.4, the company instead emphasized the addition ...
