I’m sure by now a lot of you have seen some of your Facebook friends with a different layout than yours. Facebook has announced that the new page layout dubbed ‘Timeline,’ will now be available to all. The mandatory update is rolling out now and should be available to all…
One of the popular file sites, Megaupload.com, has been shut down after having 7 (including founder, Kim Dotcom) of its members accused with violating piracy laws and “conspiracy to commit racketeering.” Their indictment states the company made more than $175 million while causing $500 million worth of damages. Users who…
Playstation 3 gamers who attempt to sign into the Playstation Network between the hours of 4PM GMT/8am PST and 5AM GMT (20th January)/ 9PM PST today will be greeted with disappointment— the Playstation Network will be down for maintenance. During the downtime, users will be unable to access the following…
Google is enabling a new feature on its social networking site, Google+ that I’m sure a lot of internet users will love. The new feature is a photo editing tool which allows users to add large white text with black borders unto their photos, essentially, creating a meme. To do…
Skype’s Vice President of Products, Rick Osterioh, has said in an interview at CES (see bottom of post) in which he announces that Microsoft’s Skype division is “working on a Windows Phone product that will be coming out soon.” However, he gave no details of how “soon” Windows Phone users can…
Game Makers, the name for the group of 70,000 volunteers of the London 2012 Olympics, will have their Facebook and Twitter use restricted. A spokesman told Reuters “We understand that many of our Games Makers (volunteers) will want to use social media to share their exciting experiences at London 2012…
USB 3.0, the successor to the current USB 2.0 standard which hasn’t yet been universally implemented as the new standard will be made available on smartphones and tablets either by the end of 2012 or early 2013. USB 3.0 will allow for faster data transfer speeds than what is currently…
The cheap unlocking (or official “jailbreak”) service provided by ChevronWP7 has currently been put on hold. ChevronWP7 allowed users to unlock their Windows Phone 7 devices for $9 and sideload homebrew apps unto them. It also allows WP7 users to bypass the need to pay the $99 needed for a…
A few weeks back, a potentially OS breaking bug was discovered on Windows Phone 7. The bug disables the Messaging Hub for WP7, disabling all messaging services it controls. Khaled Salameh, the discoverer of the bug tweeted: “MS Security Team contacted me today, they’ve confirmed the WP7 SMS Bug and…
