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Facebook Photo Sync Available to All Users
Internet December 6, 2012
Facebook has unveiled a new feature for iOS and Android users titled Photo Sync. Over the years, Facebook has improved its functionality for handheld devices, particularly smartphones and tablets. The new feature provides users the option of automatically syncing all the photos they have on their phone with Facebook.... Read more
With more kids using mobile devices and e-readers becoming popular replacements for books, tablets are getting more kid-friendly content. Amazon is getting on board with that trend by adding a new system for kids to their Kindle. Now they are providing unlimited access to kid’s content with the Kindle... Read more
Last month we announced that Apple was prepping a new “Pandora killer” called iRadio and that the launch for the program would happen in early 2013, now a new report is suggesting that Apple has run into a big hurdle. According to CNET’s Greg Sandoval, the company has slowed its plans... Read more
Gmail 2.0 Released with New Improvements
EmailInternetSoftware Reviews December 5, 2012
Gmail 2.0 is available for iPhone users now. Instead of just being an update, it is being promoted as a new look and feel. However, at the core, it is still an email account. The New Look One of the best new features is the multi-account option. You can... Read more
Facebook has updated its Messenger to try to replace the traditional text messaging that most cell phone users prefer. It hopes to become the primary way people text each other. No Facebook Account Needed With Facebook Messenger, no Facebook account is necessary. The only requirement is a phone number... Read more
Best Firefox Browsing Add-ons
Best SoftwareInternetNews December 5, 2012
Firefox is not the lightest and speediest of browsers, but it has so many features packed in that makes it the third most popular browser in the world (as of November this year). That being said, Firefox Add-ons are one way to make the experience so much better in various... Read more
Netflix is the lucky company to get exclusive rights to Walt Disney Company’s movies. The company is the first to be able to stream movies for a major studio instead of having them go to a premium TV channel. Fans don’t need to get too excited because the deal doesn’t begin... Read more
The bill designed to protect users’ privacy has passed a US Senate Committee. This proposed bill is designed to close a loophole that was left in the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act. The loophole allowed government officials to view email messages that are over 180 days old. The legal... Read more
Police Ask Congress to Extend Storage of Text Messages
Internet December 4, 2012
Police have submitted a proposal to Congress to require wireless providers to record all text messages and store the information for at least two years. This is in response to a retention requirement that will be discussed by Congress about updating a 1986 privacy law to make it relevant... Read more
Vint Cerf, one of the co-creators of the TCP/IP networking protocol that serves as the foundation of the internet is speaking out against regulation of the world wide web he helped create. Cerf, now the Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, Inc. wrote a blog post this week in which... Read more
Google Street View for Ski Resorts
Internet December 4, 2012
It’s that time of the year again, when people who have a passion for going out on the slopes in spite of the cold can ski all they want. Not everyone has the luxury of being able to visit ski resorts as much as they want to, of course,... Read more
ITU Talks Could Affect Freedom of the Internet
Internet December 4, 2012
The International Telecommunications Unit (ITU) begins talks about the current global treaty and making revisions to how Web traffic travels from one country to another. Internet pioneer Vint Cerf stated his fears that changes could limit the flow of the internet around the world. 193 government regulators will... Read more
Twitter’s Fiction Festival – As it Happened
Internet December 3, 2012
In October, fiction writers and readers in the Twitterverse got all excited about the first ever Twitter Fiction Festival. It did happen and was in fact launched last Wednesday and ended on Sunday. If you followed the hashtag #twitterfiction, you would have been all agog at the pretty amazing... Read more
Saving Money with Promotional Codes
Internet December 2, 2012
If you do not like the time-consuming job of clipping coupons but you appreciate the savings they provide, you may enjoy using online promotional codes. These are a great way to save even more money if you do use them in addition to other deals such as coupons. Promotional... Read more
Just one month after operating system leader Scott Forstall made an exit, Richard Williamson also leaves. He was the Maps chief and was in hot water after the intense criticism the app received from reviewers and users alike. According to Bloomberg News, senior vice president at Apple, Eddy Cue,... Read more
Amazon Maps API: Should Google Maps be Worried?
Internet November 30, 2012
Amazon just announced that their Maps API has been taken out of the beta testing phase and is now open to all developers. They are competing in what has become a hot market for technology today. A short time ago, Google Maps was all you had to choose from,... Read more
3D Printing Coming to Staples
Internet November 30, 2012
Called Staples Easy 3D, this latest feature of the company is only available right now if you live in Europe, but it promises to be big. It will be launched in 2013 for Belgium and Netherlands customers, but the rest of the world will be waiting for their turn. Customers... Read more
The latest edition of iTunes, iTunes 11, has finally arrived. The amazing thing is that it is nothing like the previous edition; it runs much faster and cleaner with drop-down menus. When you are searching for music, you have the entire screen at your disposal instead of having... Read more