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Twitter Twitter seems to be very keen in adding new features and functionality to enhance user experience, few weeks back Twitter had added a new feature called “You both follow’, which lets a twitter user to see any common people that they and another user both follow. Twitter has now introduced a new feature, “Suggestions for You,” that offers users personalized recommendations [...]

Twitter Twitter has reached a phenomenal landmark. There have now been more than 20 billion tweets  according to report from  tracking service GigaTweet. The 20 billionth tweet was posted by a user named GGGGGGo_Lets_Go. The milestone comes just two months after the service hit 15 billion tweets and about five months since it reached 10 billion, indicating that activity levels on the microblogging [...]

Samsung Wave Samsung was earlier confirmed as one of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 launch partner. Samsung’s first Windows Phone 7 device news in now in open  thanks to the Bluetooth Special Interest Group which is a Bluetooth specifications group. The handset named Cetus has a 4-inch OLED screen, 5MP camera, front facing camera, GPS, Bluetooth and all the other gubbins you have come to expect [...]

iPad Killer? Rumors about Blackberry makers RIM (Research In Motion) coming out with a touch-screen tablet similar to Apple’s iPad got more credibility when RIM registered blackpad.com. The latest on Blackpad comes through two anonymous sources saying RIM’s Blackpad is coming by November– and it’s coming to take on Apple’s iPad. The new device will  run the as-yet-unreleased [...]

Facebook If you think your information is only available to those visiting your Facebook page, you are wrong. The personal details of 100 million users of  Facebook are now available for download after they were leaked online. Ron Bowles, an online security consultant, used a code to scan Facebook profiles, collected data not hidden by users’ privacy settings, and compiled a list, [...]

Sky The Sky 3D channel which so far was available only in few pubs in U.K. will launch on October 1 for the public, with the innovative broadcaster offering the service for all Sky+ HD viewers for no extra cost.  Viewers who subscribe to Sky’s HD package and, have a 3D ready television will be able to get 3D broadcasts through their satellite dish from October. “Following hot on [...]

Apple Safari icon After releasing new hardware yesterday Apple has today debuted Safari 5.0.1 which addresses a number of issues with the initial release, including the problem with black backgrounds appearing when generating mail attachments with scripts, and the potential security vulnerability with autofill. Apple  has also flipped the switch on Safari Extensions with a formal introduction [...]

Google Maps Google had launched a new version of its Maps app for Google’s Android platform. Google has given half-a-dozen upgrades to Google Maps on Android in as many months. The update gets Google Maps a new logo, and   the Navigation features got more stronger and powerful with  a dedicated ‘Places’ icon which  allows users to quickly look up nearby places and is clearly [...]

Apple’s Magic Trackpad Apple has launched the software updates required to welcome Magic Trackpad with the  release of  new drivers for the Magic Trackpad, in both OS X and Windows versions. The initial reviews on the internet have been largely positive. The Magic Trackpad is larger, wireless, multi-touch, buttonless, and more stylish, with a familiar experience – It feels just like using [...]

iMac As widely expected and rumored – which was in a way confirmed when Apple store went down – Apple has updated its line of iMac and Mac Pro desktop computers. The new iMacs look identical to their predecessors. But Apple said they boast faster processors and graphic cards that represent a 50 per cent performance increase over the old line. The rumors about a track pad also came [...]