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Official: Google's 'Friend Connect' brings social networking to the Long Tail

Official: Google's 'Friend Connect' brings social networking to the Long TailLooks interesting, but let's take a closer look before we leapThis looks very interesting, however I am not sure whether giving google access to all my members would be a good idea. I will have to test it out...

Tags: Friend Connect, long tail, Google Inc., social networking, network

Discussion threads 2008-05-21

Google kicks off its Facebook ground war

Updated: Google on Monday outlined its Google Friend Connect, a service that promises to insert social features into any application and any site. Sound familiar? It is. MySpace has its friend connect service and Facebook has its version. Add it up and you have...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Site, Friend Connect, Social Networking, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-12

Official: Google's 'Friend Connect' brings social networking to the Long Tail

In case you didn't think Google wanted to be a big player on the Social Web -- Orkut, Google Talk and shared items in Google Reader aside -- the search giant revealed an ambitious new strategy today: 'Friend Connect' is a platform designed to help the 'long tail' of sites...

Tags: Long Tail, Google Inc., Network, Friend Connect, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear

Blog posts 2008-05-12

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iPhone vulnerable to phishing, spamming flaws

Security researcher Aviv Raff left has discovered a pair of basic design flaws that could turn your iPhone into easy bait for malicious phishing and spamming attacks. According to an advisory from Raff, the iPhone's Mail and Safari applications are susceptible to a URL Spoofing vulnerability which...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, Vulnerability, Spamming, Flaw, Aviv Raff, Phishing, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Another student hacks another police website

Oh the fun. Once again, another police website has been hacked by a student, showing that even the police aren't safe from all crimes. This is another link in the long chain of attacks over the years from egotistical teenagers trying to get a kick out of life without sticking...

Tags: Web Site, Attack, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-07-23

News to know: Yahoo; VMware; Apple; DNS vulnerability

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle RIM ships fix for BlackBerry code execution bug Dancho Danchev: Georgia President's web site under DDoS attack from Russian hackers 75% of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, DNS, Yahoo! Inc., Vulnerability, Dana Blankenhorn, Health Care, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., App Store, Banking, Vertical Industries, Domain Names, Benefits, Healthcare, Security, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Human Resources

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Smart backup battery pack for iPhone 3G

One of the biggest drawbacks of the 3G radio and GPS receiver in the new iPhone is the tax that it takes on the battery. Most people using the new iPhone have noted that it can be difficult making it through a full day on a...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Light-emitting Diode, Battery, Backup, Apple iPhone 3G, Engineering, 3G, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-22

'A Level' app turns iPhone into handyman's best friend

'A Level' app turns iPhone into handyman's best friendAnd "A Hammer"turns your old iPhone into tiny pieces for better disposal.

Tags: Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it so

Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it soPar for the course wrt anti-Vista bashers.They believe that repeating something ad nauseum will somehow make it true.Journalism or Rant?I'm afraid you've followed suit rather than taking the high road on this issue. By even responding to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, workstation, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

'A Level' app turns iPhone into handyman's best friend

Sure, it's not a gadget per se, but I just thought it was the most interesting and simple app I've seen thus far for the iPhone. A-Level is a virtual, digital level (or 'spirit level'). It uses the iPhone's motion detectors to determine whether the phone is...

Tags: Apple iPhone, A-Level, Product Blurb, Telecom & Utilities, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-07-22

RichardSolo Smart Backup Battery charges your iPhone on the go with standard mini USB

Now that I upgraded my original iPhone to the 2.0 software, I am using it more and more with my hosted Exchange account keeping me in sync. Just like folks who are using the iPhone 3G more since it is faster and there are lots of third party applications available,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, mini-USB, Battery, Backup, Richard Solo Smart Backup Battery, Smart Backup Battery, miniUSB, Lithium-ion Polymer Battery, Engineering, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Sony's amazing crapware-free PC

Sony's amazing crapware-free PCWhat's really sad.......is that you didn't bother to read the part where it says Sony quickly changed its mind about charging for crap-free PCs before running your yap.WrongAs John E notes, no customer has ever been charged for this option and the decision to charge was canceled...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Sony Corp., PC

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

The computer mouse set to die out in the next five years? Don't bet on it!

The computer mouse set to die out in the next five years? Don't bet on it!I've used perfect Voice Recognition--it still sucksWant to experiment with perfect VR? I did! Here's how:Have a friend (who is willing to be your input device for a full 8 hour day) type for you...

Tags: Mice, Keyboards, mouse, computer, computer mouse, keyboard

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

News to know: Amazon S3 outage; iPhone 3G; SOA debugging; Microsoft

Notable headlines: Michael Krigsman: Amazon S3: 'Elevated error rates'. Techmeme GigaOm: S3 Outage Highlights Fragility of Web Services Dana Blankenhorn: Do open source applications take security seriously? Dancho Danchev: Spam coming from free email providers increasing ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, S3 Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., SOA, Amazon.com Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Microsoft Corp., Outage, 3G, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Sales Strategy, Open Source, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales

Blog posts 2008-07-21

iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appeal

Installation problems, buggy applications, lack of trial versions, and a mediocre selection have dampened initial enthusiasm for Apple's brand new iPhone App Store. Not counting punishing server load when the store debuted last week, some users like me have encountered a series of obstacles to get apps...

Tags: Apple iPhone, App, Engineering, Digital Music, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-07-20

Mom, EFF fight back over take-down notices

Mom, EFF fight back over take-down noticesIf Universal wins, America is doomedUniversal absolutely must not win this. It is the thin end of a [i]very[/i] dangerous wedge - will we be allowed to sing along to our ipods in the street, or in family videos? What about humming the tunes...

Tags: EFF fight back, RIAA, member company, Electronic Frontier Foundation

Discussion threads 2008-07-20

Android losing it's mojo fast

Android losing it's mojo fastForcing GTalk != do no evilYou can't get more lame than that...A note on iPhone apps.Apple would do well to remove the restriction where any non Apple application must exit not stay resident when another function is used like answering an incoming call. This will...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Blogging, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-19

D-Link Xtreme N Duo Media Router DIR-855 - wireless router

We pitted the D-Link Xtreme N Duo Media Router DIR-855 against the only other true dual-band router we've reviewed, the Linksys WRT610N. The DIR-855 beat the WRT610N in overall throughput performance, but its design and desktop setup application couldn't compete. Both routers offer about the same range; the WRT610N provides...

Tags: Home networking, Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, WCN, wireless, wireless router, D-Link DIR-855, D-Link Systems, router, Linksys WRT610N

Product reviews 2008-07-18

Tough love: Linux needs more haters

[The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those of Google, Inc. my current employer.] I've been spending far too much time reading a blog recently. Normally I dislike reading blogs, or as my friend from the IT News site "the Register" Andrew Orlowski calls them;...

Tags: Blog, LinuxHaters, LinuxHater, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Blogging, Software, Internet, Jeremy Allison

Blog posts 2008-07-18

Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router

Editor's note: Although our First Look video states that the WRT610N costs only $149, the street price may prove higher.The Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router is the first true dual-band wireless router we've reviewed, and one of only a few on the market. In our tests, it easily...

Tags: Home networking, Routers & switches, Network technology, Network-attached storage (NAS), NETWORKING, wireless router, Storage Link, WRT610N, Linksys Inc., router, Linksys WRT310N, storage

Product reviews 2008-07-17