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Facebook block Chrome Friend Exporter as Google+ social network battle begins
Facebook are upping their defenses in the social networking fight after this week's launch of the Google+ network. Not only does Zuckerberg's gang have "something awesome" to reveal tomorrow, but they're now actively working to hamstring the growth of…
Is the Facebook iPad app the "something awesome" Zuckerberg's gang are launching next week?
Facebook are said to be planning to "launch something awesome" next week in the mobile space, which can only truly mean one thing; the first official Facebook app for Apple's iPad looks to be just over the horizon. Though there's…
PS3, iPhone hacker GeoHot bags Facebook job
Just as one hacking collective calls time on its operations, another hacking upstart lands himself a job at Facebook. George "GeoHot" Hotz, famed for his PS3 and iPhone hacks, and the subsequent court cases that followed his exploits, is reported…
Precreate Solutions house-sit your Facebook to keep burglars at bay while you're away
While we've never been all that convinced that leaving your lights on while you go on holiday is the best deterrent against burglars (who needs an expensive energy bill right after shelling out for an exotic week-long break, eh?), we've…
Winklevoss twins sue Facebook AGAIN!
Yesterday it seemed that the long-running court battle between Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg (as immortalised in The Social Network movie) was coming to an end, with the parties agreeing on a £48 million settlement. That, however,…
Winklevoss twins accept final Facebook settlement of £48 million
Fans of the Facebook movie The Social Network will already be familiar with the "plight" of the Winklevoss twins, who claim Mark Zukerberg stole the idea for the world's biggest social network (as well as a decent chunk of investment)…
Thumbs at the ready for the Sony Ericsson txt QWERTY handset
After an "entertaining messaging phone"? Agreed, it's a clunky way to describe a new blower, but if you are, feast your eyes on the Sony Ericsson txt, the last in a trio of new phones from Sony Ericsson today….
Spotify one of many music services pairing with Facebook?
Recent rumours have suggested that Facebook's relationship with music-stremaing service Spotify is set to extend beyond sharing links to tracks on pal's walls, and instead grow into a fully embeddable music player by the time of the social netowork's annual…
Official Facebook iPad app on its way
While there are plenty of third party Facebook applications on the iPad, we've still yet to see an official run charge out of the Zuckerberg stable. And for a while back there, we thought we never would. The Big Z…
Facebook to launch HTML5 App Store with Project Spartan?
Facebook are all set to launch Project Spartan, a new initiative that will see them distributing HTML5 apps from within Apple's mobile Safari browser. Intended to weaken Apple's stranglehold on the mobile apps market, Zuckerberg has set a team of…
