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80 million now tend crops on Farmville
Farmville has reached the 80 million user milestone, AllFacebook's Applications Statistics has revealed. Farrmville lets players tend to a farm through their browser, and interact with other Farmville players too. The application's popularity is really booming at the moment, with…
MWC 2010: Day 3 Round Up
Day 3 of MWC 2010 draws to a close, and today surprisingly saw quite a few animal-inspired devices. Obviously yesterday we had the Puma Phone, but today saw Sonim launch the XP2 Spirit with its sturdy sheet of protective "Gorilla…
MWC 2010: Facebook drops a dress size, goes "Zero" for mobile-lite version
Facebook has announced that it will be releasing a text-only, low bandwidth version of their social network called Facebook Zero, designed specifically with mobile phones in mind. It should please users and network operators alike; Facebookers get a super-fast version…
MWC 2010: Day 2 Round Up
Day two of Barcelona's Mobile World Congress is drawing to a close. Here's the round up of today's biggest stories, including HTC's latest range of smartphones and Orange's plans for crystal-clear mobile calls. HTC Legend gets UK release date, but…
MWC 2010: HTC Legend gets UK release date, but US will have to wait
HTC's Legend handset has gotten its official reveal at MWC 2010. It's a beauty, but while Brits only have to wait till April to get their mitts on one, there is no release date set for US buyers. The Legend…
MWC 2010: Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro gets the full QWERTY treatment
Sony Ericsson have announced a new model in their Vivaz range, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro, which adds a full QWERTY slider into the mix. Featuring a 3.2 inch 16:9 touchscreen, the Vivaz Pro also features 720p video recording…
Spam attacks already begin to flood Google Buzz
It's been just a few days since the launch of Google's Buzz social network, but already users are complaining about being inundated with spam messages. According to Websense Security Labs, phishing scams, disguising themselves as quit smoking guides are already…
News Corp confirm new Myspace CEO after Owen Van Natta walks
Myspace CEO Owen Van Natta has stepped down from his position after just one year at the trailing social network. Brought in by Myspace owners News Corp to revitalise the service four years after their $580 million purchase in 2005,…
Google Buzz social network: Buzzing or boring?
Google have entered the social networking fray with their new Buzz network. It's not the first time they've tried their hand at social networking (their Orkut network has a very respectable 100 million users), but by integrating it into…
LG announce the LG Mini, claims to be world's smallest and slimmest 3.2 inch touchscreen phone
LG's latest handset, the LG Mini, aims to cram all the high-spec features of a smartphone into what they are claiming is the world's "smallest and slimmest" 3.2 inch touchscreen phone. The LG Mini's sleek 3.2 inch, 16:9 screen extends…
