Tag: Social networking
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…
Samsung Monte S5620 headed to the UK, complete with Facebook and Twitter
If you're looking for a phone with plenty of social networking bells and whistles, but without the whopping price tag of a high-spec smartphone, the Samsung Monte S5620 may be for you. Featuring a 3 inch widescreen QVGA capacitive touchscreen,…
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…
Twitter stands up to the censors
First Google, now Twitter is standing up against this latest wave of web censorship. The brains behind the micro-blogging phenomenon have revealed that they are looking into ways to protect Twitter from Big Brother's uncomfortable gaze. Speaking at the World…
Puppy Tweets lets your dog bark in 140 characters
Remember all those You've Been Framed clips of dogs playing the piano? Well that was just the beginning; thanks to Mattel's Puppy Tweets collar tag, your dog is about to enter the online world of social networking and Twitter. No,…
Third-party apps headed to Amazon's Kindle
Finally realising that there's enough power buried in the Kindle to do more than just read books, Amazon have today announced that they will be opening up the hardware to third-party app developers. The development kit has gone live, and…
Bill Gates joins Twitter
The world's richest man and founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates has finally joined Twitter. With a nod to his programming roots, he kicked off proceedings with a first tweet of "hello world". There have been plenty of fake accounts set…
Manchester United ban Twitter
TWITTER HAS BEEN BANNED…well for some well known sportsmen at least. No this isn't the latest clampdown from communist China, it's the Premiership's very own Manchester United riling against social networking. The football club have taken control of Twitter accounts…
Band financed through social-network pals at Slicethepie.com land major label deal
While illegal MP3 downloads may be giving the internet a bad name, here's a story proving it isn't all theft and piracy in the world of digital music. Scars on 45, a UK band funded by fans via the…
Postabon app helps shoppers find hot local deals
Geo-aware, real-time data and social networking have been big buzz words this year, so it's nice to see an app throwing all of those features together into one mix. The Postabon app is a location-aware shopping service that allows…
