Tag Archives: social-networking

Ion launches Air Pro line of HD sports camcorders with a social networking option

Posted on May 22, 2012 by admin

Tiny, wearable sports camcorders compete with Contour and GoPro and will soon offer instant online sharing. Continue reading →

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TechHive: Hands on with Bing’s social search feature

Posted on May 21, 2012 by admin

Bing is hoping to take on search giant Google by adding new social search capabilities. Joel Mathis takes the feature out for a test spin to see what social adds to search. Continue reading →

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Master Google+

Posted on May 7, 2012 by admin

Sure, Google+ mixes some of best features of Facebook and Twitter into one social networking site, but is it really worth learning? David Chartier shows you how to squeeze the most out of the Google+ experience with tips and add-ons. Continue reading →

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iOS Review: Ban.jo knows where to find friends — and strangers

Posted on April 17, 2012 by admin

This social networking app, which aggregates location-based check-ins from Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Instagram, and Google+ to let you know if friends are nearby, delivers on what it promises. But some might find the app’s ability to follow strangers’ check-ins to be a little off-putting. Continue reading →

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TomTom updates iOS apps with social networking functions

Posted on April 11, 2012 by admin

GPS maker TomTom has released an updated edition of its flagship iOS app. Version 1.10 implements several promised social networking features, most notably Facebook integration. Users can choose to navigate to places and events listed on the website, and optionally share destinations and arrival times with others…. Continue reading →

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iPad being slowed by display supply, better labor standards

Posted on April 11, 2012 by admin

Any problems with iPad shipments at the moment are more attributable to restrictions on display supply, and Apple suppliers conforming to “more sound” labor standards, says Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu. “Recently, we have gotten questions from investors whether speculation of iPad production cuts carry any merit. From our supply chain checks, we believe concerns have good intentions but misplaced as it appears that production is limited more by supply of new HD retina displays and conforming to more sound labor practices vs. slowing demand,” he writes in a new memo…. Continue reading →

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Verizon to ‘compete’ with AT&T by adding $30 upgrade fee

Posted on April 11, 2012 by admin

Verizon underscored competitive problems in the US cellular marketplace on Wednesday by instituting a $30 device upgrade fee. Starting April 22, customers will have to pay the premium as existing subscribers if they want to get a device subsidized on a two-year plan. Spokeswoman Brenda Raney claimed the fee was needed to keep providing “level of service and support they have come to expect.”… Continue reading →

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Amazon Appstore echoes Apple, Google with in-app purchases

Posted on April 10, 2012 by admin

Amazon gave Appstore developers an important catch-up on Tuesday through support for in-app purchases. Its custom Android store now uses the same 1-Click engine to handle buying content as for the apps themselves. The switch preserves the typical 70 percent royalty paid to developers and only restricts things such as solely extra-app purchases, illegal or “offensive” material, and virtual currencies that could be exchanged between users…. Continue reading →

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Path updates self-titled app, now hashing user data

Posted on April 3, 2012 by admin

Once the center of a firestorm of scandal regarding its collection of users’ address book data without explicit permission, social networking app Path has announced that in order to further safeguard security, it will hash user contact data so that it is anonymized, according to a new blog post from the company. The new update, version 2.1.1, will still collect contact data, but only with explicit permission and will anonymize last names and other details…. Continue reading →

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US Congress asks 33 iOS developers to talk app privacy

Posted on March 22, 2012 by admin

The US Congress’ House Energy & Commerce Committee chairman Henry Waxman and chairman Fred Upton have issued a letter to 33 iOS developers, asking them about privacy policies when it comes to apps, reports say. A number of prominent developers are included in the list, such as Twitter, Facebook, SoundCloud, Turntable.fm, Path, and Tweetbot creator Tapbots. The letter actually claims that 34 developers have been contacted, but only 33 are mentioned…. Continue reading →

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