Category: Social Networking
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Apple’s iOS 5 will deliver “earthquake notifications” for Japanese iPhone users
A new notification system is reported to be coming along with Apple’s new iOS 5, specifically for Japan’s mobile-buying market. It’s not a new cool social feature we’ll all want to get hands-on with – far from that. Following the devastating natural disasters which hit the far eastern country earlier this year, the new notification…
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Social stalkers rejoice – Google+ celebs get verification badges!
Google are kindly making online social stalking a lot easier by adding a verification “badge” on the Google+ profiles of our beloved celebs. Following the “Is it? Isn’t it?” over the profile seemingly belonging to Facebook mogul Mark Zuckerberg account, Social-savvy celebs such as William Shatner will now be offered the chance to verify…
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British Airways trial iPads for flight attendants
High flying co. British Airways has announced its letting its cabin crew try out the latest iPads in an attempt to improve it customer’s in-flight service. Flight attendants will now be equipped with the Apple tablet, which will include a vast range of information on safety, schedules and seating, as well as individual passenger details,…
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Twitter and Facebook hit record visits in July with Google+ looming
Internet traffic tracking site ComScore has released its latest batch of visit tracking results for the biggest sites on the internet and July has shown that whilst new users may be dropping visits to both Facebook and Twitter are up. The scores are based on the U.S so there is no ideas on what the…
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HTC Facebook event stirs up speculation ahead of September 1st
HTC UK has created a Facebook Event, entitled “Join us to see what’s next”. It’s set for Thursday, September 1st at 6:30PM – 11.30PM in a yet to be revealed location in London. Promising “the usual food, drinks, music and a few phone treats for you to enjoy”, invitation is by first come first served…
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Skype aquires GroupMe – Multiperson text-based chat to rival Google+
Skype has just announced its purchase of GroupMe, a mobile group texting service – which adds another social weapon to the arsenal against Google. Working much like the Huddle feature on Google+ for mobiles, GroupMe brings friend together for multiperson conversations using text-based “chatting” allowing easy organisation of get-togethers and keeping everybody involved “in the…
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Google Maps show us the Weather!
Google, who are keen to pretty much own the internet, have launched yet another new addition to the Google family – this time in the form of weather forecasting via Google Maps. “Whether you’re organizing a trip overseas or a picnic at a local park, knowing the weather forecast is a crucial part of the…
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You Can Now Watch YouTube Videos in a Google+ Hangout – G+ Gets Updates
Google has made some changes to its darling social network, Google+, to further implement it into the huge online family of Google websites and services. Unbeknown to most, Google has added a new option to the ‘Share’ feature for YouTube videos. Along with the usual embed codes and other share options, you’ll now see the…
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Skype WiFi is now on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch – Try it free!
Skype has launched a WiFi app for Apple’s iOS-based gadgets, offering wireless internet connection through a host of worldwide hotspots on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch for the first time. Formerly Skype Access, the newly renamed Skype WiFi can be accessed in over 1-million locations across the globe and callers use their Skype Credit…
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Capcom brings Street Fighter X Tekken to East London Fight Club!
This Saturday (20th August) Capcom will be bringing its highly anticipated crossover fighting title Streetfighter X Tekken to the KO Gym in Bethnal Green, East London for a very special night of challenges and training in the event called “Fight Club”. In the first event of a series, gamers can get to grips with games…
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Watch FA Cup Football on Facebook from Friday!
FA Cup football will stream live from Facebook starting from this Friday, when Ascot United face Wembley FC at The Racecourse Ground, in the preliminary match of this season’s tournament. It’s not the epic Premier standard clash we’d have hoped for, but it’s still a very special event in that this is not only the opening match of…
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Playstation Vita goes social with Facebook, Twitter & Skype
Portable gaming gadget the PS Vita is set to go social as Sony is preparing to roll out a networking hub which will bring Facebook, Twitter, Skype and Foursquare to the console. Dedicated apps will be linked to the social hub leading to the four leading online buddy sites will be included into the PS…