Friday, December 16, 2011

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So.cl arrives, is pointless as expected

Posted: 15 Dec 2011 08:20 PM PST


Categories: VISTA.BLORGE

The curtains have been pulled back on So.cl, and what has been revealed is another pointless social network. Much as expected. Why, Microsoft, why? In July the first rumblings of a Microsoft-powered social network emerged, with Tulalip being inadvertently [...] Related posts: Microsoft social network is a terrible idea Microsoft readying Socl social network Microsoft [...]

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Get Facebook Timeline now, if you dare

Posted: 15 Dec 2011 06:00 PM PST


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

You can now get Facebook Timeline, a feature which has been promised but undelivered to all but those willing to jump through hoops until today. You can get it right now, whoever you are. If you dare. Facebook Timeline [...] Related posts: Timelines sues Facebook over ‘Timeline’ After f8, Facebook owns the Internet Facebook Lite [...]

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Smartphone users talk less

Posted: 15 Dec 2011 11:02 AM PST


Categories: MOBILE.BLORGE

New figures show that even though we’re spending more on cellphones, we’re spending less time talking on them. The pattern appears to be the result of more convenient ways of communicating, notably text messages. Research firm Nielsen has just published its latest survey of US [...]

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Chrome wins the Internet

Posted: 15 Dec 2011 06:20 AM PST


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

Google’s Chrome is the world’s most popular and secure browser. Well, both those statements are technically true, though only by disputable measures. The popularity measure comes from the latest Statcounter measures and found that Chrome 15 was on 23.6 percent of computers worldwide in the last week of [...] Related posts: Google Chrome wins browser [...]

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