Friday, 20 August 2010
Leading social network Facebook Wednesday announced Facebook Places, a service which adds location awareness to the service's mobile experience.
The service launches tonight in the United States as a part of the Facebook application for iPhone, and on the HTML5 touch.facebook.com, and users will have the ability to "check in" to their locations similar to the way users on Foursquare, Gowalla, and Brightkite can, and likewise they can find out who and what is available around them.
Read the full story at Betanews
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Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Online video community Vimeo has added HTML5 support to its video embeds, making its content accessible on devices like the iPhone and iPad.
Although the main Vimeo website is HTML5, its embed codes have remained Flash-only. This has been frustrating for mobile users and content creators who want to be on as many devices as possible.
Read the full story at Mashable
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Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Yahoo said Tuesday that it would begin to switch over its search backend to the Microsoft platform in the US and Canada, the cornerstone of an agreement reached between the two companies last July. A "Powered by Bing" graphic would appear at the bottom of its search pages after the transition, the company said.
It would still be some time yet before other markets worldwide transition to Bing, for which Yahoo gave no timeline, although it's expected the full transition wouldn't be complete until 2012. Of course, one notable example would be Japan: that division is switching to a Google backend pending regulatory approval and any legal challenges.
Read the full story at Betanews
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Despite security fears, people are reluctant to upgrade their browsers, writes Danny Gorog
Last month, Microsoft launched a campaign urging the remaining 20 per cent of internet users still clinging to Internet Explorer 6 to upgrade to a newer version.
According to Microsoft: "IE6 is a nine-year-old web browser and doesn't sufficiently protect users from the latest security threats. Microsoft is urging customers to upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer so that they are not leaving themselves vulnerable."
Read the full story at SMH
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