“Back for more? …..Hehehehehehe” Halloween has finally come and gone, but that doesn’t mean there still isn’t a reason to be afraid of ghosts and paranormal activity at every turn. Now that one of the classics of old-school PC gaming “The 7th Guest” is making its way to the iPhone, you’ll soon be able to…
Poker app from Zynga coming to Android – Awesome?
As if Farmville isn’t making people dumber, Zynga is looking to bring itself to the Android platform with a poker application. The new app will utilize the Single Sign-On feature recently announced from Facebook. Last we heard, Zynga was looking for Android developers, and now we know why. While we aren’t seeing Farmville coming to…
Facebook Bringing Single Sign-On (SSO) for Mobile – No Passwords Needed (Ever)
Facebook is holding its mobile event today and Mark Zuckerberg came right out of the gates talking single sign-on (SSO). You’re probably already familiar with the feature if you use Facebook login anywhere on the web. You can go to different blogs, web applications and other sites that require signing in and you’ll notice that…
Facebook Android app getting updated – Places, Groups on the way
Facebook said that it will finally be trying to bring its Android app up to par with the iPhone version and the latest version will bring things like Places and Groups to your little, green robot. During an event Wednesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted that the Android version wasn’t quite as robust as the…
Facebook for iPhone Getting Groups, More Places Features
Facebook’s official iPhone app is getting an update that will include support for groups, as well as expand the functionality of Places so that you can add pictures to Places and tag friends in your check-in after the fact. Facebook for iPhone is a social networking application that lets you view status updates from friends,…
Skyfire for iPhone Approved, iOS Devices Get Adobe Flash Love
We got a look at Skyfire for iPhone last week and the promise of getting Adobe Flash videos onto our Apple devices was exciting. As expected, though still surprisingly, the app has been approved for the iOS devices by Apple. The Skyfire web browser will go for $2.99 in the app store and will be…
Google proposes Buzz privacy settlement – You don’t get much
Hey, remember Google Buzz? This service was Google’s largest foray into the social-networking space and it fell flat on its face due to its overall lameness and that it had multiple privacy concerns. In fact, the company was sued over Google Buzz and its privacy woes and it has offered a settlement to the class-action…
Remove Google Goggles from your G2 so it can update correctly
One thing many people may have noticed about their shiny new G2 is that the Google Goggles application never updated correctly. When you try to update the app, it returns a “update not successful” notification, and you’re stuck on the version it shipped with. Well, that’s now a thing of the past as we now…
Use your iPhone, iPad for light writing
One of the cool things about this job is finding neat little apps which you’re not expecting. Holographium is one of those apps and this program lets you use your Apple iPhone or iPad to create photos with 3D light writing. You simply download the Holographium app to your Apple iPhone or iPad and then…
Mobile advertising to hit $5 billion by 2015
If you were wondering why Google was willing to spend close to a billion dollars acquiring the mobile ad firm AdMob, some new data from ad optimizer Smaato should help you understand just how large this business could become. The company said that the mobile advertising market for the Untied States alone could be up…