500-millionth member registers on Facebook

At least one out of every 13 people on the planet now uses Facebook. The social-network giant announced that it had registered its 500 millionth member, which means that one person in 13 of the entire global population has a profile set up on Facebook. The popular site was launched in 2004. It has gained [...]

Facebook adds ‘Panic Button’ on site for youngsters

Facebook has created a “panic button” application on its site as it joins forces with a child protection agency, it was announced on Monday. This is a major step by the social networking site to finally give in to calls to do more to protect youngsters online. The new application will allow youngsters to report suspicious [...]

Is Facebook selling site credits in Asia?

Yes, the rumor is true. Facebook is partnering with a Malaysian company to sell credits at retail outlets across Asia for the first time. Whats the social-network sites purpose? It is aiming to make it easier for millions of people to purchase virtual goods and play games on the social networking site while boosting revenue for developers. [...]

Germany takes Facebook to the Court

On Wednesday, a German data protection official said he launched legal proceedings against Facebook, as he accused the social-networking site for illegally accessing and saving personal data of people who do not use the website. Johannes Caspar, head of the Hamburg office for data protection, said in a statement that it had initiated legal steps [...]

Lady Gaga sets another record – 10 million Facebook fans

The glam pop singer who is mostly in the news about influence, albums, songs, and confounding outfits, has again proven to become a sensation – but this time on Facebook. Lady Gaga is to set a record of having 10 million fans on the social-networking site Facebook. This will make her the first living person [...]

Facebook, Twitter strong tools of business

Social networks and media websites such as Facecbook and Twitter or blogging sites are powerful tools that influence what people buy, online researcher Nielsen said Wednesday. He urged businesses to embrace the trend for prosperity. The Nielson Company said in a report that at least three in four people worldwide who use the Internet have [...]

Google to Launch Facebook Competitor Soon

A new project is underway by Google called ‘Google Me,’ which will be a social-networking website, like Facebook, MySpace and other such sites. The rumors of the new project started when a Twitter update from Digg founder Kevin Rose saying that he’d heard a rumor from a “very credible source” that Google would be launching [...]

Google and Yahoo under Pakistan check for Blasphemy

According to officials, Pakistan will be monitoring seven major web sites including Yahoo, Google and Hotmail for stuff believed offensive by Muslims. 17 different you tube links will be blocked soon in Pakistan for showing blasphemous material. Although, site is not fully banned in the country. Pakistan’s ministry of information technology seems really serious about [...]

Access to Facebook allowed in Pakistan

The ban on Facebook in Pakistan was uplifted on Monday after officials from the social networking site apologized to Muslims for an offensive page on it. The contents of the site were removed. The ban stayed up to two weeks in Pakistan after angry protest were made about the site having a page which encouraged [...]

Rival of Facebook Launched in Pakistan

A few days back, Facebook published some “Blasphemous” images of Prophet Mohammad which outraged the feelings of Muslims. As a result, Court of Pakistan ordered to ban facebook all over Pakistan. Web developers in Pakistan have launched a website as a rival for Facebook which has attracted many users. This website is set up by [...]

Facebook adjusts privacy over complaints

Facebook is a social network in the internet which is widely used by many to make friends and socialize. But the concern arises and recently complaints are growing due to privacy of the site. Facebook users complaints said that the site forced them to share personal details in the online world. Meanwhile, Facebook responded quickly [...]

Pakistani government blocks 800 web pages over ‘blasphemy’

At least 800 web pages and URLs have been blocked in Pakistan by the government so as to limit access to "blasphemous" material, an official said on Saturday. Facebook and YouTube were blocked less than a week ago. Facebook, YouTube and other links, which included restricted access to Wikipedia, were banned by the Pakistan Telecommunications [...]

Facebook & MySpace caught releasing user data

Facebook has reportedly been releasing user data to ad companies that were not even asking for the information. Concerns over user’s privacy on Facebook have been in a continuous ordeal over the past few months. But Facebook hasn’t been pointed out alone this time – according to Wall Street Journal on Friday, Facebook’s rival social-media [...]

US cartoonist condemns ‘Draw Mohammed’ Facebook page & apologizes to Muslims

The U.S. cartoonist, who was the key in initiating the controversial “Everybody Draw Mohammed Page” on Facebook, has disavowed the effort and issued an apology to all Muslims. The cartoonist, Molly Norris, from Seattle, drew a cartoon in April as a protest to the decision made by U.S. television channel Comedy Central of cancelling an episode [...]

Pakistan blocks another internet site

Just a day after Facebook was blocked across the country, Pakistan set a block on another website: YouTube. The Pakistani government announced on Thursday that it has blocked access to the popular video-sharing website YouTube, YouTube because of growing “sacrilegious” content on the video-sharing website. On Wednesday, just a day before the present announcement was made, [...]

Facebook blocked by Pakistani courts due to blasphemous cartoons

On Wednesday morning, the Pakistani court ordered authorities to temporarily block social networking website Facebook following a controversy over a competition on blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Muhammad on the site which was to be held on May 20. Justice Ijaz Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court issued the order in response to a petition filed by [...]

Facebook adds security tools, holds privacy meeting

Social networking site Facebook has added new security tools to prevent hacking and held a staff meeting at its California headquarters amid a growing storm over privacy at the social network. The new security features, unveiled Thursday, include giving members the ability to approve which devices they commonly use to log on to Facebook- a [...]

Facebook Fixed Embarrassing Security Flaw

An embarrassing security flaw occurred in Facebook a few days ago. Facebook has rushed to fix the security flaw that allowed users to eavesdrop the live chats of their friends and see their pending friend requests. The exploit used the site`s privacy policy- intended to protect a user- to expose the personal information. Just a [...]

Kindle adds Facebook and Twitter to its upgrade!

This week, Amazon will debut a new firmware for the two new versions of Kindle that will allow user to interact with popular social networks – Facebook and Twitter – within the Kindle operating system. The version 2.5 of Kindle’s software adds Facebook and Twitter features to the famous device. This will give users an ability to highlight passages they [...]

Amazon to add Twitter, Facebook to Kindle e-reader

A posting on Amazon.com says that Amazon.com Inc’s Kindle e-reader is getting access to Facebook and Twitter, along with several other enhancements, as part of a software update being sent wirelessly to the devices. The new software will allow users to share book passages on their Twitter and Facebook accounts. The update also includes a password to [...]

Can IT ever be green?

Ipad, I phone, Google, facebook, small and smart they may be but behind these devices lie huge energy hungry data centers. This week we at ENVIRONMENT column look at Green IT. They may be virtual but websites have a very real carbon footprint: their files are stored on servers and these banks of servers, need a [...]

FaceBook versus ConnectU

The two Americans who were awarded a handful amount of dollars declaring that they had come up with the idea for Facebook recently said that legal fight is still not over. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss studied at Harvard University alongside Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, where they started a site called ConnectU. In 2008, a legal [...]

Sri Lanka denies visa to RnB star Akon

The popular RnB singer Akon was not granted a visa to visit Sri Lanka for a sell-out concert after Buddhist monks and 12,000 people took offence of one of his videos. The American singer’s plan to visit the country was stopped by a group of monks lobbying the government, who found his new music video [...]

Facebook Versus Google

An interesting analysis by Industry analysts showed that a social networking website Facebook surpassed the google to become the most visited site in the United states for the first time. According to Industry Tracker Hitwise, facebook homepage finished the homepage ending on 13 March as the most visited website in the US.  Facebook enjoyed a [...]

BBC to add Facebook and Twitter

The BBC has coordinated with the top ranked social providers Facebook and Twitter this is according to Erik Huggers, the corporation’s director of Future Media and Technology. According to Mr. Huggers, having partnership on sites like the Facebook, Twitter and Bebo were already planned for those consumers who already wanted to the BBC to have [...]

Venezuela President demands Internet controls

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called for regulation of the Internet on Saturday after he singled out a website that he said had falsely reported the murder of one of his ministers. The president has been criticized by media freedom groups in the past. “The Internet cannot be something open where anything is said and done. [...]

LG Pop GD510

Announced on September 30, 2009 the Pop GD510 by LG is the smallest, lightest and one of the cheapest touchscreen phones around.The first thing one notices about this phone is how small it actually is- it’s just 97 x 50 x 11mm and weighs only 87g. The unit’s sleek design is accented by a single [...]

Facebook shows problems on Saturday

Facebook users have been complaining about problems at the social media site. Users in the U.S. and other countries reported problems lasting at least half an hour on Saturday morning. Some could not log in, and the site was unusually slow for others. Many used Twitter to complain. Facebook, which has more than 400 million users, has generally avoided such hiccups. [...]

Facebook removes 30 UK inmates’ pages after taunts

Britain’s justice minister says Facebook has deleted the pages of 30 UK prisoners after they used the Internet to taunt their victims. The move follows several incidents in which British criminals have reportedly used the social networking site to communicate with conspirators and act against victims. Outrage over inmates’ online activities prompted Justice Minister Jack Straw to contact Facebook, he told [...]

LG Rumor Touch

The LG Rumor series first launched in 2007 have become one of Sprint’s most popular messaging devices.Announced on  January 8, 2010 LG Touch is the latest addition to the Rumor series from the Sprint. As the name suggests, it brings with it a resistive touchscreen to the mix of Rumor and coming with the latest [...]

Third day of disruption after snow in eastern US

Parts of the eastern United States remain largely paralysed for a third day after some of the heaviest snowfalls in decades. Transport links in Washington DC and nearby states have been severely disrupted and hundreds of thousands of people are still without power. Federal government offices and most schools are shut after the authorities advised [...]

A Family learned about Tragedy from Facebook

Facebook is sometimes more fast in telling happenings around us than our local police or other welfare authorities. A family in Australia learned about a tragedy in their family by reading the status of Facebook. Australian twins Angila and Maryanne Vourlis came to from Facebook that their teenager brother has died in a car crash [...]

Motorola MOTOCUBO A45 Eco

MOTOCUBO A45 Eco by Motorola was launched especially for the young users interested in social networks and concerned about the environment. If you are young and often login into   your social networking profiles, and the same you like the fun and interesting features of the phone, then the MOTOCUO A45 Eco can be a great [...]

The new coolest SE Vivaz

Announced on January 21, 2010 the Sony Ericsson Vivaz is the second phone after Xperia X 10 in the new family of communication entertainment phones coming to market in the first half of 2010. Hitting the market in Q1 2010 the SE Vivaz will truly make communication into entertainment with high quality HD video allowing [...]

Motorola MOTOROI coming in March

On January 17, 2010 Motorola announced Korea’s first Android smartphone named Motorola MOTOROI. As a rule Motorola’s smartphones powered by Android have received tremendous response around the world and this  one offering multiple Android applications is expected also to have a real big-buzz. Designed to take full advantage of the power of Android 2.0, the [...]

Motorola CLIQ with Motoblur

This Android T-mobile is the first device from commonly known Motorola company to feature the innovative Motoblur solution.Developed by Motorola the  Motoblur is an innovative solution that manages and integrates communications from email to one place, on tap: your friends, Pics, emails, messages, and Facebook, MySpace and Twitter happenings.  It is the only service that [...]

Sony Ericsson Elm

14 December, 2009 Sony Ericsson added the new stylish Sony Ericsson Elm to the company’s common GreenHeart portfolio. The new Sony Ericsson Elm offer consumers a green choice without compromising on features or fun. GreenHeart is all about reducing negative compact on the environment: no lead and fewer chemicals, e-manual, ultra-compact packaging and a low [...]

SE Xperia X10 is coming soon

Sony Ericsson, a 50/50 joint venture of Sony Corporation and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, was established in October 2001, with global corporate functions located in London and operations in major markets around the world. The new handset by Sony Ericsson named Xperia X 10 was officially announced on November 3, 2009 and with the other ‘Rachael’-powered [...]

Nokia 7230

Nokia is the world’s largest mobile manufacturing industry. Every year and every month, it is busy introducing fresh and trendy mobile phones. Nokia 7230 is another addition to the folks. It is the slide phone which weighs about 100 grams along with battery. It comes in hot graphite and cool pink colors. It is gifted [...]

Are you getting enough privacy with your Facebook profile? Maybe not enough.

Overview: Facebook users should not be too lax with their individual accounts.  If you think your present setting is safe, think again. If you’re a Facebook fanatic, you’ll likely have about 130 friends in your social network. However, this will branch out as you post comments in other’s status, links and even photos. More and [...]