Sony PS3 Firmware 3.10 With Facebook Arrives Today

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Sony announced that the new Sony PS3 Firmware 3.10 will be available today. As reported on Tuesday, the new PS3 system update brings Facebook integration.
With the new Facebook integration, PS3 console owners now have access to a truly social and seamless user experience. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:07:31 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sears Black Friday VIP Sweepstakes Launched On Facebook

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Sears is offering 25 lucky shoppers the chance to win an opportunity to shop the retailer's Black Friday deals - the day before Thanksgiving - as part of Sears' Black Friday VIP Sweepstakes.

Now through Nov. 19th, you can visit the Sears Facebook page and register for the Black Friday VIP Sweepstakes and the opportunity to win a Sears $500 gift card.
Registrants will then automatically be entered into a secondary drawing for an additional $500 gift card and a VIP preview shopping experience in 25 participating markets.
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Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Facebook & Twitter Hit The Xbox 360

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Xbox 360 owners will notice a happy change when they switch on their console today. Microsoft has just added full Facebook and Twitter functionality (via PC World) to the 360. These integrated social networking tools have been in beta for the last few weeks, but today marks their release to the public. Load up your 360, check out the new features, and leave your thoughts in the comments.

Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:28:41 CST | by Robert Evans

Sony PS3 Firmware 3.10 Features Facebook Integration

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Sony is going to release the new firmware 3.10 for the Sony PS3 soon. On their official blog Sony is giving a preview of the new Sony PS3 firmware 3.10.
With firmware 3.10 you will be able to link your PSN account with your Facebook account. By linking your PlayStation Network account to your Facebook account, you will have the option for the Sony PS3 to automatically update your Facebook News Feed with Trophy and PlayStation Store activity.

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Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:36:41 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Facebook Groups 'Hacked' For A Good Cause

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If you're a regular user of Facebook (who isn't these days?) you have probably joined up with your share of groups. Facebook groups are sort of like a combination of club and petition, except for being totally useless and so flooded with spam as to be unsuited for anything but a novelty. As you can probably tell, I'm not a big fan of them. Well today it looks like my distaste for Facebook groups was reasonable after all. It turns out they're incredibly vulnerable to the actions of assholes with a tiny bit of knowledge.

Loose wire blog reports that over 300 different Facebook groups have been taken over today by a group called Control Your Info. Here's a link. Some folks are calling this a 'hack', but that's not really true. The groups were hijacked by way of an existing, perfectly legal and transparent feature within Facebook. All the 'hacker' did was search groups who'd had an admin leave, and then joined as an admin. This gave them the ability to change the name of the group. Once they had control, they left this note;

Posted on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:12:09 CST | by Robert Evans

ToysRUs Big Book Is Live On Facebook

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As reported, ToysRUs announced their highly anticipated Big Book Toy catalog for the 2009 Holidays. The 80 page ToysRUs Big book will arrive this weekend. ToysRUs is giving a preview of the toy deals on their Facebook page today. The ToysRUs Big Book Preview is now live on FaceBook.
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Posted on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:06:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Eye-Fi Now Uploads Video to Facebook

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Eye-Fi has announced a new update is available for users of the Eye-Fi line of SD cards for cameras. The latest update adds the capability to upload video directly from the camera to Facebook without needing to turn on a computer.

Photos and video can now be uploaded to more than 25 different websites. The memory card solutions range in price from $49 to $149 and are available in several different models. These things are perfect for the Facebook user who can’t seem to remember how to do the uploads manually. Read more

Posted on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

New Virus Masquerades As Facebook Password Reset

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Heads up, readers. There's another deadly (well, not really. But it's pretty bad.) trojan virus squirreling around the Internet that could be a threat to you. Mashable.com reports that the virus comes in the form of an email from 'Facebook' asking for confirmation of a password reset. The 'new password' is hidden within an attachment. Opening it will fill your computer with more poison than a cyanide factory stocking up before the holidays.

Posted on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:50:53 CDT | by Robert Evans

Microsoft Signs Bing Deal With Facebook, Twitter

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Microsoft made waves today with the announcement that they signed two separate, non-exclusive deals with Facebook AND Twitter. (All Things Digital) This deal will allow Bing to integrate a real-time feed of updates from both websites into the Bing search engine. The deal will be announced officially by Microsoft digital head Qi Lu later today at the Web 2.0 Summit.

Both Twitter and Facebook are also in talks with Google to provide a similar service, but no agreement has yet been reached. This marks the first time that data and services are available through Bing, but not through Google. At least, theoretically it does. Integration of both sites will take several weeks (if not more) to nail down. It's still possible for Google to sign an agreement and beat Redmond to the punch, albeit not likely.

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:33:12 CDT | by Robert Evans

HP DreamScreen Photo Frame That Does Facebook Unveiled

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HP unveiled today the HP DreamScreen.
The HP DreamScreen is not a Tablet computer, but a digital photo frame on steroids.

The HP DreamScreen features Wi-fi and apps that allow you to view photos, use Facebook, stream Music from Pandora and other Internet Radio services, view videos, alarm clock and weather forecast. Read more

Posted on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:51:29 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Facebook Reached 300 million Subscriber Milestone

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Facebook announced that the social network is now serving 300 million people across the world.
Facebook CEO says in his blog post that Facebook is just getting started on our goal of connecting everyone.
Facebook plans to keep up with the rapid growth and actually make Facebook faster to use. The new Facebook lite sure helps with that plan. Read more

Posted on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Facebook Lite Launches in U.S., India

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Smartphones are awesome. They give you access to the Internet in the palm of your hand wherever you go. Unfortunately, that Internet access sometimes comes at speeds so slow they make you nostalgic for the days of dial-up. When your 3G connection is acting spotty at best, loading graphics/photo intensive websites like Facebook can be a chore. That's why Facebook has launched a new version, called "Facebook Lite".

Inside Facebook states that the app is currently only available in the U.S. and India. In terms of design, Lite is basically a streamlined 'feed' version of the social networking site we all know and love (or love to hate). There's a newsfeed up top, a stories feed, a note feed, a photo and video section, and an events feed. Personal profiles are kept bare and, unless you specifically look for photos or videos, you'll only deal with a minimal amount of clutter.

Posted on Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:03:58 CDT | by Robert Evans

Facebook App Hits Android: About Time

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It's taken a long, long time, but Facebook finally swallowed their pride and released an application on the Android Market. According to Android and Me the app launched yesterday to absolutely no fanfare.

Posted on Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:30:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Samsung Corby S3650 Touchscreen Phone For The Facebook Kids Launched

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Samsung today announced the availability of Samsung Corby S3650, a mobile phone designed to support the digitally connected lifestyles of today’s young mobile users.

The Samsung Corby is a full-touch handset that places users at the center of the social media revolution with a wide range of social networks support, such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. Read more

Posted on Tue, 1 Sep 2009 02:10:36 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Facebook 3.0 Is Here

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It's about time. If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, your Facebook apps can finally get the upgrade they so badly need. Facebook 3.0 is out (thanks, Boy Genius) and ready to be downloaded from the App Store at your earliest convenience.

With 3.0 we still don't have push notification for Facebook (that won't come 'till 3.1) but this update does bring a slew of other useful changes. Now you'll be able to write and read notes, see your friends' birthdays, upload videos and folders, visit links via a built-in browser, make friend requests, and much, much more.

Posted on Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:10:39 CDT | by Robert Evans

Facebook 3.0 For iPhone Now Available

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The new Facebook 3.0 App is available now in the Apple iTunes store according to a post on Facebook's Facebook account and on TechCrunch.
The new Facebook 3.0 version brings more features like events and posting videos if you own and iPhone 3GS. Read more

Posted on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:55:10 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Twitter Releases Location API and Facebook To Offer Twitter Integration

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The popular 140 character message service Twitter gets a cool new feature. A new API allows locating where a tweet comes from.
This will be especially useful if something happens in a neighborhood and you can read other tweets based on location.

The new Twitter API will allow developers to add latitude and longitude to any tweet. So we will soon see enhanced Twitter Apps for the iPhone that use the built-in GPS to send your location with the tweet. Read more

Posted on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:35:43 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Will Facebook 3.0 hit the App Store Today?

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The 3.0 update for the Facebook iPhone application could be out as early as today. Gizmodo points out some interesting screenshots from the app store that could hint to an imminent launch. While the images mark the version number as 2.5, they also contain references to features being added in the 3.0 update.

Posted on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:40:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

App Links Facebook and YouTube

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A company called yourBusinessChannel has launched a new application that combines the two popular social networks YouTube and Facebook. The app allows a user to watch video on YouTube and leave comments on the video that appear on both YouTube and Facebook at the same time.

The company is holding a contest for those who download and install the application with a grand prize worth up to $60,000. The winners of the prize will be announced next week according to the company. Read more

Posted on Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:08:32 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Facebook for the Third World: Facebook Lite Enters Testing

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Last night, a whole bunch of users received emails stating that they had been chosen as beta testers for 'Facebook Lite'. The links contained in these invites did not work, sending users to the same old Facebook they use every day. Confusion reigned, until Facebook came out with an official response and let users know that they had goofed and accidentally sent out a lot of extra beta invites.

TechCrunch's report on the incident includes screenshots from those users lucky enough to see the actual beta page. According to the Facebook team, Lite is a stripped-down version of Facebook designed to load quickly and run smoothly, even on slow connections. It allows users to accept friends, share photos, write on walls, and give status updates.

Posted on Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Facebook Buys FriendFeed

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FriendFeed, a service that allows users to incorporate all of their social networks into a single news feed, has been acquired by Facebook. The announcement was made this morning by the FriendFeed official blog. This acquisition should not alter the status of the FriendFeed product in any way right now. Integration with Facebook may come in the future, but those plans have not been settled yet.

According to TechCrunch this deal was more about Facebook getting the FriendFeed team than the actual product itself. Both companies apparently had a very friendly relationship, and Facebook was impressed with the innovation shown by the folks at FriendFeed. Their twelve employees will be scattered about Facebook and integrated into new positions.

Posted on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:20:00 CDT | by Robert Evans