Social Media Week: Twitter & Future of Journalism
“Whether it’s the exposing of super injunctions, Middle Eastern revolutions or the Occupy movement, social media is having an ever more significant impact on our society and people’s desire for…
Tunisian Facebook Activists Campaign to Legalize Marijuana
Whenever you think of social media and the Middle East – the first thing that comes to mind is revolutions, right? Admit it. When talking about the Middle East, we’ve…
Operator: No Ban on Mobile Phones in North Korea
Last month, the world was shocked as reports claimed that authorities in communist North Korea had banned the use of mobile telephones during the mourning period following the death of…
Apple Seeks Court Permission to Sue Kodak
Kodak, one of the pioneers of modern photography, could soon be on the receiving end of another potential cash-consuming lawsuit, if Apple receives approval to sue the company in a…
Save the Children is Holding a 12-Hour Twitter Conference
Twitter chats are certainly not a new concept. Everyone from US Vice President Joe Biden to the the UK Metropolitan Police Commissioner have used Twitter as a way of connecting…
Prepaid Cards Buying Restored for Google Wallet
Google Wallet users are once again able to buy prepaid cards for the mobile payments service, after Google restored the functionality having temporarily barred the issuing of new cards following…
Two Chinese Web Retailers Stop Selling the iPad
Online retailers Amazon China and Suning have become the first Web-based sellers to remove the iPad from their catalogues in China, as the fall-out from a trademark ruling develops the…
Impending's Phill Ryu discusses its first app Clear
Earlier today we brought you a review of Clear, the first app from fresh development studio Impending, founded by tap tap tap partner Phill Ryu and David Lanham of the…
Development: Google Wallet Security Flaw Affects all Devices
Look out, it isn’t safe for Google Wallet just yet. The folks at website categorisation firm zvelo, which identified issues with the payment system last week, are back again to point out that Google…
Minister: UK Supports Free Speech Online but with Limits
The UK’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Jeremy Browne, has revealed that the country is behind freedom of speech online however he admits that there are limits to exactly how free…
Why and How iOS Apps Are Grabbing Your Data
Early last week the personal diary app Path became the fulcrum of a massive discussion about how cavalier mobile apps are getting with harvesting your, presumably, personal information. Path was…
StumbleUpon Adds Hide Button on its StumbleBar
StumbleUpon recently rolled out a site redesign which had an unfortunate black mark on it, the company decided to remove the red “X” from its toolbar that let you close…
Forget Zynga: the Key for Vostu Layoffs Could Be Orkut
One day after the rumor first emerged, the social gaming company Vostu has confirmed in a press release that layoffs are in the plans. While the startup didn’t announce how…
Clear is a Simple List App With Big Potential for Multitouch
Update: For more on Clear, be sure to check out our interview with creator Phill Ryu here. Some apps do a really good job of selling you what they have….
WP7's New Facebook app is out
Earlier today we brought you the news that an update to the Windows Phone Facebook app was on the way. We were right. It’s here. Before we show you pictures,…
