Apple’s App Store drama continues: TechVi Now
Apple added then quickly removed an "Explicit" category for its App Store. Is this a hint for future plans or a glitch? In social networking news, Conan O'Brien hits Twitter while Facebook updates will appear on Google. Find out more on TechVi Now.
YouTube introduces Safety Mode: TechVi Now Morning Edition
Safety Mode will filter out objectionable material if a user prefers. Also, Opera will be showing off a new version of Opera Mini, this time for the iPhone - the big question is whether Apple will allow it in the App Store. Those stories and more on TechVi Now.
Facebook doppelgangers, Zune phones, and laptops: The Bottom Line
Lots of things to discuss today with Jake Gaecke of Appletell and JG Mason of Gadgetell. The two join the Bottom Line to discuss a wide range of topics including the Zune phone, the iPad, and even USB 3.0.
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Google shows off Chrome OS Tablet concept: TechVi Now Afternoon Edition
Google has released concept images and a video showing off how Chrome OS could work on a tablet computer. In oddball news, MySpace is still tops in at least one social networking arena. Find out more on TechVi Now.
CES 2010: DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w
Iyaz has the goods on the DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w, a full-featured handheld GPS personal navigation device with a secret. It can talk to the outside world through the included SPOT satellite communicator, allowing the user to send messages and waypoints to sites like SPOTadventures.com, Geo-caching.com, Twitter, and Facebook. As an emergency back-up, the SPOT Satellite Communicator has stand-alone capability to send location-based SOS notification to an emergency response center. Expect to see it in stores in May for $549, plus about $17 per month for the SPOT service.
Social scammers could face class-action lawsuit
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Victims who traded "coins," "poker chips" and other sketchy currency in exchange for filling out forms, surveys, and other sorts of shady lead generation on Facebook and MySpace might soon have another sketchy set to deal with when seeking recourse: Class-action attorneys.
Man exonerated by Facebook status update
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Rodney Bradford's "Wherers my IHOP?" status update written on October 17 at 11:49 AM managed to prove an alibi, and exonerate him from an alleged robbery.
Facebook coming to PS3?
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Screenshots of the next firmware update for the PS3 shows a Facebook option in the system’s menus.
Automatic photo tagging for Facebook
Face.com launched Photo Tagger, which is a free third party application for Facebook that scans all of your photos and tags them automatically by learning from your friends' tagged pictures.