Part of Facebook's 'awesome announcement' recently was the addition of Skype-powered video chat, adding face-to-face calling to the social network's arsenal. As part of this update, Facebook also changed its chat layout, bringing a new sidebar to all Facebook pages.
George Hotz, who was famous for unlocking the very first iPhone back in 2007, and remained active within the iOS hacking community ever since, was spotted at iOSDevCamp on Saturday.
The creators of IM+, a popular instant messaging client for iOS, are now venturing into location-based social networking. The new product, known as CheckIn+, is an iOS client for both Foursquare and Facebook Places, wrapping them into a beautiful user interface and new social features.
Back in the DVD golden age, I can remember having a difficult decision to make, regarding DVDs of course and their dreaded players. DVDs were brand new tech (I'm showing my age again, aren't I?) and wanting to be at the front of the technological curve, I wanted to get my hands on a DVD player. Problem was, I knew those little plastic platters had a new-fangled region lock on them, and I didn't like it.
The Google spaceship seems to be altering and tweaking components on a daily basis - and today is no exception. Mat Honan over at Gizmodo has learned that it is no longer possible to log into two or more Google accounts simultaneously - which can be pretty counterproductive for those who run more than one account for various reasons. Luckily, as with most limitations set upon us, there are a number of ways to circumvent the problem and have your multiple accounts running seamlessly.
Many people enjoy having two phone numbers in order to balance their personal and professional life. The old-fashioned way is to just own two phones, but some phones now have two SIM slots, allowing users to use two phone numbers on the same phone, simultaneously. While the iPhone doesn't have this feature out-of-the-box, there's now an add-on that lets you replicate it, sort of.
According to metrics collected by the Find People On Plus website, Google+'s main demographic is comprised of male San Francisco-based engineers, at least according to the profile data they've submitted.
According to new market data, Microsoft managed to sell 507,000 Xbox 360's in the month of June, selling nearly twice as many as other current-generation competitors. This is a positive outcome for the 6-year-old console.
If a new report is to be believed and a previous rumor which we covered, Apple is planning to shift production of the A6, which is believed to be the company's next-generation mobile processor, away from Samsung, in light of patent disputes between the two companies.
Just like how you could jailbreak the iPhone and iPod touch with custom PwnageTool bundles, you can now jailbreak the iPad using the same method.
