Archive for July, 2012

US voters in Washington can now register using Facebook

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Software developer Microsoft has developed an application which will allow citizens in the state of Washington to register as voters using their Facebook accounts. The application becomes part of a user’s Facebook account, allowing to him to provide the necessary information to become a registered voter in Washington. Why do…

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Google’s first female engineer Marissa Mayer is now Yahoo President and CEO

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Weeks ago, we reported former T-Mobile CEO Philip Humm resigning to possibly jump ship to Vodafone. Now we have another case of jumping ships, this time involving two major search engines. Marissa Mayer, the first female engineer of Google, has resigned from the company to become the new president and…

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Amazing Alex game for iPhone and iPad a big hit on Apple store charts

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Months back, we reported that Rovio‘s next game after Angry Birds Space would be Amazing Alex, a physics puzzle game for Apple’s iOS. Back then, we had no idea yet what would Amazing Alex look like, other than the hint that it would be like Casey’s Contraption. Upon release last…

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Google Doodle Today : Gustav Klimt’s 150th Birthday

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In honor to Austrian symbolist Gustav Klimt on his 150th birth anniversary, Google pays tribute with a doodle depicting one of his more prominent works. Above’s Google doodle represents “The Kiss,” Klimt’s painting of a couple kissing. Clicking the image from Google.com’s website will lead to search results about Gustav…

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Facebook Update allows group members to see who read or viewed a post

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Here we go again! Remember the Friendster feature “Who’s viewed your profile?” Remember how this brought giggles to ladies, wrinkled eyebrows and foreheads for ex-girlfriends, and puzzled looks to the rest. Well guess what Facebook just released an update that is seemingly headed in that direction. An update that allows…

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US Judge Richard Posner: Feud between Apple and Samsung has made patents ugly and problematic

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As Apple, Google and Samsung continue their patent war, there are those in the community who aren’t amused with it. Among those wishing for a ceasefire is US Circuit Court of Appeals judge Richard Posner. According to Posner, the situation of patents and other matters related to intellectual protection has…

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