When Apple launched Ping, their social music network, people were interested for about one day. I checked out Ping and it was neat and all, but it's safe to say Ping failed--miserably. New evidence dug up by 9to5Mac indicates that Apple could be in the process of creating a new social network based on media...
Just a heads up for all the iPhone Facebook users out there. The iPhone app has been updated to 3.3.3, and brings an improved notifications UI and bug fixes. Here is the full list of changes: What's New In Version 3.3.3 - Improved reliability in chat and messages - Improved notifications UI - Fixed memory...
Facebook just released an update to their iPhone app. Version 3.3.2 brings the following: What's New In Version 3.3.2 - Access account settings, privacy settings and Help Center - Fixed a bug that prevented users from uploading photos to specific albums You can now access your account settings and change your privacy settings too. It's...
Using Skype to call friends is pretty easy when your contact list is integrated. But what if you could further entrench your entire Facebook connects with Skype? The latest rumour is that Facebook will be partnering with Skype on their desktop software, in version 5.0 which should be coming soon. This information was sent anonymously...
This week has been a great week for the iPhone in Canada. Not only is iPhoneinCanada adding many new writers (including yours truly), but there have been some great product releases that have shown the Great White North some love. Before I begin I would just like to take a moment to introduce myself to all...
Remember when Facebook made a new addition, called Places? The feature is similar to Foursquare, where you can "check in" to places to inform your friends/followers where you are. This feature debuted only in the USA first but now it's live in Canada. Let me know how Places works for you. It's a great way...
There have been a couple new updates for some of my favourite apps: Dropbox and Facebook. Dropbox 1.3 has introduced a new interface and Facebook 3.2.3 has a whole bunch of bug fixes. Less app crashes means more quality time for you to creep on your friends! If you haven't signed up for Dropbox yet,...
Part of Apple's big iPod announcement was the news about iTunes 10 and the new Ping music social network. This new network is a combination of "twitter + facebook" for music lovers, and it's built right into iTunes. Apple has just announced in a press release that Ping users have topped one million in the...
Facebook recently released their 3.2 (and subsequent 3.2.1) update which fixed bugs and introduced the Places feature (USA only at the moment). After writing about this update and then installing it on my iPhone 4, I encountered a problem instantly--I could no longer login to Facebook on my iPhone! The facebook developers are aware of...
Facebook for the iPhone is one of the best apps out there. You can easily keep in touch with friends and "Like" as many posts as you can on the live news feed. Want to lose an hour of life? Just launch the Facebook iPhone app and you'll beg yourself for mercy. The latest Facebook...
iOS 4 is going to be released by Apple on June 21st. This latest firmware update will include a multitude of new features. Some of the most anticipated include multitasking, folders, improvements to Mail, and more. What's interesting to note is that iPod Touch users will get iOS 4 for free (2nd and 3rd gen...
Good news for Facebook users! Today (or this past week at least), Facebook has began to transcode their videos to support the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Prior to today, Facebook videos ran in Flash, making them not viewable with mobile Safari on devices such the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. While not all videos...
