Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the hugely popular online social network site Facebook.com, recently announced a proposal that will allow Facebook to in essence expand off of facebook.com. By implementing the Open Graph API, web developers can make their pages function like native Facebook pages. Allowing Facebook users to become fans of these pages, which will then be displayed on their profile. read more… »
Confirmed: Paypal To Reach South Africa
FNB has recently confirmed the rumours of bringing PayPal to South Africa, amidst a buzz of online hype regarding the speculation of PayPal in South Africa. FNB CEO along with PayPal senior executives are to hold an official press conference with journalists regarding the PayPal FNB deal.
South African consumers until now, have not had proper access to PayPal services as the service has not been fully supported by the South African monetary system. Consumers may now look forward to accessing and participating in more online commerce as access to PayPal will make it easier for international online payments and money transfers to be processed. read more… »
Ubuntu Identity Overhaul
A new logo, a new identity. The upcoming release of Ubuntu 10.04 and Ubuntu is set to receive a major identity upgrade, from it’s logo through to its design. “We’re drawn to Light because it denotes both warmth and clarity, and intrigued by the idea that “light” is a good value in software. Good software is “light” in the sense that it uses your resources efficiently, runs quickly, and can easily be reshaped as needed.” explains Mark Shuttle worth who along with a small team of designers who are behind the recent Ubuntu re branding. read more… »
Is Apple out of good ideas?
Patents are very important — they help the small guys with really great ideas protect themselves. They give those people and companies a real chance in a world that’s dominated by large organizations that build their business on stealing great ideas. That said, holding a patent isn’t a sure-fire way to protect yourself, but it certainly helps. Via ZDNet, read more
Facebook Chat Goes Jabber Friendly
The Facebook chat platform went jabber friendly today, meaning that one can connect to the Facebook chat service from any jabber enabled messaging client. “Every day people send more than two billion chat messages to each other on Facebook. Today we’re making it easier for people to extend those conversations with their Facebook friends to instant messaging clients beyond Facebook.com. Facebook Chat now supports Jabber/XMPP, the open standard for instant messaging. Now developers can integrate Facebook Chat with their Web-based, desktop, or mobile instant messaging products.” say the Developers at Facebook. read more… »
Facebook To Introduce Email Services
It is rumoured that Facebook will soon start offering email services which will give it’s 350+ million users access to thier own Facebook webmail account. Code named project Titan, Facebook plans to rival popular and established email providers such as Gmail with this new service. In an effort to unify and streamline thier current messaging system, the new Facebook mail will incorporate the messaging and instant messaging offerings currently avalaible. read more… »
Step Aside Facebook, A Social Google On The Way
The internet Giant, Google is looking into adding social features to their Gmail offering. With the recent explosion of social media, it seems as though Google has decided that they want a slice of the pie. The new social service will be tightly integrated into Gmail’s existing interface and into other Google products. The social service will probably take advantage of the Gtalk network and probably Google’s own social network, orkut. read more… »
Microsoft Declares Itself Still Innovative, Not at All Clumsy
Yesterday, Dick Brass, an ex-reporter who once led the charge to build tablet PCs and e-books at Microsoft, published a fairly devastating critique of his former company in The New York Times. In an op-ed, Brass portrayed the software giant as a company where visionary thinking goes to wilt and die. A product, he wrote, of having “developed a system to thwart innovation.” read more…
Top SMS Spammers Outed By MyBroadband.co.za
SMS spam has grown into a profitable industry in South Africa, as SMS has a further reach than email due to our economic and technological climate. Spam is a growing concern amongst users and security advisors. As SMS’s are also continually used in phishing scams, which trick users into revealing confidential data such as banking details. read more… »
Another Blow To Internet Explorer’s Reputation
Another blow has been dealt to Internet Explorer’s credibility as a reliable and safe browser recently. Using an undocumented browser security flaw in all versions of the browser the Chinese government was able to hack into several Gmail accounts. read more… »
Dell Anounces An Android Based Tablet
Dell recently unveiled its plans at the CES 2010 event, to begin manufacturing and selling an android based tablet mobile computer. This would mark a significant effort on Dell’s behalf to take advantage of the currently booming mobile PC market.
Vodacom accused of turning a blind eye on spam
Vodacom accused of being the biggest source of phishing spam and other Internet fraud in SA. more…
