Facebook Blocked Ping’s API Access Because Apple Didn’t Have Authorization To Use It [Unconfirmed]

By admin | Published: September 2, 2010

We’ve heard that Apple launched Ping without Facebook support because the two companies couldn’t agree on some terms, but today AllThingsD explains that Apple actually ignored the fact that negotiations failed and incorporated Facebook’s API—until Facebook blocked things. More

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Skype 5.0 Beta 2 for Windows Brings 10-Way Video Calls [Updated with Video] [Updates]

By melissa | Published: September 2, 2010

Windows: Popular video chat client Skype released an update to its version 5 beta today, bringing a new interface and the long-awaited ability to participate in video chats with more than two people. More

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The Ugly Carpets of Vegas are Hideously Clever Social Engineering at Work [Imagecache]

By shervin | Published: September 2, 2010

Something this horrific can’t possibly be an accident. I mean, it takes genius to come up with something so offensive to the eye. Sure enough, the crazily appalling carpets that adorn Vegas casinos are designed to keep you gambling. More

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Ringtone Creation Stripped From iTunes 10 [ITunes]

By admin | Published: September 2, 2010

For reasons unknown, it appears Apple has removed from iTunes 10 the ability to create ringtones out of your songs for $0.99. The feature is still intact in previous versions of iTunes. [ Mac Life ] More

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Dock your encased iPhone, iPod with dockStubz

By shervin | Published: September 2, 2010

iPhone and iPod cases come in various shapes, sizes, and levels of protection, but rare is the case that lets you connect your iPhone to a dock while youâre using it.

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How Do You Manage Your Browser Tabs? [Ask The Readers]

By shervin | Published: September 2, 2010

With so many web sites to see and pages to visit, it’s easy to have an unmanageable number of tabs open in your web browser. So how do you keep that number down and your tabs under control? More

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Skype 5.0 Windows Beta Has 10-Way Video Calling! [Skype]

By jorge | Published: September 2, 2010

Skype’s latest Windows-only 5.0 beta 2 doubles their five-way video calling to ten. TEN. How does ten-way video calling look? Like this. If you add two. We could only get eight, and four of them was me. More

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MIT’s Self-Assembling Solar Cells Recycle Themselves Repeatedly, Just Like Plant Cells [Republished]

By jorge | Published: September 2, 2010

Plants are extremely efficient converters of light into energy, setting the bar for researchers creating photovoltaic cells . A team of MIT scientists believe they’ve created a synthetic chloroplast that can be broken down and reassembled repeatedly , restoring sun-damaged solar cells . More

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KoHive is a Shared Virtual Workspace for Brainstorming, Filesharing, and More [Collaboration]

By jorge | Published: September 2, 2010

KoHive is a virtual workspace you access through your web browser. It’s easy to create multiple “hives” for different projects, share files, communicate in real time, and aggregate content from across the web. More

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Samsung: Our Galaxy tablet better than iPad

By melissa | Published: September 2, 2010

When Samsung debuted its Galaxy Tab on Thursday, it made a bold claim: the device is at least as good as today’s dominant tablet, Apple’s iPad.

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