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Google+ has started rolling out custom URLs to its most popular social network pages. for the select profiles the pre-approved URL  box will appears on the  page prominently, sticking out along the top of the  page. “Today we’re rolling out custom URLs to thousands more verified (and well-known) brands and individuals. If you’re part of this expanded roll out, you’ll be [...]

Facebook released a new massive  iOS app today for its users on Apple iPhone and iPad, saying it would speed up the performance of people accessing the world’s biggest social network on mobile. The new mobile app is “a major update to the Facebook for iOS rebuilt from the ground up, to focus on one thing, performance,” said Facebook product manager Mick Johnson. Facebook for iOS [...]

Facebook started rolling out a revamped version of Facebook Messages on Wednesday. You’ll no longer have to navigate back and forth between your inbox and your actual messages. The new Facebook Messaging allows for searching messages for whatever keywords are searched for. Facebook also introduced a Gmail type keyboard shortcut system which can be viewed by pressing Alt + Q on a PC or Ctrl + Q [...]

It looks more and more likely the new iPhone will go on sale September 21, based on a TechCrunch report  which reports that no Verizon employee is allowed to take a vacation during that time., the piece quotes a trusted Verizon employee” who said that the US-based carrier is having “all-staff vacation blackout from the dates of Friday, September 21 to September 30.” Apple is known [...]

According to a report by Next Web Facebook users are receiving a request to use the popular mobile messaging app on Facebook on Monday and WhatsApp doesn’t have a Facebook app. Apparently  imposters of the mobile messaging app are trying to steal your info through Facebook. WhatsApp was prompt in responding to the issue through their Blog   “Some people are getting Facebook notifications [...]

Apple’s shares rose to a record high on Friday and the company’s market value surpassed US $600 billion  as investors look forward to the launch of a new iPhone and possibly a smaller iPad, as well as a new television product. Apple stock hit $645.48 in intraday trading, before settling at to $645.02. That was up $8.68, or 1.4 percent, from Thursday’s close. Apple has a market value of about [...]

A major security flaw in iOS that allows for spoofing of SMS messages has been discovered by security researcher Pod2g which allow malicious texters to spoof SMS messages and make them appear to come from other person’s mobile phone, potentially getting users to reveal information they normally would not, or rack up inadvertent charges on their bill. Pod2g outlines some scenarios where this might [...]

Facebook came under regulatory radar again  in Germany on Thursday after authorities reopened a probe into the website’s facial recognition software which they say violates the privacy of its users.   The head of the data protection office in the northern city of Hamburg, Johannes Caspar, said in a note posted to his website  that  he would resume an investigation launched against Facebook [...]

Facebook has lost almost $50 billion in market capitalization, or just under half, of its value since its IPO. The Social Network giant’s shares sank 6.3 percent to a record closing low after the lockup period ended and the early investors were able to sell for the first time since Facebook went public. Facebook stock, which debuted at $38 on May 18 this year, fell as much as 7.1 percent to a [...]

Credit : Macobserver.com Android dominance of the smartphone market continued during the second quarter, majorly powered by Samsung’s Galaxy 3’s success.  Apple in contrast struggled somewhat as consumers unexpectedly held out for the next version of the iPhone according to Gartner, Inc. Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached 419 million units in the second quarter of 2012, [...]