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Ballmer Bites Back, Disses the iPad

Ladies and gentlemen, step up to the ring: We’ve got a good old-fashioned Microsoft-Apple battle a-brewin’. In one corner, you have Steve Jobs, the turtleneck-loving, porn-hating Apple CEO who says the “post-PC era” is upon us. In the other, you … Continue reading

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Android tablets on show by Foxconn, Hardkernel

Two 10.1-inch touchscreen tablet designs that run Google’s mobile Android software are on display at the Computex electronics show in Taipei, one from Foxconn Technology and the other by Hardkernel. The tablet from Foxconn is a reference design made to … Continue reading

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Mobile Devices, Social Networking and Facebook’s Privacy Snafu

When I read that Apple iPad reaches 1 million sales faster than the iPhone, I guess the world is more than ready for mobile devices. You may know that tablet computing is not exactly a new technology. Microsoft have tried … Continue reading

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How To Generate Buzz On Social Networks

There are so many social networks around right now to name. And I could not believe the amount of accounts that my buddy has signed up. Sometimes I do wonder how he keep up with all of them, if he … Continue reading

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Facebook Privacy Issues … Again

After much negative publicity about their privacy issues. Facebook’s CEO finally decided to speak up on his blog, followed by the change on the site. Here are the two links detailing the issues : Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook blog : http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=391922327130 … Continue reading

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Facebook To Make Privacy Settings Simpler

Facebook has certainly been in the spotlight lately in regards to its privacy issue. So what a CEO to do when that happens? He speaks to the press, The Washington Post to be exact. More at : Facebook CEO: We … Continue reading

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Facebook Shared Personal Data With Advertisers Without User Consent

Facebook, the giant social network now under fire over its privacy practices, has been sending personal information to online advertising companies without its users’ consent, according to a Harvard Business School professor who filed a letter of complaint with the … Continue reading

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Review: Tough Love – Web in Travel 2009

I am now going to proceed and summarise my WIT 2009 journey in the best way I know – the social media way = keywords. – did I say Facebook? Continue reading

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What’s New in Gmail ?

What’s new in Gmail? This looks the most promising for APLINK cause I am so darn busy New in Labs: Tasks Keep track of what you need to do with a lightweight task list right inside of Gmail. Just click … Continue reading

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Google is this a target SCAM on Gmail ?

Rec’d this in my email today – it came in as a calendar event Invitation – it would appear to be a SCAM but with Google closing services it makes me wonder ? Clearly my gmail account is not anon … Continue reading

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