New Facebook app for Android available, adds Places, Groups & improved notifications (update: iPhone, too)
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Facebook admitted during its mobile event today that the app for Android devices has been lagging behind other clients and has already made a push to correct that with a new version, 1.4, now available on the Android Market. Not much has changed, but the list of fixes indicates it now supports check-ins with Places, Groups and some much needed improvements to notifications. Check out the gallery for a few screens of the new functions in action or snag the QR code after the break. Update: It looks like the iPhone app is getting an update as well. Unfortunately, some folks are having trouble downloading it. Let us know how it goes for you. Gallery: Facebook for Android version 1.4 Continue reading New Facebook app for Android available, adds Places, Groups & improved notifications (update: iPhone, too) New Facebook app for Android available, adds Places, Groups & improved notifications (update: iPhone, too) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Continue reading …FTC approves Intel settlement change, will let it ship Oak Trail without PCIe support
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Well, it looks like Intel’s settlement with the FTC isn’t quite a done deal just yet — the FTC has now announced that it’s approved a change to one key measure of the settlement following a public comment period on the matter. That specifically involves Intel’s Atom-based Oak Trail platform, which Intel will now be allowed to ship without PCI Express support — as opposed to the earlier stipulation that it be required to support PCIe in order to “not limit the performance of graphics processing chips.” In the short term, that basically means that Oak Trail devices (mainly tablets ) likely won’t have non-Intel GPUs, and that Intel will be able to continue to ship such products until June 2013. After that, the original settlement requirements will go into effect, and Intel says it is, in fact, already working on an Oak Trail successor that supports PCIe. FTC approves Intel settlement change, will let it ship Oak Trail without PCIe support originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Image credit: Permaculture TV Some believe biochar could offset as much as 12% of CO2 emissions , but others warn that biochar is no miracle cure —with the prospects of large-scale biochar plantations and other such enterprises getting activists worried. The ambiguous nature of biochar as both a potential solution, and a po… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …CE-Oh no he didn’t!: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg says ‘the iPad’s not mobile… it’s a computer’
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Facebook’s mobile event today may not have had the revelations many were expecting, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg did drop a bomb of sorts in the Q&A at the end. Responding to a question about a possible Facebook iPad app, Zuckerberg shot back by saying that “the iPad’s not mobile… it’s a computer.” Of course, he did quickly clarify that he didn’t mean to be rude to Apple, and added that “we all love Apple products,” the iPad just “isn’t mobile in the same way.” CE-Oh no he didn’t!: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg says ‘the iPad’s not mobile… it’s a computer’ originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Samsung has generally been on the cutting edge when it comes to giving its smartphones the latest and greatest in terms of compatibility, with the Omnia being the first DivX certified handset in America this month two years ago. Now, it’s looking to wrangle yet another first, with this one having the potential to be far more important. The outfit’s hot-selling Galaxy S smartphone (GT-I9000) is now listed on the Wi-Fi Alliance’s Wi-Fi Direct certification docket, and while we knew that a handful of Wi-Fi modules and chipsets were about to get green-lit, this marks the first actual device to join that crowd. As we mentioned before , any modern-era WiFi device is capable of becoming Direct certified (via a firmware update given that there’s no hardware change in the protocol), but it seems as if Sammy is being Johnny-on-the-spot. We’ll keep an ear to the ground regarding an actual update that brings this functionality to life, but for now, let’s all cross our fingers and hope those other phone makers get their handsets in line, too. Samsung Galaxy S first smartphone to be Wi-Fi Direct certified originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo: Reuters The results from the 2010 midterm elections are just about all in, and surprises are few and far between. As expected, the GOP swept back into power in the House of Representatives, taking at least 60 seats so far. John Boehner will be the new Speaker of the House. Democrats hung onto the Senate, with Majority Leader Harry Reid surviving a close contest against a Tea Party favorite. But you already know all this from having read any given newspaper’s front page, seen any blaring cable news show, or generally having bee… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Did Harry Reid Steal Nevada ? Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones Infowars.com. November 3, 2010. Did Harry Reid Steal Nevada ? 031110top2. A serious investigation into potential vote fraud needs to be launched immediately in Nevada, …
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President Barack Obama says that voters frustrated by the pace of economic recovery led to a Republican takeover of the House in midterm elections, adding, ‘As president I take responsibility’ for a failure to restore job growth more quickly. (Nov. 3)
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