Facebook iPhone App
An update to the popular Facebook iPhone application is immenent. Looks like some nice additions will be made including Events, Like comments, Pages and an updated home screen. Finally some of the items you can view on the mobile Facebook site (and much more) have been added to the application, and I have to say, it’s looking quite nice.
> Details On The Upcoming New Facebook iPhone App. Now With Events!
> Facebook | iPhone
iPhone 3.0 Firmware
The new 3.0 firmware is released this week (17th June most likely 18th June in Australia), so get ready for an improvement user experience and functionality including MMS, copy and paste and landscape keyboard. Not to mention the new apps that will now follow, including TomTom GPS for the iPhone.
> iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update
> TomTom for iPhone
> Top 6 iPhone 3.0 Apps to Watch
This weeks post is a little late, but with good reason…
iPhone 3GS
Apple is holding their annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, opening with their heavily anticipated keynote speech. The big announcement… a new iPhone to be released! Reaching our shores June 26th. The iPhone 3GS will look quite similar to the current iPhone but will include features such as a 3 mega-pixel camera that can take video, faster hardware and voice control. Now the question remains, to upgrade, or not to upgrade?
> Say Hello To The iPhone 3G S — “S” Is For Speed
> iPhone 3GS Complete Feature Guide
> Apple boosts iPhone line-up with new model
Palm Pre
Earlier this week Palm released their long awaited iPhone killer, the Palm Pre. The product has generally been welcomed to warm reviews, but with the announcement of Apple’s new iPhone, it’s looking like less of a threat. It does however provide a decent option for people not willing to give in to the iPhone craze. Success is important for the company that struggled to make it into the mobile market.
> Palm Pre review
> Here’s what’s wrong with the Palm Pre
> You Call 50,000 Palm Pres Sold A Success? Investors Don’t Think So.
‘Three Strikes’ French Internet Law
I wrote a post last month discussing the law France was attempting to pass that would essentially allow the government to block users internet access if they were suspected of downloading or sharing files illegally. This law has now been passed, despite the EU parliament declaring that these laws would be prohibited amongst EU members.
> ‘Three Strikes and Out’ French Internet Law Approved
> France Strikes Out: Approves Cutting People Off The Internet
Pirate Party joins EU Parliament
The Swedish Pirate Party has garnished enough votes in a recent election to gain a parliamentary seat in the EU. The increase in votes has come as a result of the great deal of publicity The Pirate Bay trial received earlier in the year.
> Swedish pirates capture EU seat
> Pirate Party Is Victorious, Joins European Parliament
A lot has happened this week, so here’s a quick wrap up…
Twitter TV – Will there be a Twitter TV show? Well there isn’t an official Twitter TV show, but there are several production companies working on projects that may involve Twitter. One in particular is MTV who are working on a talk show format featuring Facebook and Twitter.
> Twitter Responds: There is No Official Twitter TV Show
> More Twitter TV: MTV Launching Social Media Heavy Show
Nokia Ovi Store – Nokia launch their version of the app store called Ovi… hasn’t really worked out yet.
> Ovi Store goes live
> Nokia Ovi Store Launch Is A Complete Disaster
Microsoft Bing – The new search engine by Microsoft has launched, Bing. You may have thought we had peaked with search engines after Google, but this sees the launch of two major search engines within a month, with Wolfram Alpha launching in May. The verdict is still out but there are some cool features such as video auto play in search results, but that doesn’t save it from being an extremely ugly looking page.
> Microsoft’s Bing boings into life – early
> Badda-Bing Indeed.
> Bing Opens Up. Is It Good? It’s Too Early To Tell.
Australians are racist – In case you didn’t know, it’s true, we’re all racist, Sol Trujillo (ex-Telstra boss) said so.
> Australians are Racist; according to Yanks and Poms
> Ex-Telstra boss slams ‘racist’ Rudd over ‘Adios’ comment
Google Wave – The big news online this week was the announcement of Google Wave. A reinvention of how we’ll communicate, bringing together email and instant messaging. The creators (from Google offices in Sydney) answered the question: “What would email look like if we set out to invent it today?”
> Google Wave: What Might Email Look Like If It Were Invented Today?
> Google Wave Drips With Ambition. A New Communication Platform For A New Web.
> Testing Google Wave: This Thing is Tidal
Coming soon – I’ll be writing a follow up to my article on the 3 strikes and out French internet law. I’ll also be looking at the Australian governments Internet filtering plan, so stay tuned.
Welcome to the first “Week in review” post. A quick rundown of what’s been happening this week. If you’ve noticed anything interesting this past week, feel free to post a comment with any links and a quick description.
- Does news travels faster in traditional media outlets or new media sources – Traditional vs New Media… which is faster?
- This week more has come out regarding Last.fm giving out user information (including IP addresses) to the RIAA. Is your information safe? – Deny This, Last.fm & Another Blanket Denial By Last.Fm
- Yet another Judge removed from the Pirate Bay case due to bias. It doesn’t look like this one is going to end anytime soon – Pirate Bay Trial Fiasco Continues: Second Judge Removed for Bias
- The Pirate Party of Sweden (not directly affiliated with The Pirate Bay) may get a seat in the European Parliament – European Parliament Now Within Grasp of the Pirate Party
- Turns out the ‘Wog’ shooting witness Clare is a fake. She told police that she hadn’t seen anything, something that the media must have missed – ‘Wog’ witness Clare Werbeloff WAS a hoax & HATING CLARE WERBELOFF: A GAME FOR ALL AGES
- Check out the pointless but cool gadget, Geek Chart, that shows off what social media you’re most active on. You can see the Geek Chart I prepared earlier in the sidebar of this blog >>
