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Opera Mini Beta 5 – Optimised for N97 et al.

viran — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:39:03 +0000

The previous version of Opera Mini worked well on Symbian S60 3rd Edition handsets but wasn’t conceived in anticipation of the touch-screen version of the S60, S60 5th Edition, which can be found on the Nokia N97 and the 5800, to name two. As a result touch functionality didn’t work and the user had to fall back to the hardware keys of the N97 and the virtual keypad of the 5800.

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Facebook Takes Friendfeed Under Its Wing

viran — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:17:53 +0000

Friendfeed, a content aggregator, has been acquired by Facebook, who, besides Twitter are another major rival in the battle for users even though the services can be complimentary.

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When Web Design Goes Wrong

viran — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:01:16 +0000

No, it’s not another of those programmes like When Stunts Go Bad, but based on the efforts of the branding and web department at or working for Be Broadband, you could start work on such a programme.

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Office 2010 In a Browser Near You

viran — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:54:16 +0000

Last week, Google revealed that they are working on an operating system to be named the same as their browser, Chrome. It was suspected that the announcement by Google was to whip up some headlines ahead of a Microsoft event on Monday expected to reveal Office 2010.

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Apple Activation Server Error, Server Down?

viran — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:07:56 +0000

What happens when there is a rush to buy and activate iPhones….Apple’s activation server goes kaput.

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Did you get your Facebook Vanity URL?

viran — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:06:26 +0000

At 0000hrs EST, the rush for Facebook’s vanity URLs began. Getting a vanity URL meant that out of Facebook’s 200million people, your acquaintances wouldn’t have to search for you by name and recognise you from the picture, for example, like Twitter, FriendFeed, Myspace, Qik et al. you can just direct friends to facebook.com/yournamehere.

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Google Making Waves (…groan)

viran — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:35:39 +0000

Google Wave could transform how we communicate over the web, instead of email, we may all use Google Wave, after all it is being described as what email would be like if it was invented today.

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Nokia’s Ovi Store now open!

viran — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:20:54 +0000

Nokia’s Ovi Store, revealed at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year is now being rolled out worldwide, according to All About Symbian who also report that it has gone live in the UK.

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Want to Comment but not Register?

viran — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:56:56 +0000

The blog is a bit quiet when it comes to comments, maybe you don’t want to comment, maybe there is nothing worth commenting on. If however you don’t want to comment as it requires yet another registration and account details to remember then Disqus is here to help you and me.

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Microsoft Vine, the Social Emergency Tool

viran — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:48:59 +0000

Microsoft have been working on what at first glance, might look like a Live Messenger like utility. What differs with Vine is that it is focused on staying in contact with those that are close to you in times of need, such as natural disasters, maybe riots or any situation where you might want to make arrange a quick plan for safety or survival. With the communication features that are built in, it could be used beyond this into everyday group organisation.

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