Despite the rapid growth of data services and cheap data packages, users often find themselves away from an Internet connection sometimes. In some places, data packages are cheap with bad quality service and slow speeds while in places where they are fast, they are very expensive and it’s easy to run out of data limits. Luckily, it’s easy to stay in touch with friends despite such problems. Facebook lets you setup text messaging so all your notifications and messages from friends are sent to your phone via SMS.
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Tether HTML5 App Lets You Share Your iPhone’s 3G Internet Connection Without Any Jailbreak or Hack
Apple introduced the personal hotspot capability in iOS 4 for iPhone but due to carrier’s stubborn ness, they don’t allow this due to reasons that would never make sense to us. With fast Internet speeds, tethering connections with other devices is a big usage demand since, well, if you pay for Internet, you should be allowed to use it as you want to.
Facebook Could File For IPO Next Week. Could Be The Next $100 Billion Company!
If WSJ’s sources are correct, we could all be witnesses for one of the biggest IPO fillings for a US technology company in history. With more than 800 million users, Facebook’s value is estimated at anywhere between $80 to $100 billion and it’s highly expected that the company could raise up to $10 billion in it’s initial public offering.
Facebook Messenger Updated to Version 1.5 – Shows Online Friends, Typing Indicator and More
Facebook has updated their Messenger app for iPhone and iPod Touch with support for iOS 5 and turned it into more of a chat/messaging app hybrid. It was initially just a simple messaging app but has now gained status indicators to show which contacts are online and which are on mobile. During a conversation, typing indicator is also shown making it essentially a stand alone Facebook chat app as well as a quick way to access your inbox.
Download Safari 5.1 With Tons Of new Features [OS X & Windows]
Apple has just released Safari 5.1 with lots of new features and is now available for download for both Mac OS X and Windows users. New features include Multi-touch gestures, Reading List and full screen browsing. There are some new Privacy and security features that have also been introduced. Complete official release of new features in Safari 5.1 is given below:
You Can Now Get Spotify In The US Officially! [VIDEO]
Spotify, the online music service, has finally landed in the US. The unlimited music service let’s you stream your favorite music via the internet using either a free (desktop only) or an ad-free paid account which gives you additional access to high quality music via your mobile devices.
Facebook Video Chat In Collaboration With Skype, Coming Next Week!
Facebook has planned a "surprise event" on July 6 as announced by Mark Zuckerberg, the company CEO while addressing the press earlier. He tipped off the journalists that an "awesome" product will be launched at the event so "Please join us for an event at Facebook" on 6th of July. Wondering what the new product might be? Well, a source reveals its the in-browser video chat feature!
How Often Do Facebook Users Change Their Photos [Infographic]
Pixable have created a new infographic with statistics compiled from more than 500,000 Facebook users which shows the behavior of users while dealing with profile photos. Unsurprisingly, most women change their profile pictures more often than men do. Also, the average profile photo has 3 likes and 2 comments. Seems just about right for any guy’s profile photo. Not sure if the same is applicable for ladies. Check out the complete infographic after the break. [Warning: huge image]
Google Talk Brings Video/Audio Chat to Android
Awesome updates from the Google Mobile team just keep rolling out. Recently Google released a Google Docs app for Android, and now comes the ability to video/voice chat using Google Talk. Similar applications, like Fring and Tango, have sought to bring a facetime-like experience to Android. Now, with video chat being built-in to Google Talk(on Android 2.3+), the use of alternative apps will be a choice, not a necessity. Here’s an overview of what you can expect in the potentially game-changing Google Talk update:
How To: Add Custom Home Screen Icons On Your iPhone and iPod Touch! [Guide]
One of the greatest advantages to jailbreaking has been, and likely always will be, the ability to set themes via Winterboard. But, what if you could assign custom icons to your web apps without even jailbreaking? Thanks to madebysquad, you can. Here’s a simple guide to easily customizing your home page bookmarks: