Titled Facebook Messenger, Facebook has officially released an app for Windows which lets you chat with your friends, watch their recent posts in the news ticker as well as stay up to date with notifications. According to Facebook, the app is being rolled out to a limited number of users, which answers the question as to why there isn’t an official page on this but just a help topic entry only. Strangely, despite being in trial period, Facebook hasn’t called the Messenger app beta.
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Apple Release iOS 5 Beta 6 for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad
Apple has just released the latest iOS 5 beta, version 6, for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. This release is accompanied by iTunes 10.5 beta 6 as well as Xcode 4.2 preview 6. Apple TV software beta 5 is also out as well as iWork for iOS beta 2.
Skype for iPad is coming this Tuesday!
Attention iPad owners! Grab your iPads and start checking the App Store on Tuesday for the release of Skype. Skype recently had a video leaked showing off a native client for the Apple iPad. Now, Skype has confirmed the video was real and CNET has been able to get their hands on the app early.
Piriform Releases first Beta of CCleaner for Mac today
Many Windows users are most likely very familiar with the application, CCleaner. As a Windows and Mac user myself, I love this program. But always wondered why it hadn’t made it to the Mac. Well, today is all of your lucky day. CCleaner is available as a beta from Piriform today.
Nike+ GPS for iOS is FREE today!
The Nike + GPS iOS app turns 5 today, and to celebrate, Nike has the app available for free in the app store. The Nike + app allows you to map and track your runs, using the phones GPS functionality (This app will run on the 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Touch 2G, 3G, 4G). The app will even allow you to compete with your friends in a game of tag.
Angry Birds for Chrome hacked already!
Within an hour of Angry Birds for Chrome being released, it has already been hacked. Developer Wes Bos discovered that with a quick change to the cache, he was able to unlock all the levels in the game, including the Chrome limited edition levels.
Microsoft Releases Azure Tookit for iOS
Microsoft has released a toolkit for iOS developers to use in order to utilize Microsoft’s Cloud Based storage solution for developers to use to host and build applications. The toolkit is obviously also available for the Windows Phone platform, and Microsoft says that an Android version will be out next month. The iOS toolkit allows the creation of apps for iPhone and iPad using Objective-C and XCode, with Microsoft stating that they want to make it easier for developers to use their platforms.
Google Chrome Canary now available for OSX
Google has finally released it’s Chrome Canary build for Mac. Canary is Google Chrome’s Developer builds, which google is numbering version 13. The current release of Chrome is at Version 11, with the beta builds at version 12. This means a few things, the builds are very unstable and are very frequent. Security is not guaranteed so you should use Canary along side another version of Chrome. I would avoid doing any shopping or putting any personal information into a web page using the browser.
Apple launches iBooks 2 for iPad and Reinvents Textbooks
Apple announced iBooks 2 for iPad yesterday with the major new announcement of iBooks textbooks. iBooks textbooks are not simply digital versions of their paper back counterparts but they contain interactive photos, videos, navigation, diagrams and so much more. This is a major step by Apple towards helping out students. Companies such as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill and Pearson will be offering educational titles in the iBookstore and most books will be priced at $14.99 or less as compared to the paperback versions which cost anywhere from $60 to $100. Read more...