As soon as the Google+ app became available for the iPhone, folks started pleading for iPad support to be added. Well, it’s here now — along with iPod Touch optimization— but it might not be what everyone was hoping for.
The change came when the official Google+ app found in the Apple App Store became a universal app — meaning that it can now run on various iOS devices. At that point, iPod Touch and iPad users were finally granted access to what their iPhone-carrying friends have been enjoying for a while. The iPad users got the short end of the stick though: The iPad version of the Google+ app is basically just a scaled up version of the iPhone app — it doesn’t feel optimized for the tablet’s large display.
That pesky issue aside though, the Google+ app has definitely improved since we first saw it. A lot of the stability issues which initially plagued us have disappeared and the app appears to run more smoothly.
Read more via Gadgetbox – Google+ app works on iPad now … kinda.
AT&T Inc. said it will offer a new monthly billing option for the Apple Inc. iPad 2 as it and Verizon Wireless prepare to face off with the same product.With the iPad 2, AT&T and Verizon Wireless will for the first time each be selling an iPad that is specifically built to run on their respective networks.
Read more via AT&T Tweaks Data Plan for iPad 2 – WSJ.com.
Two Tablets Confirmed For Mobile World Congress 2011 In Barcelona | Tablets Planet
In just a few more days in Barcelona, Spain Mobile World Congress 2011 will be kicking off. At this years MWC event there will be new super phones with dual-core processors and new Android tablets all on display. Right now we can confirm that LG and Samsung will be showing off some new Android tablets.
Read more via Two Tablets Confirmed For Mobile World Congress 2011 In Barcelona | Tablets Planet.
Zuckerberg’s page hacked, Facebook tightens user security | MNN – Mother Nature Network
Facebook on Wednesday announced heightened privacy controls for members of the world’s largest online social network. The security enhancements came on the heels of a hacker posting a bogus message on the public fan page of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg suggesting that the website pursue social good instead of business profit. The release of improved tools for protecting the content of users’ profiles was tied to an international Data Privacy Day this week, according to Facebook.
Read more via Zuckerberg’s page hacked, Facebook tightens user security | MNN – Mother Nature Network.
Are this year’s CES attendees afraid of Apple? | CES 2011 Live Coverage News – Betanews
It’s the question I’ve been asking all week. The Consumer Electronics Show doesn’t officially start until tomorrow but unofficially tonight with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s 9:30 ET keynote. Yet there have been major announcements and press briefings all week. It’s as if vendor attendees are rushing and stumbling over one another to get out their news before January 6. Now why is that?There’s more than CES going on tomorrow. Apple will launch the Mac App Store. In mid December, when the launch date was announced, I asserted: “Apple crashes CES party with Mac App Store.” Perhaps many vendors fear the same. I don’t recall there ever being so much news before the show’s start. Amazon, ASUS, AT&T, Intel, Lenovo, LG, Netflix, Samsung and Vizio are just a sampling of major vendors holding big press events and/or making major announcements since Monday.
Read more via Are this year’s CES attendees afraid of Apple? | CES 2011 Live Coverage News – Betanews.
The trojan is capable of taking control of users’ phones to transmit information to a remote server.
A sophisticated trojan dubbed Gemini is threatening Android devices in China and could spread to devices in other regions, according to a new report issued by the security firm Lookout.
The firm claims the trojan may be the most advanced bit of Android malware to date and is the first to display “botnet-like capablities.” That means that once the trojan is installed on an Android phone, a remote server will be able to access the device and gain a level of control over it — frightening stuff, indeed.
Read more via Malware infected apps threatening Android devices.
From now until December 11, RadioShack is holding an unprecedented sale on the Apple iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS. It is knocking $50 off the contract price, dropping the 32GB model to $249, the 16GB model to $149, and the iPhone 3GS down to just $49.Those are the lowest prices from any legitimate, authorized retailer for the iPhone 4 and 3GS right now, especially for a brand new phone.
Read more via RadioShack Selling iPhone 4 For $24 — InformationWeek.
Earlier this week, Level 3 set off a public relations war with cable and broadband giant Comcast as it described an ongoing commercial dispute between the two companies. To sum it up, Comcast is asking Level 3 to pay a fee for sending additional traffic over the Comcast broadband network. The additional traffic, which will more than double the amount of traffic that Level 3 sends to Comcast, will come as a result of a deal that Level 3 has struck with online video heavyweight Netflix.
Read more via Level 3: Comcast is strong-arming us | Signal Strength – CNET News.
The best Black Friday deal apps – Technology & science – Tech and gadgets – Tech Holiday Guide – msnbc.com
Maybe you’re planning to leave the virtual confines of your computer to go shopping in the real world on Black Friday … you know, to an actual store that stocks goods you can hold in your hands, not just hover over with a mouse. But you’re worried that will mean missing a better price for the same item online.Don’t be — if you’ve got an iPhone or Android smart phone. With a wide range of special Black Friday apps and more general-purpose shopping apps now available, you can cast your concern aside and venture forth knowing that a better deal could be just a tap and a swipe away.
Read more via The best Black Friday deal apps – Technology & science – Tech and gadgets – Tech Holiday Guide – msnbc.com.
The newly found planet is believed to have come from outside the Milky Way galaxy — the remnant of another fading galaxy that was consumed by our own. It’s stuck on a 16-day orbit around a fading red giant star about 2,000 light-years from Earth.The planet, dubbed HIP-13044b, is believed to be about 1.25 times larger than Jupiter, in our own solar system. It was spotted by a sophisticated, 4-meter mirrored telescope operated by astronomers at the European Southern Observatory in Chile.
Read more via Scientists Spot Foreign Planet Straying Into Milky Way.
