Category: Electronics

iPhone 5 Unveiled in October? Is iPad 3 Next?


Anonymous sources within Apple have been telling the Internet and media outlets that the unveiling of the iPhone 5 will take place on October 4, 2011. This has yet to be confirmed by Apple publicly, though Apple has been known to keep events secret until just before they take place. If the unveiling of the…

Mobile Phone Comparison: Top 3 Mobile Phones for Gaming

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  (Courtesy of Flickr User: Nick J Webb) When it comes to gaming on the go, fans no longer have to choose between their handheld gaming device and a smartphone. These multitasking pieces of technology now offer the advantages of smooth graphics, large game environments, and even decent texting and calling plan. Here is a…

Daily game Aug 19 : CycloManiacs 2


Shadowbox.init({modal:true}); PlayPlay through the sequel for the popular cycling game.

Daily game Aug 17 : Color World Origins


Shadowbox.init({modal:true}); PlayColor the boxes with the correct color blob from your cannon.

Daily game Aug 15 : Symphonic Tower Defense


Shadowbox.init({modal:true}); PlayA musical tower defense game in which your towers get strengthened by the music.

The New Nintendo 3DS Continues to Shine

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Never a company to follow trends, Nintendo has developed a reputation as a trend-setter. The Japanese multi-national corporation continued that pattern this past Spring with the release of the Nintendo 3DS, the successor to the popular Nintendo DS. Going a step further than its predecessor, the 3DS features a three-dimensional stereoscopic effect by utilizing the…

RIM Continues to Improve Devices Blackberry Bold Touch Screen

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Research In Motion has been producing smart phones for a number of years. The BlackBerry phone has long been the standard when it comes to a business mobile phone. The higher level of security with these phones makes it perfect for many companies who view e-mail and Internet privacy to be important. Many businesses and…

Secret Facebook app seen on the iPad

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One of the most highly anticipated apps for the Apple iPad was briefly made available to a few lucky and tech-savvy users who took advantage of what appears to have been a mistake. The Facebook app for the iPad was hidden inside an update for Facebook’s update to its own app for the Apple iPhone.…


One of the most highly anticipated apps for the Apple iPad was briefly made available to a few lucky and tech-savvy users who took advantage of what appears to have been a mistake. The Facebook app for the iPad was hidden inside an update for Facebook’s update to its own app for the Apple iPhone.

Apple made version 3.4.4 of Facebook for the iPhone available for free on its App Store on Friday. The updated version was released to address several issues and bugs reported by Facebook users when using the app on the popular Apple smart phone. No one expected to find an iPad version of Facebook concealed within. It is widely believed that developers included the iPad version as part of a universal installer that automatically detects the device it is intended for.

An iPad must first be “jailbroken” before it can run the secret Facebook app. Then the user must load version 3.4.4 of the iPhone app and manually change the UIDeviceFamily setting. A few iPad owners who were successful on running the Facebook app were very impressed with the HTML5 coding and GUI navigation system. According to first-hand accounts and screenshots posted online by a few lucky iPad owners, the Facebook app is fully optimized to take advantage of the revolutionary Apple tablet.

Online reports mention the existence of an innovative and efficient sidebar that simplifies navigation. Unlike Facebook for the iPhone, the iPad’s interface allows chat windows to remain open and persistent while the user browses around what’s happening in the rest of his social network.

Several technology news media outlets reported on the accidental event after a computer engineering student in Canada shared his discovery on the Internet social messaging service Twitter. As this release was accidental rather than official, access to Facebook from iPads has already been disabled. Facebook has not commented on the matter, although the company had recently hinted that they were working on several new exciting products.