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According to a report by CNET UK, thousands of login credentials for Hotmail, Yahoo, and Google accounts have been stolen and posted online.  Since Google accounts also allow access to Blogger, YouTube, Google Docs and Google Talk accounts, the potential data breach is huge as are the possible repercussions.  Google… Continue Reading »

I love when things are neat and orderly, in fact I would go as far as saying that I hate clutter.  Given that I am hoping Google continues to roll-out their latest test search page. According to recent reports, some users who are visiting Google.com are seeing a page that… Continue Reading »

It’s no big secret that AOL isn’t doing as well as it once did.  Once it was the Internet to many people, now some people still keep their AOL email, but the company is struggling.  A new CEO, former Google sales executive Tim Armstrong was brought in to help turn… Continue Reading »

Yesterday, Google made two new enhancements for mobile users that have the Google app installed.  The most significant is a feature called “Personalized Suggest,” which will remember your searches when you switch between PC and mobile versions of Google.com.  As you type your query in the search bar, these past… Continue Reading »

For most of us, today was a day of extreme disappointment as we found out that we didn’t receive one of the 100,000 Google Wave invites that were sent out.  That’s no reason to not learn as much as possible about Wave before we get a chance to use it. … Continue Reading »

A TechCrunch 50 finalist, Threadsy is a compelling way to consolidate communication.  I’ve been using Threadsy for the past week instead of GMail and the results have been impressive.  Here is how Threadsy might make your life easier.  Let’s take a look at “Inbound.”  In the left pane, email is… Continue Reading »

Comparing banks using BillShrink Savings. When you buy a cell phone, one of the things to look for is the true cost of ownership.  Sure a phone costs only $99, but with its service plan is it cheaper than a $199 phone on another carrier?  That’s where BillShrink came in… Continue Reading »

Facebook has finally admitted what it users have known for awhile now: the site’s broken.  Complaints about logins being denied, status messages being wiped, chat not working, cryptic “endpoint” errors and disappearing content abound.  Until Monday, Facebook had been ignoring bug reports and comments posted to its official page and… Continue Reading »

Privacy experts are warning Netflix to cancel its upcoming research contest, citing serious concerns over the company’s plans to hand over user data to contestants.  The contest, like the one held previously, asks contestants to develop technology that will help it better predict what movies a customer will like.  On… Continue Reading »

Voice chat is going to be available through Facebook in the upcoming weeks provided by the company Vivox.  Vivox already provides online voice services to other sites like Second Life and will now add Facebook functionality.  Vivox claims it will give users the chance to have high quality voice conversations… Continue Reading »