Thursday, May 20, 2010

Anger over Facebook Privacy Continues

Quit Facebook Day is May 31

Could a mass exodus of Facebook users be on the horizon? It’s no secret that there’s a growing contingent of Facebook users who are becoming increasingly fed up with the world’s largest social network’s approach to privacy and the way it safeguards the personal information of its 400 million users. Now, it appears that anger has boiled over for some users, resulting in an online campaign started by Toronto men Matthew Milan and Joseph Dee, imploring Facebook users to permanently delete their Facebook accounts.

Apps emerge to reset Facebook privacy settings

New third-party applications are trying to make it easier to reset Facebook privacy settings, following recent changes from the company that make a sizable chunk of profile content public by default when it was once under lock and key.

Windows Live Hotmail - Full Preview

Hotmail remains the second most popular webmail service after Yahoo Mail (with Gmail nipping at Microsoft's heels), according to the latest numbers from Hitwise. But Microsoft isn't content to maintain the status quo; Redmond has added a number of big changes aimed at giving Hotmail a competitive edge.

Android-based Google TV coming to living rooms this fall

Up front, Google TV will come either in the form of a set-top box or will be built into certain TVs (launch partners include Intel, Sony, and Logitech). The OS is based on Android and the built-in browser is a version of Google Chrome with the Flash 10.1 plugin.

Give Windows 7 a Facelift

You might like the look of Windows, but you can make it even snazzier with any or all of these software enhancements.

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