Facebook Unveils mobile App Center

Facebook tonight unveiled its mobile App Center as it amps up its efforts to improve its mobile business. The new app center, the company’s first big announcement since its IPO, went live tonight with more than 600 apps, including Nike+ GPS, Ubisoft Ghost Recon Commander, Stitcher Radio, Draw Something, and Pinterest. The App Center is… Read More: Facebook Unveils mobile App Center »

Charge Your Phone Using Your Shoes

A Kenyan man invented a shoe-powered charger for phones, joining other inventors in making mobile technology greener and more independent of traditional infrastructure. 24-year-old Anthony Mutua developed a thin crystal chip that fits into shoe soles and generates electricity under pressure. [adsenseyu1] The $46 device connects to a user’s phone via a thin extension cord,… Read More: Charge Your Phone Using Your Shoes »

Man faces five years for ‘God does not exist’ Facebook post

31-year-old Alexander Aan faces up to fives years in prison after he declared himself an atheist on Facebook. The Indonesian man is in protective police custody because he fears physical assault. 31-year-old Alexander Aan faces a maximum prison sentence of five years for posting “God does not exist” on Facebook. The civil servant was attacked… Read More: Man faces five years for ‘God does not exist’ Facebook… »

IT Skills in demand for 2012

A new Computerworld survey indicates the nine IT skills that will be in demand in 2012.   Nearly 29 percent of the 353 IT executives who were polled in Computerworld’s annual Forecast survey said they plan to increase IT staffing through next summer. (That’s up from 23% in the 2010 survey and 20% in the 2009… Read More: IT Skills in demand for 2012 »