When Farmville got blocked was when it got really silly.. Under directions of the newly formed Telecommunications Communication Presidency (TIB), the Turkish ISPs blocked all access to this application from within Turkey. The problem was not with virtual farms, but the creator of the application – Zynga..
If you’re a social networking news junky, you’ve likely been getting a kick out the ongoing battle between Facebook and Twitter. The two competing companies have been scrapping away for months now, but Facebook’s vice president of growth Chamath Palihapitiya is ready to call the war in favor Facebook claiming, “Twitter is in the rear-view mirror”. “To focus on a company with 40 million users that is not growing is not a good idea,” he said, citing Hitwise market share data as evidence of Twitter’s slowdown.
Apple today introduced an update to the iPod touch line. The entire iPod touch line received price cuts with the entry level 8GB iPod touch priced at just $199. The company also introduced 32GB and 64GB models that Apple promises will offer up to 50 percent faster performance and support for better graphics with Open GL ES 2.0.
Toshiba has announced the rather gorgeous looking 7 inch Journe Touch Mobile Internet Device designed for both home and portable use, which should arrive in time for Christmas.
The Journe Touch MID brings HDMI connectivity via an option al cradle and is designed, in Toshiba’s words, to ‘view and share videos, pictures, listen to music, browse the web and access social networking platforms – all from one mobile device.’
