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Netflix Now Available for iPhone and iPod Touch

Written by The DirtyBird | 26 August 2010

Want to stream Netflix shows and TV on a tiny screen? Well now you can. The Netflix iPhone app is now available on iTunes and it offers the same functionality you know and love on the iPad but on the smaller devices. Add a comment

Facebook iPhone Update Brings Places Location Check Ins

Written by The DirtyBird | 19 August 2010

As expected, the latest Facebook iPhone app has been released, bringing with it the Places check-in functionality that was demo-ed yesterday. Version 3.2 of the app provides on-the-go tracking methods for friends, and new additions to photo upload.

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Facebook Location Check In Coming Soon

Written by The DirtyBird | 17 August 2010

Twitter rolled out Twitter Places, its attempt to add a layer of actual venues to its geolocation data. This was made possible by a deal with Localeze, a local business listing service with over 14 million businesses in their database. Now we’re hearing that Facebook has struck a similar deal with Localeze to roll out their own Places area in the near future. Add a comment

Apple Testing Proximity Based Payments with iPhone

Written by The DirtyBird | 17 August 2010

Pay with a swipe of your iPhone

Over the weekend it was reported that Apple hired Benjamin Vigier, an expert in near field communication (NFC), a short range wireless protocol most synonymous with contactless payments. This key Apple hire is perhaps the strongest public signal yet of Apple’s intent to use NFC to build on its micropayments franchise and disrupt traditional point of sale using a mobile commerce model.

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More Rumors About A 7 inch iPad Coming Soon

Written by Administrator | 17 August 2010

Yet another Taiwan publication is saying that a 7-inch iPad is coming. This rumor isn't new. In fact, it was one of the first rumored sizes. It echoes the always-unreliable Digitimes and iLounge's latest reports, but is it really possible?

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HBO Go Streaming Shows On Their Own Sans Netflix

Written by The DirtyBird | 17 August 2010

Oh, hello HBO Go! You were a strange experiment in going it alone before, but now that you're headed to the iPad I might just give you a closer look. Especially since HBO's apparently not headed to Netflix after all.

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