Big Update comes to Facebook for Android

So, not to long ago I recommended F-Plus Facebook Tool for Android because it does somethings that the native app doesn’t do; like send you notifications when people comment on your status or respond to them. Well, guess what those sneaky fellows under Mr. Zuckerberg did? They enabled Push Notifications that do exactly that. Also, you can now use Facebook Chat, directly from the native app. How cool is that?

It seems they are seeing what 3rd party apps are doing and slowly integrating those features into the official app. If you ask me, they should’ve been there in the first place.

Now before you run to the Market and download with glee, understand push notifications will only work on Android devices running Froyo. So if your device is still running Eclair (2.1 or lower), then you won’t be getting the push notification goodness but you should still be able to use Facebook Chat.

Parrotfish is a Dynamic Twitter sidebar for Chrome Users

Ever since the new Twitter was launched, I have found myself using their website a lot more. Twitter really out-did themselves in this relaunch, and has really made me change the way I use Twitter. Their sidebar feature is absolutely epic, but it is obviously missing a lot of features, but Twitter really did a good job embedding lots of small bits of the media from the links and services that are contained in Tweets, but they never really pushed it to it’s full capacity. Finally something is their to full-fill all those missing features!

Brandon Davenport Dec 15, 2010 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Hardware, Industry News, Science, Videos

This running Robot can chase you down... QWOP style

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This running Robot can chase you down... QWOP style

If anything, this is yet another sign of the inevitable robot apocalypse — robots that can chase you down and rip your arms off. Oddly, this reminds us of the time-vampire-ish game QWOP where you run for 0.5 seconds and fall on your face, much like this robot — but give it time and before you know it, this bot will be chasing our sorry butts into the streets.

The Nokia N8 Has Landed at T3ch H3lp

Ladies and Gentlemen, kids of all ages! Gather around because we have finally got our hands on the latest and greatest from Nokia, courtesy of WOMWorld Nokia. Who better to give it a test drive than our devout Android user, Darryl Cobb (aka @maxrobes2000 )? Having worked his way through an HTC EVO 4G and Samsung Epic 4G, this mobile enthusiast is about to take a deep dive into the world of Symbian and 12 megapixel smartphone cameras. Curious to see his reactions? Keep a close eye on T3ch H3lp in the next two weeks for a special treat!

Instagram could look like this - New design mockups

Those snazzy fellas over at Tapmates have written an open letter to Instagram, begging for a prettier UI and lovely icons. Tapmates is known for their amazing design work, so naturally we assume they know what they’re talking about but there are other designers arguing the proposal. Stay tuned for the arguments and lots of screenshots after the break!

Podcast Ep. 15 - Talking Games with Stuttering Craig

Our new friend Stuttering Craig from ScrewAttack took the time to stop by and talk about video games and why they’re awesome. The epicness unfolds with our discussion about motion controls and why they are great, “4 years ago” and how they’re are selling like hotcakes.

Brandon Davenport Dec 14, 2010 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Geek Culture, Industry News, Internet

Squarespace Launches Location Widgets

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Squarespace Launches Location Widgets

So as you may have heard, Squarespace has launched their new Location Widgets and released a cool promo video to celebrate. What you may not know is I created the video for them, and I just have to say it’s so cool to see that people love it. Go check out the location widgets if you want to give them a try!