Tech Talk

If you are a techie and knows how to find bugs in any website (read: hacker), then Facebook will pay you $500 if you can identify security glitches in the social network.

Facebook said in a blog post that they are offering a monetary bounty for “certain qualifying” security bugs. The site says it is their way of “showing appreciation for security researchers.”
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Sony Ericsson launched its first android phone with social networking feature and also allows users to enjoy their favorite Glee songs.

The new Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman, Zylo, Yendo and Spiro Phone let users connect through Facebook and Twitter and come with songs from the hit television series Glee songs.

The W8 has a three-inch screen and a 3.2 megapixel camera with direct picture upload to Facebook. It also allows users to create their own music by simply sliding their fingers through the touch screen. W8 also has video recording and an internet access via 3G or WIFI.
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Google will help you find a hotel on your next trip.

That is because the internet giant launched a new tool for finding hotels after purchasing a leading flight software company earlier this year.

The new service called Hotel Finder, according to Google software engineer Andrew McCarthy, is an “experimental search tool” which is designed to help users not only to find hotels, but to book hotels online as well.
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To be honest, when I first saw it, I thought it was really a sneak preview of an upcoming release. I thought it was cool!

Well it just goes to show you that I’m not really adept at the ins-and-outs of video game.

But this First Person Super Mario video really rocks!

Just in case you haven’t seen it yet, here’s the video of First Person Super Mario:

It was made by Freddie Wong who I later learned has a million followers in his YouTube channel.

Well, make that a million and one!

Now, if only video game makers from the old could get a hint.

The latest updated version of the Microsoft’s Web browser, Internet Explorer 9, was said to have been downloaded more than 2 million times within the first 24 hours it was released, or a rate of 27 downloads per second, according the Exploring IE Blog.

Since Google’s Chrome has effectively been biting into its market share, after Mozilla’s Firefox, Microsoft deemed it’s about time it gets back its place in the browser war, via IE9.

The new features of IE9 reportedly matches those of Chrome’s — speed and a minimalist user interface. It also adds some its unique tricks: graphics hardware acceleration and the ability to pin site tabs to the Windows 7 task bar.
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Who doesn’t want to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab? I’m sure you do.

Well, here’s a sweet chance for all you out there who are eager to get their hands on a Galaxy Tab P1000, cause you can get it free from San Marino Corned Tuna.

Yup! You got it right, San Marino Corned Tuna is giving away a Samsung Galaxy as a prize for its contest.

All you have to do is come out with an original sandwhich recipe that has San Marino Corned Tuna or Chili Corned Tuna in it. Of course, your recipe has to be original for it to qualify.

You can submit your entry at the San Marino website or at the San Marino Facebook page. Although it is not required, it would be better if you can also send a picture of your product.
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With the anticipation of another super typhoon coming to the Philippines, Pagasa gets people updated with latest news via Twitter.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) announced that it will keep the public updated via Twitter under the name @dost_pagasa.

Keeping track of the weather through Twitter allows the people to follow up on the developments on the coming super typhoon Juan (international name: Megi) bearing the unpredictability of the weather.

Aside from their Twitter account, the public may also check on their website www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph.
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I have always wondered what cloud computing is, without even realizing that I was already doing it… yes, you are already doing it too.

Honestly, my first concept of cloud computing was uploading files to Google Docs, which I never did because I was weary of the files and documents’ security. And yet, I freely upload pictures to my facebook, multiply and frienster accounts.

Here’s a simple video presentation on cloud computing I found on CNN’s newsplus.

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Dell launches a new gadget in the market, it’s called the Dell Streak and it is described as “somewhere in between a smart phone with a big screen and an iPad.”

The Streak, also known as the Mini 5, is the first of a number planned products by the world’s number three computer. It is smaller than most computer tablets with a 5 inches (12.5 cm) screen and runs Google’s Android operating system.

Tavis Butler of Dell said, “This is a data device first and a voice device second.”

He said the Streak is the “first in a family of devices” to be produced by Dell’s new business division whose focus is on small-screen devices. In the future, Dell could also have a 7 inches and 10 inches tablet.
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You’ve heard of 3D TV and 3D-enabled DS from Nintendo, now the 3D fever catches in on Playboy.

Yes, Playboy will publish a 3D Centerfold, because Playboy founder Hugh Hefner believes that one thing that people would like to see in 3D is a naked lady.

The 3-D centerfold will appear in the June issue of the Playboy Magazine which will hit newsstands this Friday, featuring the 51st Playmate of the Year Hope Dworaczyk, who will be the first playmate to jump off page in 3D.

The magazine would have its own 3D glasses for the loyal readers to use in looking the Hope‘s centerfold who would appear blurry when seen at the naked eye.

Although the idea of a 3D image didn’t really appeal to Hefner personally, as he said that 2D is fine with him. But he cannot discount the fact that 3-D films like Avatar is getting popular, and therefore would like to try it to his readers.
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