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Facebook’s photo uploader gets an overhaul too

February 5th, 2010
Facebook is rolling out its prototype photo uploader to all users over the next few weeks. Small change could have a big impact on how many uploads the social network sees each day.

Originally posted at Web Crawler

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Add-ons in Firefox’s first mobile browser

February 5th, 2010
We give you a video tour of Firefox 1.0--first seen on Nokia--and talk mobile add-ons.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

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Mozilla yanks infected add-ons, warns users

February 5th, 2010
Two Firefox add-ons, Sothink Web Video Downloader 4.0 and all versions of Master Filer, were found to contain Trojan horse code aimed at Windows users.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

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Google tapped for new 3D view of the Bay Bridge

February 5th, 2010
Google Earth, now an integral part of a public-works project, lets users zip around an unfinished version of the Bay Area's Bay Bridge.

Originally posted at Web Crawler

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Olympics to athletes: Go ahead and tweet

February 5th, 2010
Amid some confusion over guidelines, the International Olympic Committee reiterates that competitors are free to blog about their personal experiences at the games.

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More social, please: Facebook nixes banner ads

February 5th, 2010
Not only will Microsoft no longer serve Facebook's banner ads, the social network is shifting away from them altogether. Plus: Will Facebook hire a high-profile sales exec now?

Originally posted at The Social

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Google seeks to patent new Web app tech

February 5th, 2010
Four patent applications embody the search company's ambitions to make the Web into a more powerful platform for applications.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

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Tweet from multiple accounts with Seesmic for Android

February 5th, 2010
Among changes to the free Twitter app Seesmic is the capability to manage more that one account.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

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Facebook takes over its display ads from Microsoft

February 5th, 2010
In a blog posting, Microsoft says it will expand its search ad partnership with Facebook, but notes that it has lost the rest of the display ad business it had with the social network.

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Microsoft ending Xbox Live support for older games

February 5th, 2010
The software maker says that after April 15 it will no longer allow online play of games for the original Xbox.

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