Facebook is really out to conquer the world! Aside from being available in American English, the networking site has also announced its availability in English UK…and in Arabic. If you have a Facebook account that you check on a regular basis, you probably noticed that Arabic was only available as a translation application. Maybe, due to some feedbacks, Facebook stepped it up a notch. Instead of being just an app Facebook now offers an Arabic version beta.

Are you ready for a new media player and downloader? The Participatory Culture Foundation (PCF) released the Miro 2.0 for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X last February 12. If you don’t know what Miro is, well, it is an open source HD Internet TV and podcast downloader and player. The new Miro has an all-new interface and various new improvements to make user experience more meaningful.

Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 gamers sometimes find it hard to drag themselves away from the console to do other tasks. Even checking YouTube for some videos becomes a hassle for some because they just can’t part from the game even for a little while. But, they don’t have to do that anymore because YouTube has recently launched the new YouTube for television service. This be accessed via the Wii and PS3 and watched on any TV screens.

Skype just seems to get better with time. This Internet phone and video calling software will be getting an update pretty soon. The new Skype 2.8 beta for Mac OS X is on the way now. So, what will be its new features? Screen sharing and integrated Wi-Fi hot spot connector are the things to look forward to. The screen sharing feature for one thing will surely be a welcome addition to the voice, video, and chat capabilities that come naturally with the software. Businessmen will definitely find this feature very useful.

Are you becoming bored with the Internet Explorer 7? Sad to let you know that you’re going to be bored for still quite a while. Microsoft announced that the release of the next edition Internet Explorer has been moved to 2009. There’s no exact date as to when this would happen just somewhere around the first quarter. An IE 8 Beta will be released and the final release will be a bit after that. It’s barely two months before we say good bye to 2008 so, there’s really no chance the IE 8 is going to be released this year.

Do you have lots of photos that you hardly know what to do about? Well, you can spice them up with the service from BeFunky! This site provides you with an ingenious and awesomely cool way of giving your photos a whole new look! I’ve tried it already, and I’m telling you it’s cool and so much fun! Through befunky you can create a cartoon version of your photo. It’s so easy that you don’t even need special skills to achieve the cartoon look. There’s a step-by-step video tutorial to get you through the process. Once you upload the photo that you like, you can use the different tools like warp, sketch, and color to make it look like a cartoon. After achieving the exact look, you can add a frame to make it look more edgy. Neat huh?

Mozilla aimed for a world record when the company released the Firefox 3.
Their clients around the world certainly did not disappoint them.
Guinness finally confirmed that Firefox 3 has officially set a new world record as having the most software downloads within 24 hours. On the whole, 8,002,530 people downloaded the Firefox 3 from 18:16 UTC June 17, 2008 to 18:16 UTC June 18, 2008.
You can't deny that the cited figure is really a staggering number!

On the official Mozilla blog, the company thanks everyone who participated and supported the widespread marketing campaign for the Firefox 3. You’ll remember that they even made SpreadFirefox.com where users can pledge their support for the launch.

I’ve already written a handful of articles about the upcoming Firefox 3 while it was still in the making and in the beta testing stage. After all that effort, I guess I’d be depriving you if I fail to write about it now that it has been released – OFFICIALLY! It’s about time actually after being three years in the making. Because of its development duration, we can expect all fixes have been done for it to be compatible both in Windows and Mac OS. Mozilla officially released the Firefox 3 yesterday, June 17. Together with its release, Mozilla also hopes to set a Guinness World Record for this new browser’s total number of download in a day.

AOL successfully expands its line of interest with its acquisition of online social network Bebo. Bebo has been acquired by AOL on an $850M deal. This newly acquired network will be used as the focal point of interest of AOL’s People Networks business unit. With Bebo under its banner AOL will be able to deliver a more personal experience to its consumers. Bebo completes AOL’s third strategy which is social network. Since Bebo is a new unit of AOL, its chief executive Joanna Shileds will report directly to AOL’s president and COO Ron Grant.

Have you been waiting for the Mozilla FIrefox 3? The newly released Moxilla Firefox 3 Release Candidate is not yet the final version, rather, it is the fourth Beta version of F3. This version is catered for developers who need to carefully analyze if their codes properly work in the new browser. Wth the changes done on the browser, users can expect a faster, easier and more secure browsing. Some improvements were done on Firefox’s memory and speed that is why it was able to pass the Acid2 test as well as the Acid3 test.

Adobe has been busy! But their preoccupation has yielded another beneficial product for techies – the Adobe Media Player. This is advantageous software because unlike other desktop video players available today, the Adobe Media Player allows users to stream and download videos from major content providers. It also enables the user to import video feeds by means of an RSS feed. Users can also play stored music in this player. However, Adobe Media Player has limitation; this can only play FLV files or MPEG-4. So, even if you can download a variety of file formats with this Player, actually playing them is a different matter.

There are already many photo-sharing sites available these days, but the one that I use is Flickr. This was recommended by a friend, so now I am a non-paying member of Flickr. Though I am not a Pro member, I am glad to know that Flickr has added new service. Aside from its huge photo-sharing sharing service, video uploads are now possible as well with Flickr. But, there’s a limitation to the videos that can be uploaded. Videos must be up to 90 seconds and 150MB only.

This video capacity is a far-cry from YouTube’s, but for those who can only capture 90-second videos in their digital camera, Flickr’s video service is already enough. The mechanics of uploading a video is pretty much the same with photos, and once it’s added it will be displayed in the user’s photostream. Placing tags and privacy settings can also be done.

A lot of Firefox users will be glad to know that Firefox 3 is almost within reach. Now on its Beta 4 stage it will just be a few flicks before this new browser becomes available. The Beta version is now available for download for those who want to have a first-hand experience with the Firefox 3. Those who have tried out the Beta version have found out that downloading the new browser is easy and pain-free.

Who thought a widget can make millions of dollars!?! Well, ShareThis widget proved this possible after they were able to raise a total of $21 million in an exceptionally short time.
If you are not familiar with this widget, it’s just a graphic button with a script that you can add to the articles on your site for readers to be able to share these articles through social networking sites like Digg, Delicious and MySpace or simply send the article link by email to their friends.