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Australia’s Canberra region is as beautiful as it is rugged. While the area may explode in color and life after seasonal rains, it is equally inhospitable during droughts. To capture this dichotomy, acrylic artist Phil Ryan teamed with photographer Glen Ryan in Karst Country. More »

Hey, guess what? It’s Friday! We’re sure you’re feeling just as restless as we are, so to help the day fly by, we’ll be hanging around this thread to talk about anything you want for the next hour. No more work no more! Unless you’re Wagner, in which case you’re on a plane to Barcelona for MWC. He will be working all weekend. Everything’s fair game. So go nuts. This is a safe space. More »

Facebook added a voice calling option on the Messenger app a short while back and as of today, a new update has brought that to all Facebook for iOS users. Basically, Facebook v5.5 has rolled into the App Store and that has added the free voice calling. This support is available for those in the US and Canada, however until your friends and family update Facebook — you may have some trouble finding someone to call.

Those with Facebook v5.5 on their iPhone or iPad will be able to swipe to the right to access the Chat menu. Once here pick (tap the name of) the friend you want to call and then look for the “i” icon towards the upper right hand corner. Tapping that “i” will take you to the contact info page for that friend and you should see the “Free Call” button. As for that trouble, until your friend has also updated Facebook, that button will be unavailable. That being the case, you could always use the “Timeline” button to send them a message telling them to update and then call you.

Otherwise, along with the voice calling, this update also brought a few additional changes dealing with the button design. Facebook has said the new button design will make it “easy to like, comment and share posts in News Feed.” As to what that actually means, the Like, Comment and Share buttons in the news feed have been tweaked a bit. Additionally, the share button to re-post stories from your News Feed is now available in all languages.

Bottom line here, voice calling is now available for Facebook users who didn’t want to install the stand-alone Messenger app. The update is available by way of the iOS App Store which you can find using this link or by visiting the App Store directly from your iPhone or iPad.

Facebook for iOS update brings voice calling to the US and Canada is written by Robert Nelson & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Pope Benedict XVI joining Twitter and posting his first tweet was a pretty big deal a few months ago when you consider how technologically inept the majority of people believe religious figure heads to be. Unfortunately, it looks as though Pope Benedict XVI won’t only be exiting his papacy at the end of February, but his Twitter account will also be making its short-lived exit.

The news comes from Vatican Radio as they’ve announced the @Ponifex Twitter account will officially come to an end on February 28, the same day Pope Benedict XVI steps down from his position as the current Pope. The Pope’s Twitter account won’t go down without one final message, which is expected to be posted on February 27.

The @Pontifex Twitter account has gained 1.5 million followers in within the two months since it’s been created, although Benedict won’t be considered as a heavy Twitter user as he only tweeted 36 messages since his first message was published on December 12. Meanwhile, I’ve tweeted over 12,000 messages of pure gold, and only have 1,337 followers after using Twitter for almost six years. Boy – do I feel like a loser.

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Google I/O is coming a bit earlier this year. The event is set for May 15-17, which is over a month earlier than last year’s Google I/O conference, which took place towards the end of June. However, we could see some good things come out of the conference. If you’re planning on attending, registration officially opens on March 13 at 7 am PT.

What’s perhaps most interesting however is that registration requires both a Google+ account and a Google Wallet account. Granted, most folks who are planning to attend such an event will most likely have both of these already set up and in use, but we suppose the added requirements will weed out some of the undesirables, but an official reason wasn’t disclosed.

Google hasn’t mentioned any details as far as what to expect at the conference, but we’re guessing that Google Glasses will make, yet another, big appearance on stage. We’ve seen it in action before at Google I/O 2012, complete with skydiving stunts, but it’s possible that the company may announce further details about the product.

Google I/O 2012 was actually quite a huge deal for Google. They announced a slew of new products, and unveiled some great updates to their Android platform. They announced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the Nexus 7 tablet, Nexus Q, and of course, the Google Glasses. Plus, they unveiled a bevy of feature-filled updates for Google+, Google Maps, and YouTube.

Google I/O registration starts March 13, Google+ and Google Wallet required is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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