Highlight Needs To Let You Switch Off ‘Friend Of Friend’ Notifications Before Austin

Ambient location app Highlight is a big deal. Eldon likes it, Scoble likes it, MG and Mike like it and Grindr fan Charlie Cheever likes it. More importantly, I like it.

Before you call me out for being slightly narcissist with the above statement (which wouldn’t make me at all unique in my field), here’s

AT&T urging customers to upgrade to 3G, possibly killing off 2G

In a move that is sure to surprise no one, it appears AT&T is getting ready to send its trusty 2G GSM network riding off into the sunset. MarketWatch is reporting that some Ma Bell customers have received letters, urging them to upgrade to a 3G or (gasp) 4G device and warning that service may degrade

CircuitLab brings schematic design and sharing to the browser (video)

The designs for all those wonderful Arduino and electronics projects don’t create themselves, sadly. No, a person needs to put in time and effort laying out the circuits and carefully arranging the components, often by hand, but sometimes with aid of a software tool. A new player in that field is CircuitLab,

T-Mobile’s next myTouch to come from Huawei?

The Magenta carrier’s pumped out its fair share of myTouch handsets in the past months, and we can’t blame you if you’re confused by the fact that different OEMs have had their turn making the devices. Now, if a report by PocketNow is to be believed, the next phone maker in line is the same one that

Ask Engadget: best Android PMP?

We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is from Livebriand who wants the Android equivalent of an iPod Touch. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget

App.net Wants To Help Mobile Apps Stand Out At SXSW

Here’s one of the great things about South by Southwest: Everyone wants to launch a cool new product there. Here’s one of the worst things about South by Southwest: Everyone wants to launch a cool new product there.

That’s why Dalton Caldwell, CEO of App.net, is holding a special App Showcase at Beauty

From Zynga To Flipboard: Why All Eyes Are On China For The Next Mobile Boom

If you spend any time speaking with Western mobile companies, one topic that’s likely to pop up is their “China strategy.” Due to a mix of mobile penetration, sheer population, and popularity of the mobile web, Western mobile companies recognize there’s a lot of money to be made overseas.

The idea is

PSA: PlayStation Network goes down for maintenance tomorrow, will last around 15 hours

We know that it’s become all too easy to assume that the PlayStation Network is getting hacked again whenever it goes down. That said, consider this another heads-up in long line of previous friendly reminders: Since being postponed last Tursday, Sony’s announced that the PSN will go down for "significant

One Year Later: How Google Panda Changed Our Business

February 24, 2011 was a day that will live in infamy for the team here at Viewpoints. That was the day of the Google Panda update. Up until that point we had enjoyed four years of consistent traffic growth to Viewpoints.com. We managed to double traffic each year and had just reached 2.7 million unique

PinClout Gets A Cease-And-Desist From Klout, Will Change Name

"Klout for Pinterest" may be a catchy company description, bu taking it too literally may lead to legal trouble.

Startup PinClout launched about a week ago, and its name seemed to make the company’s mission clear — to measure influence on fast-growing Pinterest. And there’s been positive interest, with