Recognizr, an Android app built by The Astonishing Tribe (TAT), allows users to point their phone at someone, click, and then see all social networking info about that person (that is if they are in the Recognizr database). So, your walking down the street and randomly take a snapshot of someone, instantly you know their name general location, what they do, who they are friends with, their hobbies, maybe even where they work? Seems a bit scary, but the news, Internet, and everyone has been trying to tell you be careful how much info you put about yourself on social networking sites, because its public and sometimes permanent info. Now, there’s just and quicker way to get to that information, snapping a picture. The obvious here is this will make it entirely to easy for someone to get information about any person they see. However, this is only based on the amount of information that individual is putting on the Internet themselves. So, basically the persons information that you getting only has themselves to blame. -Greg

Windows Phone 7 is starting to show up and I’d have to say it looks promising. Microsoft has brought and entirely new approach to mobile OS, instead of “Apps” its more about the actual content of those apps. The more tile looking feel that flips in front of you is kinda neat, I’ll admit. The single biggest thing that Windows Phone 7 has to compete or maybe even push them in front of the rest, Xbox Live. They show how you’ll be able to use Xbox live to play games and share the experience with other phones, Xbox, and PC’s. This could really give them the niche they would need to jump into shark water with the likes of the iPhone and the Android OS. I would say they could take the mobile world by storm. However, the “Apps” are going to fail them I can see it already. iPhone has a gazillion apps, Google and the Android OS not only has a gazillion apps, they have a gazillion programmers creating them. I’m going to go out on a limb here and suggest that maybe Microsoft isn’t going to take the same route. I tell you there is no doubt that mobile media is just growing at an insane rate and I’m enjoying it. -Greg

Google is not only complaining that ISP’s have dropped the ball on get high-speed Internet out to homes, but they are willing to prove it. Google has announced plans to launch 1Gbps fiber out to 500,000 households. I hope a the very least this will light some fires out there and get the US on the move towards higher speeds and to reach more rural areas. Google’s bitpipe might be an innovative pipe, how about:

• Integrated shared 802.11n WiFi. Imagine being able to roam authenticated(!) with your laptop or iPad through town hopping on and off people’s WiFi access points. This can be done in a way that is completely secure for the network you’re roaming on
• Integrated picocells: imagine Google integrating picocells and then leasing them out to Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T or allowing people to configure them to their network of choice. Better 2G, 3G, and 4G coverage for all would be the result

Services like these could make Google stand tall and make the current providers anxious to jump aboard. Imagine AT&T leasing bandwidth from Google, there’s something to ponder. I would love to see AT&T become “just another carrier”, rather than the giant they still are today. Google you will have a lot of work ahead of you to make this reality nationwide, but I think you have every household behind you. -Greg

Want to read more, ars technica has some info to soak up..

I’ve been using uTorrent for a long time, easily my favorite along with everyone else. I’m going to let lifehacker.com explain a little about uTorrent 2.0 and how its improved or its previous version. -Greg

uTorrent 2.0 Brings Performance Updates, Bandwidth Control, UDP Support, and More

Windows only: uTorrent is far and away the most popular BitTorrent client among Windows users, and they’ve recently pushed out a shiny new 2.0 release, bringing with it bug fixes, performance improvements, UDP support, automatic bandwidth regulation, and more.

We explained the UDP update when uTorrent 2.0 beta came out way back in August of last year, but in a nutshell it means better performance for torrent trackers and ultimately for you, the user.

We also discussed the new transfer cap when the release candidate hit the streets, but again, simply put, it allows you to set bandwidth transfer caps to limit how much your client uploads or downloads over time to help avoid going over ISP caps.

As for uTP (which is kind of like your router’s Quality of Service functionality):

uTP is an alternative communication method for BitTorrent traffic that allows the client to automatically regulate its bandwidth usage to avoid adversely impacting your internet connection. This will allow you or other users on the network to download their torrents but still allow others on the network to function with little difference. This does not require any additional setup.

In addition, uTP in this version has added its own form of STUN, a method of getting incoming connections without direct connectivity to the Internet. This allows µTorrent to punch holes through routers and firewalls to increase connectivity and improve speeds. It is even possible to connect two firewalled peers through uTP’s NAT traversal feature.

In a nutshell, uTorrent 2.0 is a download any BitTorrent lover will probably want to grab in short order.

uTorrent 2.0 is a free download for Windows. The app is available for the Mac, but this 2.0 release doesn’t apply. Note: Be sure to skip the Ask.com toolbar when you’re installing—unless of course you want it, which you don’t.

uTorrent 2.0 [via Download Squad]