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iPhone Hacker ‘MuscleNerd’ Suspended From Google+ for Not Providing Real Name

Alex Heath ∙ Updated January 25, 2017

Google's latest attempt at a social network is Google+. After only a few weeks of being in a private beta, there are already 18+ million people registered on the network.

On Google+, Google requires that you provide your real, full name when making your account. While this may not prove to be a problem for most users, those under the internt's limelight that don't want their real name out there for all to see may find this requirement of Google's to be a dilemma.

Legendary unlock wizard and jailbreak hacker, MuscleNerd, has run into this problem with Google, and the results are that his Google+ account has been suspended...

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Walkthrough of Google+ for iPhone [Screenshots]

Alex Heath ∙ July 19, 2011

Google just released its official Google+ app for the iPhone in the App Store. The app is available for free, and it allows you to interact and keep up with your Google+ account on the go.

We've put together a review and walkthrough of Google+ for iPhone in screenshots. Check out everything about the app below!

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App Picks of the Week: Spotify, Piconhand, Star Trek PADD

Alex Heath ∙ Updated October 10, 2018

Every week iDownloadblog brings a roundup of awesome apps for you to check out and enjoy. We try to vary our picks, but a lot of these apps usually come from the App Store. If an interesting web or jailbreak app catches our eye, we'll include that in our picks as well.

This week, we've got three new apps from the App Store for music lovers, Google+ users, and trekkies. Make it so!

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Apple Patent Points to New Friend Matching Feature

Oliver Haslam ∙ June 17, 2011

Apple hasn't had much success with social networking in the past. Remember Ping, Apple's ill-fated attempt at bringing music fans and the artists they love closer together? No, probably not. It's still sitting there though, kinda hidden inside iTunes just waiting for someone to stumble upon it.

If a new patent filing by Apple is to be believed, it seems the smartphone, computer, and now tablet giant may be looking into the whole 'bringing people together' idea once more; this time by using your phone as a way to find like-minded people...

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Twitter Integration Coming to iOS 5

Alex Heath ∙ May 31, 2011

With WWDC and iOS 5 right around the corner, it appears that Apple will be focusing more on social integration. We've heard rumors of a 'MediaStream' service from Apple that would allow you to view and share photos with your friends, and now it appears that Twitter will be integrated in iOS 5.

Instead of opening your favorite Twitter client to upload and share a photo, you could send a photo to Twitter directly from the iPhone's Camera app...

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