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There is no shortage of social TV viewing apps out there. Between check-in programs likeGlueor Miso, to the more technically savvy ones likeIntoNow, they run the gamut. Each of these has its place, for certain, but there’s still a part of the social viewing experience that’s missing. Vuallaappears to fill that gap. It’s an application for your iPad that you can use as a TV listings guide, a social chat platform and even a discovery point....

A Twitter app called Peep is a mobile application found on HTC Devices, and according toTaddong’ssecurity blog, there are some serious issues that cause the app to display a user’s Twitter credentials, making them vulnerable to eavesdropping attacks. The vulnerabilities discovered by Raul Siles, founder and senior security analyst at Taddong, are found within the way that Peep connects to Twitter as well as the way the HTTP requests are handled after a user has established a connection....

Here at TNW, we’ve written a lot about ebikes and a lot about Acer, but not about any ebikes powered by Acer components. As it turns out, Acer recently began making motors via its cycling sub-brand Xplova, and a new ebike company namedVvoltwill be the first to bring these motors to the US in two of its four launch models. Acer partnership aside, Vvolt’s bikes look like welcome additions to the American ebike market....

New ebike companies enter the crowded market seemingly every other week. They tend to fall into one of two categories: copycats sourcing generic designs, or companies promising a myriad of gimmicky features that do little to add to the actual ride experience. Many seem more interesting in cashing in on the trend than actually building bikes meant to last, crowdfunding bikes with little support afterward. Vvolt’slaunchthis year was a refreshing change of pace....

With political leaders and car manufacturers pledging to make all new cars green by 2030, public EV charging is constantly rolling out. But this isn’t happening quickly enough for VW’s CEO, Herbert Diess. Plenty of shade from VW CEO This week Herbert Diess, Volkswagen Group CEO,complained on LinkedIn(in a now-deleted post) about difficulties finding a working plug along the Brenner Pass that links Austria to Italy. He wrote: “So I kept driving to Trento,” before describing the Ionity charging point he found in the north Italian city....