The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch

This week's Tech Watch includes fun news about new online gaming innovations, as well as links to handy gadgets and plugins for every webmaster.

• Mozilla has formally announced the addition of a private porn mode to an upcoming version of Firefox.

• A new iPhone application called Campaign aims to give us a better-informed electorate.

• Serious geeks might know that today marks the 50th anniversary of the microchip. Here's a picture of the first one.

• Adult industry professionals who have a PS3 and enjoy Halloween might want to check out this spooky cover for the video game system.

• Some webmasters may have more than one phone. This new USB charger can charge several different kinds of phones at once.

• The engineers at HTC are working on a new touchscreen phone. Can it compete with the iPhone?

• Interested in cracking the operating system on your new iPhone? Here's how.

• It's hard to say how many people would want Wi-Fi in their cars, but Gizmodo has a review of a new device that provides just that.

AlfaBetic.com offers translation services for all kinds of blogs into different languages.

• The online gaming industry is making some interesting leaps forward. Akoha.com adds real-world interaction to a collaborative social gameplay, while Playce.com is simply mind-blowing. The Playce development engine lets programmers build high-quality games that take place in geographically acurate locations. Check out a live demo of Playce here.

• Another interesting online game in Grockit.com, which combines multiplayer gaming with challenging scholastic games.

• Fans of the Fox animated series "Family Guy" may want to check out series creator Seth MacFarlane's new online comedy website, SethComedy.com.

• Fantasy football fanatics might have a new home at the Ultimate Football Network, which seeks to turn fantasy leagues into a big-money business.

• This is depressing, but here goes: Footnote.com is a social network where living people can upload and share information about dead people.

• The Firefox plugin Dekkr wants to help make the web surfing experience more fluid.

TrueCar.com is another consumer-protection website that provides information on cars and car sales.

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