The Digital Dish

Twitter interface gets another makeover – The Twitter user interface may look a little different, but that’s because the micro-blogging service has silently opened a set of changes to the “Following” and “Followers” sections of its website. Ultimately, the changes will make it much more simple when navigating through lists of people, deciding who to follow, and even @replying or direct messaging someone directly from the page.

Facebook may become more public – Transparency is a good thing, to Facebook developers that is. The company is hosting a webcast for press today about “upcoming privacy changes” to the site. Some say the announcement from Facebook will likely chart a shift toward becoming more public, perhaps even similar to Twitter. Looks like Facebook is quickly trolling down the path toward a more Twitter-esque network with public updates broadcast to virtually everyone. Stay tuned for post-webcast updates.

Pocket PC coming from Dell – Dell is currently in the works of developing a web device similar to the iPod Touch. The small-sized device, which will run on Google’s Android OS, will play music and videos along with Internet accessibility, but will not have a phone service. According to the Wall Street Journal, “the plan could be delayed or scrapped entirely,” but for the time being, word is that the web device will possibly make its debut later this year.

Firefox 3.5 arrives with speed and increased usability – Firefox 3.5 is finally here, and claiming to be “the fastest Firefox yet.” With it’s release yesterday, makers at Firefox say the latest software is more than twice as fast as the younger version of Firefox, Firefox 3, and ten times as fast as Firefox 2. The upgrade allows for performance features to run quickly and even more responsively.

WSJ may soon come with a cost to iPhone, Blackberry apps – WSJ.com is currently in the process of surveying iPhone users about their willingness to pay for the WSJ app. Currently, the app is a completely free product for both iPhone and Blackberry users, but the news outlet has already reported that it evventually intends to charge “handsomely" for the app.