Orkut is affected by scraps titled Bom Sabado!. Heard it is a bug/virus and suggest everyone to close your orkut tab for this time until this script get disabled from orkut. Bom Sabado (means Good Friday) is an orkut virus. When the a user is affected by this virus it automatically send scraps to user’s friends titled Bom Sabado!

Bom Sabado is a cookie stealing virus. Those who are affected by this virus try to change their password as soon as possible and also clean your browser cookies.
Orkut officials havn’t given out any details of the scrap virus. Its safe to keep away from opening your orkut until orkut official give out the status of the attack.

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Google recent announce to introduce new file transfer facility in iGoogle, orkut and Gmail Chat,Now user can share pictures,documents and other files directly with there peer while chatting in igoogle and orkut ,without switching there email account to send file as attachment.

For this new tool you may click on “Send file” Option in the Action menu,and the receiver make allowance to receive the required file.

Along this There are also new tools are now see in your chat window From the new toolbar, you can click the blue camera and phone icons to start video and voice chats with your friends or the group chat icon to add additional friends to a text chat. If you’ve never used video or voice chat before, all you need is a webcam and microphone attached to your computer and a small plugin application available for free at www.google.com/chat/video.

Source: Google Official Blog

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Google release Orkut widget for Android platform along with Google buzz widget so that user can engage on orkut and with Google buzz.

The Orkut app now with some extra features such as Live Folders and photo upload options right from the phone. The Live folders option allows users to scroll through your buddy list even whilst you are “offline” and are not using a data connection, You also get scrap notifications.

Google Buzz widget for Android is Integrated with devices that have Android OS 1.6 installed. for adding this widget you can do this ; Menu > Add > Widgets > Google Buzz.

Google Buzz widget enable  you to do – post Google Buzz updates. You can post text, photos and stuff directly from the mobile phone

The Orkut app can be downloaded from the Android Market.