Friendfeed v. Twitter: Half The Followers In Five Months
Twitter is still far larger than its much younger competitor Friendfeed in aggregate terms. But an interesting trend is developing - many longtime Twitter users are noticing that the number of follow...
The Yahoo Circus Pulls Into Sun Valley Next Week
Starting Tuesday this week, all the major players in the Yahoo-Microsoft-Everyone-And-Their- Mother circus will line their private jets up in Sun Valley for the high-powered 26th annual Allen & Co. co...
What's Holding OpenOffice Back?
Why doesn't free trump expensive? Every Microsoft product has a free, open source counterpart created by dedicated programmers who loathe everything the company stands for. The free stuff is darn go...
Novelties: Electronic Papyrus: The Digital Book, Unfurled
New technologies are developing that make displays flexible, foldable or even as rollable as papyrus, so that large screens can be unfurled from small containers.
Thank you, Adobe Reader 9!
Recently I wrote a blog entry about bloated software, and how much better Foxit PDF reader was than Adobe Reader. But I was using Adobe Reader 8. Little did I know how much superior version 9 would ...
Adobe Goes After FreshAIRApps For “AIR” Usage
Adobe AIR is a platform that can be utilized to create rich desktop applications. Twhirl and AlertThingy are two recent examples of applications built on AIR. — freshAIRApps is a community resource...
Big-name brands booking ads on Facebook
(07-04) 18:37 PDT — Throw a stapler at a Facebook friend, courtesy of Microsoft Office. Become a fan of Victoria's Secret Pink to discuss favorite bra colors. Show off your love for Slim Jim snacks ...
Ultra Mobile PC Buyer's Guide
We look at a range of versatile UMPCs and mobile Internet devices (MIDs) from ASUS, Gigabyte, and Samsung, Amtek, OQO, Roan Digital, Vye, and WiBrain. — Pity the ultra mobile personal computer. It'...
Line Rider Goes Silverlight
Have you heard of Line Rider? This game, or “toy” as it's often called, was originally created back in 2006 as a fun little time-waster that simulated physics through the simple act of of drawing a l...
Europe drafts law to disconnect suspected filesharers
France has suggested an amendment to the pan-European Telecoms Package, which would bar broadband access to anyone who persists in illegally downloading music or films. — Last month, the government ...