iPhone 2.2 firmware update available now, Google Street View and plenty more
It's here. Google Street View and over the air Podcast downloads from iTunes. Yup, public transit and walking directions too and the ability to share your location via email.
Instant Expert: Secrets & Features of iPhone 2.2 (Updated)
Early this morning Apple released the much-anticipated iPhone 2.2 firmware update, adding significant new enhancements to the Maps application and podcast downloading capabilities, as well as a few ot...
Google, It Wasn't Broke
Bucket tests and experimental products are one thing. But to mess with the real Google search is serious stuff. Why did they do it? — Google's overall search share has grown substantially this yea...
Apple's 2008 ad budget: Nearly a half billion dollars
There's been a lot of talk recently about how much money Microsoft is spending (and some would say wasting) on its new advertising campaigns to promote its brand. Of course you know the ones: The Bil...
Breaking: Yahoo Finally Sells Off Kelkoo
Yahoo has been rumored to be selling Paris-based comparative shopping site Kelkoo for some time now, and it appears that they have found a buyer. Yahoo acquired Kelkoo in 2004 for €475 million. — T...
Sorting 1PB with MapReduce
At Google we are fanatical about organizing the world's information. As a result, we spend a lot of time finding better ways to sort information using MapReduce, a key component of our software infra...
Sync Your Live Writer Drafts With Mesh
If you're a blogger, then you're probably familiar with the Windows Live Writer program, arguably one of the best blogging tools out there. However, because this program is a desktop software applica...
Time to Say Good-bye, and Thanks
Three years ago, when John Battelle and Chas Edwards met with me for a cup of coffee across the street from the old Business 2.0 offices in downtown San Francisco, their company, Federated Media, was ...
Personal Cell Phone Account Of President-Elect Obama Accessed By Unauthorized Employees
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Verizon Wireless President and CEO Lowell McAdam made the following statement today: — “This week we learned that a number of Verizon Wireless employees have, without authoriza...
The GUI that almost conquered the pocket
Farewell then, UIQ — The death of UIQ deserves a footnote for posterity - and a chance to take look back at a decade in which almost everything that everyone predicted for mobile data proved to be w...
Google Chrome May Be Pre-installed On New PCs
How did Internet Explorer become the number one browser in the world? Simple - it came with every new computer you purchased, pre-installed and ready to go. Now it seems Google is contemplating doin...
Get to Google Docs from Gmail
Are you a Gmail addict? Ever wanted quicker access to your online documents without having to leave your precious inbox? Well, we've recently launched a Google Docs gadget to give you direct access ...
STUMBLEUPON READIES FOR ANOTHER VERSION RELEASE
Some of you, who had joined the Beta group to experience the new version of StumbleUpon, might have noticed the old verison, or V2, when visiting the site today. — StumbleUpon made an announcement i...
BitGravity Testing New “Multiview” Product; This Is How I Want To Watch Sports
Content Delivery Network BitGravity is testing a new product they're calling Multiview (at least internally) that delivers up to six different synchronized high definition video streams at once.
New iPhone Apps Help Drivers Beat Speed Traps
Apple's iPhone has been used for everything from following the 2008 election to deciding where to grab a bite on the go. Now, it's helping lead-footed drivers avoid costly speeding tickets. — NMobi...
AMD's Phenom II shows overclocking potential
After initial overclocking disappointment with the Phenom, AMD has put effort into giving the Phenom II a fair amount of overclocking overhead. — At a demo yesterday journalists were shown a 45nm Ph...
‘Dark Knight’ soon to become 2008's most pirated movie
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but movie fans like to show their love for a great movie by stealing it, as data from TorrentFreak on The Dark Knight downloads suggests. With over on...
Consumer Reports launches iPhone app just in time for Christmas
It's all about timing and Consumer Reports knows that. Hence, they are launching a new application for iPhone and iPod Touch users just in time for the holiday shopping season. Available for free at...
User-generated video under siege
Remember how home-grown online video was going to be the future? Well, it's not turning out that way. — LOS ANGELES (Fortune) — If you visit YouTube.com - where close to half of all online video is...