Twitter for iPhone
Twitter has been growing by leaps and bounds around the world. Mobile has always been a focus for us—starting with SMS which lead to the 140 character limit. People everywhere should be able to acce...
Apple Slaps Developers In The Face
[Adobe would like me to make it clear that the opinions below are not the official views of the company and are entirely my own.] — By now you have surely heard about the new iPhone 4. SDK language ...
It's Official: Google Now Counts Site Speed As A Ranking Factor
Google has kept a promise it made last year: Site speed is now a ranking factor in Google's algorithm, and is already in place for U.S. searchers. But Google also cautions web site owners not to sacr...
Of course were hole fillers and why no-one should depend on only one platform
Twitter itself is filling a hole (start here if you don't know what this is all about), the status update craze hole it mostly created. We're filing another hole, if you want to keep in touch with yo...
Microsoft's latest phone experiment
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will show off its latest mobile phones on Monday, but don't expect a direct rival to the iPhone. — The world's largest software company is trying a new tack in the hotly c...
Reading Between the iPhone OS 4.0 Lines
A few months ago, I heard suggestions that Apple had tentative plans to release a developer beta of Mac OS X 10.7 at WWDC this June. That is no longer the case. Mac OS X 10.7 development continues, ...
Hundreds of Wordpress Blogs Hit by ‘Networkads.net’ Hack
A large number of bloggers using Wordpress are reporting that their sites recently were hacked and are redirecting visitors to a page that tries to install malicious software. — According to multipl...
Netflix's Mobile Invasion Continues: Android, You're Next
Netflix is officially on a mobile rampage. First it was that amazing-looking Microsoft Windows Phone 7 app—the first we'd seen of its kind. Then it debuted alongside Apple's iPad, possibly snagging ...
Google accused of YouTube ‘free ride’
Some of Europe's leading telecoms groups are squaring up for a fight with Google over what they claim is the free ride enjoyed by the technology company's YouTube video-sharing service. Telefonica, F...
Twitter for BlackBerry App Now Available
There has never been a more exciting time in the mobile industry than right now. The speed at which devices, applications, and networks are evolving is inspiring. Thankfully, Twitter is perfectly su...
Universal search features in Google Suggest for mobile
Last December on the Official Google Blog, we announced how universal search features in Google Suggest could show useful information while the user is composing a query from the Google home page. To...
Twitter to Launch a Major Redesign [SCREENSHOT]
Today, while reading through my tweets, I stumbled upon a screenshot of a new design for Twitter. It doesn't show much, but it's from Doug Bowman who is the current Creative Director at Twitter. — ...
Netflix Delays Universal and Fox New Releases, including Avatar
If you're hoping to rent a copy of “Avatar” through Netflix when the hit movie comes to DVD this month, keep waiting. — Netflix has signed deals with Universal Studios and 20th Century Fox that will...
Apple rejecting apps with “Pad” in title
Apple has started to reject apps with the word “Pad” in their title that do not explicitly use wording such as, “runs on,” “for,” “for use with,” and/or “compatible with.” Jesse Waites, maker of Cont...
Microsoft Research's “Manual Deskterity” explores the synergy of pen & touch
Pen and touch computing have long-thought to be mutually exclusive methods of human-computer interaction, but as the Microsoft Research project “Manual Deskterity” shows, the two intuitively combined ...
Nokia Buys Geographic Search Technology Company MetaCarta
Nokia this morning announced that it has acquired MetaCarta, a privately-owned geographic intelligence company, for an undisclosed sum. Nokia says it will use MetaCarta's technology in the area of lo...
Research In Motion Wants To Get Into Your Car With QNX Software Acquisition
RIM has made an acquisition today; the mobile device manufacturer has acquired QNX Software Systems from Harman International. The deal is is expected integrate user experience in RIM's smartphones a...
YouTube Starts Linking Back To The Blogs That Drive It Traffic (GOOG)
YouTube is introducing a new “as seen on” feature that will credit and link to sources driving traffic to a particular video, Google (GOOG) announced today. — When a blog drives a significant (not y...
Citizen Journalism Platform AllVoices Sets Up News Desks In 30 Cities Around The World
AllVoices, a fast-growing citizen journalism platform, is announcing significant expansion today. The startup is launching global news desks in 30 different cities around the world …
Dish Starts Selling ‘Sling-Loaded’ HD-DVR
Dish Network Corp. (Nasdaq: DISH) has released the ViP922 DVR, a new Sling-loaded satellite receiver and HD-DVR that allows customers with broadband connections to relay video programming to PCs, smar...
Seattle's digital music revival
Jon Irwin, Rhapsody International president, in the company's new downtown Seattle headquarters. (Dan Schlatter/Puget Sound Business Journal) — If Apple is the frontman of the digital-music busines...
iPhone 4.0 & iAds advertising
So iAd was announced, as expected. The first thing I thought of when I saw it is Xzibit saying “yo dawg, I put an app in your app so you can app while you app,” but that's just because I read too muc...