Sunday, September 20, 2009

Google Releases Chrome Version 3

Just two weeks after Google Chrome’s birthday, the search engine giant has unleashed Google Chrome (Google Chrome) version 3.

Facebook reaches 300m users

Facebook revolt over personal information 'highlights need for privacy law'

Facebook has announced that it now has 300 million members worldwide and is making money.

Opera Mini 5 Released Now Supports Tabs and Bookmark Feature

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The world's most popular mobile browser has been upgraded as Opera Mini 5 beta is now available to download.

Steve Wozniak: How I Invented the Personal Computer

The 10 Myths of Social Media

The emergence of social media as a crucial paradigm in virtually all sectors of the economy has led to countless assumptions and new ideas about consumer behavior and marketing activities.

Five Features We Want to See in iTunes

Several days ago Apple released iTunes 9, and while the update brings a few nice feature improvements here and there, the popular desktop music player still has a lot of room for improvement. Here are five things we're dying to see from iTunes.

Google brand value 'on the rise'

In these uncertain economic times, people want answers - one reason perhaps why Google's brand value is soaring and bank brands are plunging.

The Importance Of Enthusiasm In Any Product

A video took the web by storm today entitled “Incredible, amazing, awesome Apple.” Basically, it boils down Apple’s latest event into a series of superlatives.

Touch-Screen Smackdown: iPod touch vs. Zune HD




Apple or Microsoft? The battle moves to your pocket with two new top-notch, touch-screen media players. Which one is right for you?

Google Aims to Wrest Display Ads From Yahoo

The company has built its fortune almost entirely on the back of small text ads, which appear alongside its search results and on sites across the Web. Now it is stepping up efforts to make inroads into graphical display ads, a business long dominated by Yahoo.

7 reasons why the Motorola Dext will save the brand

After what seems like aeons in the wilderness, Motorola is back with a new phone, the Dext.

5 Popular Facebook Scams (and How to Avoid Them)



Just as bearded hipsters migrate from bar to bar in pursuit of young ladies to ogle, so too have scammers and hackers followed their prey from MySpace to Facebook.

Can Amazon Be Wal-Mart of the Web?



Amazon is shaking up retailers, both big rivals and small independent stores, as it speeds its way beyond books toward its goal of becoming a Web-sized general store.

Web Trend Map

The Web Trend Map community curates meaningful link trends by choosing sources they trust.

10 Revealing Infographics about the Web

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The use of graphics as a tool for educating viewers is a great approach to sharing information. It’s an effective way of composing otherwise boring information and data into an easy-to-consume and fascinating way.

Intel and Apple--future rivals?

As Intel readies its most potent chip yet for small devices, Apple may already be using competing technology.

Mobile Market Floods Africa

Thanks to an emerging class of social applications, farmers in Uganda have something in common with Madison Avenue advertisers: They both use their mobile phones to do business.

Humanoid Robot Plays Soccer



Created by Hajime Sakamoto, Hajime 33 is the latest addition to Sakamoto’s fleet of humanoid robots. Powered by batteries, the robot is controlled with a PS3 controller, and it can walk and kick a ball. Hajime 33 weighs in at just 44 pounds while overlooking his creator at more than 6 feet 5 inches tall.

New Asus Color E-Reader Folds Like a Book

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Computer maker Asus, known for its line of Eee PC netbooks, is working on an e-book reader that will have two touchscreens and when laid open will resemble a hardcover book.

Zune HD review

So the time has come for the Engadget review. Does the Zune HD finally match up with Microsoft's ambition, and can it stand up to the heat and ubiquity of the competition? Read on for all the answers.

The Engadget Show- 001: Jon Rubinstein, Bit Shifter, iPod event, Moto CLIQ, N900

Your Google docs: Soon in search results?


Users of Google Docs and Spreadsheets accustomed to publicly publishing their documents might want to rethink exactly how publicly available they want to them to be.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Twitter users get phone calls

Twitter users on Sept. 17th, will, for the first time, be able to make voice calls directly to each other through the microblogging service.

Facebook, Twitter and Social Media Marketing

A significant number of brands have amped up their social media marketing, but it's not just all about tapping Facebook and Twitter, says a new study.

Skype Founders Sues eBay

Skype co-founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis have sued eBay, the company that acquired their Internet telephony startup and turned them into billionaires.

DreamScreen: HP Beats Apple to the Punch With Sleek Tablet

Originally it looked as if the much-rumored and highly anticipated Apple Tablet would make its debut this month.

Switch to Chrome

Why? Good old NES games.

Fwix lanuches API for real



Fwix, a startup that offers a stream of local news that’s updated in real-time, has somewhat belatedly announced a $2.75 million funding round it closed last year, led by BlueRun Ventures.

Oracle Revenues Down, But Earnings Up 8%

New software license revenues were down 17%, but software maintenance and product support revenues were up 6%.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

User Experience Vision Videos

As powerful networked device capabilities continue to enter mainstream use, several technology companies have released "vision" videos portraying how capabilities like augmented reality, flexible OLED screens, and rich sensors can alter our lives in the future.