Google TV gearing up with Intel and Sony
There has been much talk about Google TV for some time now, but what does it exactly mean? Google has partnered with Intel and Sony to provide an internet based Television service to consumers. Intel will provide the software via a consumer electronics (CE) operating system based on MeeGo Linux. Sony will provide the hardware […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft launches social media aggregator Spindex
Microsoft has launched a social media aggregator – www.spindex.me Spindex aggregates regular social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. In addition to that it looks at RSS feeds, bookmarking services, and Microsoft’s Bing. Currently the system is in a closed private-beta mode – but users can sign in with their Windows Live ID. The tool […]
Read More | ShareGoogle claims that Microsoft Office 2010 lacks Cloud Collaboration
Microsoft has responded to the comments by Google that Microsoft Office 2010 lacks the online calibration needed, something Google claims Google Apps and Google Docs does well. Tracy Overby, senior marketing manager – Microsoft Office Products responded with: ‘Microsoft delivers the best productivity experience and we have the results to prove it. After more than […]
Read More | ShareBlackBerry Australia Blockparty
BlackBerry Australia is hosting a big party in the launch of their new BlackBerry Pearl 3G smartphone on the 17th of June. My first smartphone was actually a BlackBerry pearl and at the time seemed to be way ahead of the competition (well there wasn’t any competition really to BlackBerry a couple years ago). I’d […]
Read More | ShareGoogle to fight FTC if AdMob deal blocked
Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said his company is prepared to fight the U.S. government if the FTC blocks their acquisition of mobile advertising company AdMob. A decision is expected in a few weeks from the FTC. Google purchase Admob in November 2009 for US$750 million. Apple was also throwing up and offer but Google […]
Read More | ShareFacebook launches optimised mobile site
Facebook has launched a new mobile optimised site that is designed for speed and very low data cost – 0.facebook.com Facbook has around 100 million users globally accessing Facebook from their mobile, so this does seem like a smart move to service countries with low data services. This service is not available in Australia just […]
Read More | ShareMicrosoft to revamp Hotmail
Microsoft has announced that they will be releasing a major upgrade to their web based email system – Hotmail. Hotmail is the most popular web based email product in the world. Microsoft is updating several areas such as look and feel, more ajax features, better photo and document integration, increased account secuirty, full-session SSL, multiple […]
Read More | ShareYahoo Buys Associated Content for $100 Million
Yahoo has purchased Associated Content, a US media company for US$100 Million. Associated press is a media company where contributors get paid to create and submit articles, videos, stories, audio and images on any topic or subject. Currently there are over 350,000 Contributors and 60,000 subjects. This is a smart acquisition for Yahoo as they […]
Read More | ShareApple to patent Facebook iPhone integration
Apple has submitted a patent to integrate the Facebook application into the iPhone as a native application, instead of a 3rd party application. The patent specifically show how to add a contact as a Facebook friend. You can begin by connecting to Facebook and sending a friend request to one of your contacts (target device). […]
Read More | ShareMySpace ups security in wake of Facebook privacy concerns
MySpace has announced that their privacy options are changing which will result in user profiles to be defaulted ‘private’ only sharing personal information to friends. This seems to be the exact opposite of Facebook’s current strategy. MySpace, Co-President Mike Jones comments: “We respect our users’ desires to balance sharing and privacy, and never push our […]
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