ReadWriteWeb:
It's the morning after the big Chrome OS event where Google executives and engineers revealed a myriad of details about the company's first attempt at creating their own operating system. The highly anticipated news conference was tracked all over the web, liveblogged by technology sites, and Twittered so much that it's sti (Read More)
: What do you mean "was"? It's not even out for a year. This doesn't make sense to me. It's a preview. They did you a favor by playing show and tell. Patience. Also note that Sarah freelances for Microsoft.
Mashable!:
In the month or so since Twitter started rolling out its Twitter Lists feature, a number of web and Adobe AIR based clients have added support for it.However, we haven’t seen any native Twitter apps support Lists. Today Realmac Software released Socialite Beta 3 for Mac OS X, including, among other enhancements — basic list (Read More)
Gizmodo:
This year's Microsoft shareholder meeting wasn't a lot of fun for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Chairman Bill Gates, thanks to shareholders grilling him about Apple and the iPhone with questions like the above. Ballmer smacked him right back: There's certainly always opportunities for improvement. There is a group of peo (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Seesmic is having a huge week. The startup that develops Twitter and Facebook clients for the web and desktop just unveiled a native Windows client at Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference earlier this week. At the Real-Time CrunchUp today, Seesmic is launching its first venture into the mobile space with impressive (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
It appears that the time for freemium music services in the US has passed. Earlier this week streaming music site Imeem sold to MySpace for under $10 million dollars while laying off a large number of staff. For a company with all four major record labels signed, more than 15 million uniques a month and well over 5 million (Read More)
Gizmodo:
I know Microsoft has only recently broken ground on Internet Explorer 9, but why would you ever release a graph in which you were the admitted worst at a task? The graph above is a JavaScript performance comparison in which the same machine ran the SunSpider test (so shorter bars are better). Microsoft is comparing one, spe (Read More)
Mashable!:
Each Friday we choose a Lunchtime Poll topic to get a sense of how Mashable readers feel about the chosen topic of the week. Below are the results from last Friday’s poll, where we asked for your favorite news reader.Is your favorite app or service not represented in the list? Let us know in the comments! And to make sure y (Read More)
Gizmodo:
eReaders are getting powerful enough to become fully-fledged Internet tablets, but gaming devices? That's a new spin. Turns out Qualcomm has a detachable game controller add-on for that Snapdragon-powered eReader prototype we first showed you on Wednesday. Take a look: Qualcomm says it'll be up to the various manufacturers (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Black Friday is a week away, and thousands of markdowns are already announced. Our master list of Giz-friendly deals—a hefty read—includes similar items priced differently at different stores. Keep it refreshed, cuz we'll be updating it all week. Doorbuster items marked with an * Cell Phones AT&T Sony Ericsson W518a - Free (Read More)
The Unofficial Apple Weblog:
Filed under: iLife, How-tos, Freeware, Internet ToolsSince iWeb comes with just about every Mac, it's surprising that it isn't used by more Mac users. For some people, coughing up US$99 a year for MobileMe hosting is the barrier, but there are other ways to get your iWeb pages out where the world can see them.Last night, wh (Read More)
Mashable!:
It’s almost time for Thanksgiving, and that means family traditions. But what if your family doesn’t really have any, or you simply want to start your own new ones? This might be the year where it’s your turn to up the heat and put together a Thanksgiving feast. With social media and the web, we’re lucky to have everything (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Opening our RealTime CrunchUp event today in San Francisco is Twitter COO Dick Costolo. Our own Michael Arrington and Steve Gillmor are sitting down with Costolo for a 30 minute conversation.Twitter is one of the hottest players in the realtime field right now. And it has a $1 billion valuation, which has been the source of (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Like the prior generation, the new Pogoplug lets you share any USB drive over the Internet. It'll run for a slightly higher $129, still have no service fees, but it will take up to four USB drives at a time. Aside from automatically syncing content with a Mac or PC, you can share and watch movies, listen to music, or view p (Read More)
The Unofficial Apple Weblog:
Filed under: iPhone, App ReviewAt the risk of invoking a round of reader rage, I'll admit that I've never really been that hyped on the idea of MMS on the iPhone (and, by the way, get off my lawn). If I want to send someone a picture, I've got their email address; I'll just send them a picture. No big whoop.I do have some f (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Android/iPhone: ShopSavvy proved itself one of the most popular Android apps out of the gate, and it's easy to see why. Now on iPhones, the app lets you scan item barcodes, see who has it for less, and locate them. Beyond the simple price comparisons via barcode scanning, ShopSavvy saves a history of items you've looked at, (Read More)