Ars Technica:
Let's look back at the week that was in Microsoft news. Here were the top stories:Windows 7 SP1 beta rumored by end of 2009, RTM summer 2010: Windows 7 may be out, but Microsoft i (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
In this edition of the Weekly Wrapup - our newsletter summarizing the top stories of the week - we analyze a new breed of content site that is rapidly gaining momentum, look into recent statistics showing that Gen Y is using (Read More)
Mashable!:
We were sort of surprised to discover how many of you proclaim your love for FarmVille, the social farming sim game from Zynga. We reported that the company had trademarked the name FishVille last month, and speculated that a (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
With the new beta of Firefox 3.6, new tab previewing functionality has been made available in Firefox — you can preview tabs using the “List all tabs” button, and you can see a preview when using Ctrl-Tab to switch between ta (Read More)
Engadget:
We won't cancel our trips to Vegas just yet, but Boxee is planning on giving users an early peek at its new beta release -- with all new UI, queue, navigation and search features -- December 7 at the Music hall of Williamsbur (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Boxee has taken the media center world by storm in the last year, which is why it's always a surprise when we're reminded that it's still only an alpha release. Until December 7th, that is, when... (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
This is a report from our premium subscription research service The Internet Analyst. The Internet Analyst is currently in beta, with a formal launch coming towards the end of 2009. To sign up for a free beta trial, please (Read More)
Mashable!:
We’re fans of the social media-enabled media center Boxee, so news of its impending beta launch on December 7 is music to our ears (and eyes!). The Beta version will feature a number of additions and improvements, including a (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
NYC-based Boxee will release the long-awaited beta version of its Web video-watching software on Dec. 7, MediaMemo's Peter Kafka tweets.Read the rest of this story »See Also:What's Next For Boxee?Boxee Hires Ex-CollegeHumor D (Read More)
Mashable!:
Seesmic Desktop has the distinction of being the first third-party Twitter client to support the new Lists feature, and now web-based social reader Brizzly claims the second slot.Currently in closed beta, Brizzly is a Twitter (Read More)
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us:
A beta service called Notescasts.com promises to provide users of the iPod classic, iPod nano, and 5th generation iPod with an online store for downloading free and inexpensive ebooks. It's a gutsy move, given all the attenti (Read More)
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us:
I dislike turning comparisons between Windows and Mac OS X into a battle of Rock'em Sock'em Robots. But Apple's neglect of a feature it invented, and Microsoft's picking up the baton, makes it worth pointing out how the Redmo (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
Ben Behrouzi came from the shadowy Lead Generation business, but some people in that field said he played too dirty. Now he's got a real-time search engine that just came out of beta today, called Leapfish, and he says the co (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Ribbit Mobile is challenging Google Voice as the trusted receiver, organizer, and transcriber of your phone calls and voicemail. How does it stack up to Google's voicemail services? Aside from a few missing pieces, Ribbit loo (Read More)
paidContent.org:
Blake Krikorian of Slingbox fame is joining the board of a new internet TV venture: start-up Clicker.com, now in private beta. Krikorian is investing in the company founded by Jim Lanzone, the former CEO of Ask.com; other inv (Read More)
Mashable!:
Even in the age of the Internet, shopping for cars can be a chore. There are so many different models to choose from that comparing reviews for current models, past models, looking at stuff like fuel efficiency and maintenanc (Read More)
Web Worker Daily:
Internet-based communication is changing so quickly these days that there seems to be an endless stream of beta releases. Yesterday, Simon wrote about some of the latest browser betas; let’s look at a few products and servi (Read More)
Techmeme Firehose:
Brian Garner / AppleInsider:Apple's latest 10.6.2 beta packs fixes for VMWare, iMacs, Apple TV — Apple has released a new beta of the Mac OS X 10.6.2 update with fixes for various performance issues dealing with AirPort, g (Read More)
TechCrunch:
[France] Wozaik, a Paris-based startup which is developing a dynamic bookmarking system, is giving away 200 invites for an exclusive preview of their platform to Techcrunch Europe readers. You can grab one here on a first-co (Read More)
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Google hat eine neue Beta-Version von Google Chrome zum Testen freigegeben, die neue Funktionen enthält und eine bessere Performance bieten soll. (Read More)