Not that any TheAppleBlog readers would ever try to acquire software in a less-than-legal manner, but just in case you know someone who would, tell them to watch out for web sites claiming to bear Snow Leopard gifts. Like the Adobe Photoshop CS4 and iWork ’09 before … Read More »
Archive for 2009
Those elves in the Google Labs are so busy that it is hard to keep up with them. That’s why something they released recently fell under the radar, and from the looks of it might be pretty darn cool. Google Listen is a podcatcher … Read More »
Do you ever wonder what is keeping you from making progress toward your goals? Perhaps you’ve set up a schedule for yourself, outlining the things you need to do each day so that you focus on the most important tasks related to your business, but … Read More »
SpotMixer announced today that its do-it-yourself video ad creation service will be integrated within Google AdWords In-Stream Video Ads. The partnership allows Google AdWords users to create in-stream video ads that can be placed within video on the Google Content Network or YouTube. SpotMixer’s technology … Read More »
What Forbes and others were reporting earlier this year is now official: Famed cleantech investor Vinod Khosla has officially raised $1 billion for two new funds, largely from outside investors, a substantial portion of which will be focused on cleantech startups. This is the … Read More »
Apple confirms press event for Sept. 9 (OStatic) Opera 10 is released (WebWorkerDaily) “Fantasy Football Today” kicks off second season (NewTeeVee) Using social networks to foster open-source projects (OStatic) Find web audio on Android with Google Listen (jkOnTheRun) Beyond lithium: What the rare earth squeeze … Read More »
Word just came in — the deal is official. eBay is selling Skype in a deal that values the Internet calling service at $2.75 billion. eBay will get $1.9 billion in cash, a $125 million note, and will give up 65 percent of the … Read More »
MySpace, meet the new new MySpace. It’s called Twitter. According to Hitwise, a web traffic intelligence company, Twitter has overtaken MySpace in the UK. In August, Twitter.com became the 27th most-visited web site in the UK, one position ahead of MySpace. The Twitter service itself … Read More »
The Linley Group released a report last night in which it claims that about 150 million handsets are missing from the official calculations of phones sold in 2008. The research firm notes that while some 1.2 billion cell phones shipped last year, 1.43 billion … Read More »
Opera 10, the latest version of the innovative browser, launched today. It sports a sleek new design and improved performance, thanks to improved handling of JavaScript and a new “Turbo” mode that uses compression technology to speed up slow connections. As I reported back in … Read More »
The browser wars took a turn, with reports that Google has inked a deal with Sony to pre-install the Chrome web browser on new VAIO computers. This marks the first deal that Google has signed with a hardware vendor to get Chrome involved in … Read More »
According to the Chaos Theory, in a giant system that has lots of interconnections, even the smallest action can have a massive impact. It’s more simply described by the butterfly effect. This theory has taken its toll on the software business, thanks to the … Read More »
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