Hi5, a former up-and-coming social network that shifted focus last year and is now trying to become a social-gaming hub, has launched a portal for game developers, and president Alex St. John says that the company is prepared to take on Facebook in a head-to-head battle. Read More »
Archive for July 2010
Skype has updated its iPhone application, making it compatible with iOS 4. The free communication app, which was originally released back in March of 2009, can now be run in the background thanks to iOS 4 multitasking capabilities. And 3G service charges have also been scrapped. Read More »
PixelStick is a useful Mac tool that you can use to measure on-screen distances and angles. It’s super easy-to-use, and very useful for designers or anyone who might need to measure distances on their screen. I made a quick screencast to show you how it works: Read More »
Netflix continues to see subscribers and earnings increase due to customer adoption of its streaming service. With 60 percent of users logging in to stream videos, Netflix blew away Wall Street earnings estimates and looks to continue its growth throughout the rest of the year. Read More »
Despite fears of another economic slowdown, corporate spending on information technology is on an upswing. Forrester Research says IT market will grow 7.9 percent worldwide and one of the main reasons is demand for new servers and personal computers. And likely big winner: Intel. Read More »
The iPad screen is good for Twitter due to its size and the ability to rotate it to landscape orientation. I have a weakness for Twitter apps, and I’ve tried so many I lose count. Here are the current top five Twitter apps for the iPad. Read More »
Today on the net: Sony has patented technology that allows two-player 3-D gaming on a single screen, NBA games are coming to the iPad this fall, the WSJ ramps up video views and more. Read More »
If you read Scott’s recent Moving to Mac series, you’ll know that transitioning to Mac from Windows is not as tricky as some might fear. However, there is one area that can cause a lot of pain, and that’s moving email between Outlook and Mail. Read More »
Rhone Resch, who leads the trade group Solar Energy Industries Association, said in a call with reporters today, “The fact that we have not received one permit to build on federal land is disturbing.” Read More »
Sorry, folks … The Nexus One is no longer available for purchase directly from Google. For more information on how to purchase the Nexus One, check out our help center. It’s the end of the road for sales of Google’s Nexus One handset, after the search… Read More »
Odds and ends from around the greentech web that we’re reading this morning. Read More »
Apple’s Target Disk Mode is an essential tool built-in to every Mac. It has become irrelevant simply because switchers today aren’t aware that it’s even there. Apple obviously notices this trend. Two of Apple’s current Macs don’t even include Firewire Read More »
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