Apple today announced the release of Safari 5.0.1. When Safari 5 was released in June, it included support for extensions so that developers could start building them, but without access to the Extensions Gallery, users had no easy way to find and install those extensions. Read More »
Archive for July 2010
When it comes to car sharing, General Motors’ new venture capital arm, GM Ventures, wants to get some skin in the game. And according to GM Ventures President Jon Lauckner, Zipcar and GoLoco are two “interesting models.” Read More »
The Legend of Neil returned this week with the premiere of its final season, and director Sandeep Parikh discusses what we can look forward to, his Comedy Central blind script and why, exactly, he might not make any money on Season 3. Read More »
In a draft script for “The Social Network” that I obtained from sources in the movie industry, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is portrayed as vindictive and naive. A spoiler alert seems strange given the movie is supposedly based on real events, but now you’ve been warned. Read More »
Walt Disney has made a major foray into the world of social games, by agreeing to pay as much as $763 million to acquire Playdom, a leading maker of games such as Mobsters and Sorority Life. It is the fourth largest game maker on Facebook. Read More »
By adding a wealth of childrens’ programming to its instant streaming service, Netflix is focused on the next generation of online video viewers today. In its bid to win younger audiences, the company has added new streaming titles from Nickelodeon, PBS and Disney. Read More »
Here at WebWorkerDaily, we understandably spend rather a lot of our time talking about technology: The gadgets and software that enable web working. But what about the tools that many of us rely on every day that aren’t “tech”? Read More »
The Android version of LogMeIn Ignition has only been available for a short time and I have been giving it a spin to see how it compares to the iPhone version. This review makes it clear that Android is a good platform for those needing LogMeIn. Read More »
Hot on the heels of General Motors unveiling an 8-year, 100,000-mile warranty for its upcoming Chevy Volt, Nissan announced today that it will offer the same warranty for the battery in its all-electric LEAF sedan. Read More »
Amazon has launched a new feature that connects users to their Facebook profiles, and then makes product suggestions based on their “likes” and other activity. But the online retailer also stresses that it will not share any of the data it has about users with Facebook. Read More »
Plug-free charging — it’s been the holy grail for cell phone and gadget makers for years. And now it’s the fodder for the plug-in vehicle crew. On Tuesday Evatran unveiled its “Plugless Power” electric vehicle charger, which will use “proximity charging” technology to charge up electric… Read More »
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