The popular international messaging app WhatsApp has unveiled a web browser-based version of its service. In a blog post, the company announced…
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Think web browsing has hit a wall? Futureful’s design-led approach proves otherwise
The first version of Futureful's post-StumbleUpon content discovery app was smart and intriguing, but the second -- which now comes with features such as saving to Pocket -- is actually pretty amazing.…
Read MoreWill Facebook adapt to mobile or will mobile adapt to Facebook?
If Facebook’s future is mobile, it may not be enough for it to merely secure a piece of the mobile ad market. It will need to have an outsized impact on the industry.…
Read MoreAT&T launching smart home pilot in Atlanta and Dallas
AT&T’s Digital Life program may have started overseas, but this summer AT&T will offer its new connected home service in two U.S. trial markets, Atlanta and Dallas, where it will install home monitoring and automation devices that homeowners can access from a browser, smartphone or tablet.…
Read MoreAs IPO looms, Facebook also wants to be a mobile leader
Facebook's social-media prowess has allowed it to move into a stored Silicon Valley office building as it awaits the riches that will accompany a huge IPO around the corner. But Facebook wants more: it wants to be seen as a leader among mobile software developers.…
Read MoreMicrosoft tries too hard, flubs privacy-related attack on Google
Microsoft loves to jump on Google's mistakes, but probably should have taken a pass before it slammed the search giant for not following an outdated standard that a close partner also shuns.…
Read MoreUberpaper aims to kill the echo chamber of social news
Personalized algorithms and social recommendations are great for a lot of things. But when it comes to getting news, these technologies can create an echo chamber, where our existing beliefs are reflected back to us. Uberpaper, a new site from Dmitry Shapiro, wants to combat that.…
Read MoreHow to manually update the Kindle Fire without a PC
Amazon's promised software update for its Kindle Fire is now live and rolling out to devices over the air. If you can't wait and you're not near a computer to download the software, no worries: You can do it all directly on the Kindle Fire.…
Read MoreYo Amazon: Please don’t hijack the web on Kindle Fire
Amazon's successful 7-inch tablet, the Kindle Fire, is locked down more than people might think: browser requests to Google's Android Market are redirected to the Amazon AppStore. Imagine buying a new car and then being told you that it can only be driven on certain roadways.…
Read MoreArchiving our cultural heritage in the cloud
DuraSpace, a not-for-profit consortium of universities, libraries and museums, just launched a SaaS solution to simplify the preservation of digitized cultural objects in…
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In amongst all the news about a new family of Kindle e-readers, Amazon has also unveiled a new web browser that will…
Read MoreSleipnir for Mac: A new OS X browser with unique features
Sleipnir, for those not versed in Norse mythology, was the eight-legged horse of the god Odin. It's also the name of an iOS browser that has a reputation for doing things a little differently. A new Mac beta version could change your desktop browsing habits, too.…
Read MoreHP’s Latest Ambitions: Connectivity is Key, but so is Differentiation
Hewlett Packard‘s new CEO, Léo Apotheker, presented a sweeping vision this week for his company’s plans, one that encompasses cloud, connectivity, hardware,…
Read MoreFacebook Browser Friends YouTube, Helps You Waste Time Faster
RockMelt launched its Facebook browser a few months ago to much fanfare -- and criticism. Now it is adding web services apps, like an application for YouTube that will let users view videos, as well as create and manage playlists directly through the browser.…
Read MoreChrome Passes Safari in Market Share
As predicted, Chrome has eclipsed Safari in web browser market share. According to web analytics firm Net Applications, Chrome’s share is now…
Read MoreHome Energy Management: Innovating Beyond the Browser
Startups interested in snagging a piece of the smart grid market don't have to know how the first thing about distributing power or building a better smart meter. There's plenty opportunity for web firms to help utilities manage customer engagement in a market that may reach over 100 million households when all is said and done.…
Read MoreSafari 4.0.3 Released
Just over a month since Safari 4.0.2 made its way into Software Update, Safari 4.0.3 has arrived for Mac and Windows. The…
Read MoreSafari 4.0.2 Addresses Security, Stability
Apple (s aapl) has released version 4.0.2 of Safari for both OS X 10.4 and 10.5 (but not Snow Leopard), as well…
Read MoreSafari 4 Sees Huge Demand, 11 Million Downloads So Far
Although available as a public beta since February 24, the final version of Safari 4 was introduced on Monday at WWDC 2009.…
Read MoreApple Releases Safari 4
Apple today stripped the beta tag from, and released, Safari 4 into the wild. Safari 4, which has been in beta since February, offers a host of features and enhancements to Apple's self-proclaimed "World's Fastest Browser."…
Read MoreDeveloper Preview of Google Chrome for OS X Available
An early version of Chrome is now publicly available for Mac users, at least what there is of it. As the Chromium…
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