REDMOND, Wash. – May 26, 2009 – Microsoft Corp. today announced the evolution of Zune, the company’s end-to-end music and entertainment service, to a new platform and new markets. Zune will extend its video service to Xbox LIVE internationally this fall. This marks an important development in the Zune strategy and brings the Zune brand…continue reading.
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(MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA) May 27, 2009 – Today Skyfire, the makers of the samename PC-like browser for mobile devices, is announcing the launch of its 1.0 version now available for free download at get.skyfire.com. Over one million consumers have installed and used the Skyfire browser in just under five months, making it the fastest…continue reading.
Google Reader users might salute the release of version 0.5 of Speed Reader, a Google Reader client for Windows Mobile Professional 5 and above, .NET Compact Framework v3.5 enabled. Quote from the release notes: V0.5 – May 17, 2009 -Implemented Mirabyte Touch UI for finger friendly lists and scrolling -Fixed bug where Google API token…continue reading.
Google Maps and its Street View project have pulled out one of the most basic of all forms of transport to bring the most detailed mapping and filming of storefronts, houses, people and streets … the tricycle. In order to get to those public places which cars cannot, like busy tourist areas and small…continue reading.
My Phone, the Windows Mobile cloud backup service has now entered open beta. This means anyone can now try out the service without getting one of the rare invites that were needed previously. My Phone performs a daily backup of your phone’s address book, SMS messages, appointments, tasks, photos, videos, music and even documents with…continue reading.
With fresh blood injected into Twiistup, expect to see some amazing overhaul. For starters, because the event has gotten so large they had to move it from a 15,000 square foot hanger in Santa Monica to a 23,000 Square foot space at the Universal Hilton. On top of that it’s expanding from a one day…continue reading.
ResumeBucket.com, a local Internet company that specializes in helping people find jobs with free online resume posting, is holding its first “Get Hired 2.0” — a free event that will provide insight into the current job market for local jobseekers. A panel of top hiring managers and HR professionals from successful companies will be advising…continue reading.
Watch live video from Wolfram|Alpha on Justin.tv If you haven’t heard of WolframAlpha, you should! It is a computational knowledge engine, spitting out some of the most complex searches in the world. Say you wanted to know the (integrate x sin dx) it would give you the answer and the result would look like this.…continue reading.
Oh the good ole days of going on to someones profile and clicking chat to speak with them, then having to download a client to chat with them, are soon to be over. MySpace updates their chat system to a Facebook esque look and feel. Still a little on the buggy side (Most of my…continue reading.
During Ad:Tech San Francisco we met up with Lisa Leung of Modiface. Modiface has launched a new consumer-personalized Online Ad Platform that they claim to have a 75% higher interaction rate. The way it works is consumers upload a personal photo directly into ads for a life-like beauty simulation. Modiface grew out of face…continue reading.
