Entries from November 2009

Only 8 Bugs Stand In The Way Of Chrome For Mac Beta

November 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

We know that a beta version of Chrome for Mac is due at least by the end of December, but today brings more confirmation that it may be even closer than that. Mike Pinkerton, the guy leading the Chrome for Mac team, has just tweeted out that there are only “8 remaining M4 Mac beta Continue reading →

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Samsung Beats 2009 Handset Forecast on Touchscreen Demand (PC World)

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Samsung Electronics is on track to beat its 2009 sales target of 200 million mobile phones, and touchscreen handsets will account for one of every five mobile phones it sells this year, the company said Monday. This is an RSS feed. Read the original article here

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Social networking could cost you your job

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

South Africa law is on the side of employers with regards to online social platforms This is an RSS feed. Read the original article here

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Can laptop prices go any lower? Yep

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Tis the season to be jolly about laptops which are rivaling discounted cell phones in price. In fact, a rock bottom model or two are cheaper while… This is an RSS feed. Read the original article here

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Suing For Patent Infringement No Replacement For Actually Building A Real Business (Tivo)

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

TiVo has been spending a lot of effort suing others for patent infringement, but apparently not very much on actually improving their own services and giving customers a reason to buy them over the competition.

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Email Of The Week: Journalism School Language Police

November 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

It’s that time again – for the ridiculous email of the week award. And while Video Professor really wins this week’s award, we’re going to add one more to the list. Gabrielle, a student at Drake University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, writes to tell us that, according to the Associated Press Stylebook, the Continue reading →

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Zevrix Updates Graphic Inspector for Snow Leopard, Metadata Improvements

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Zevrix Solutions announces the release of Graphic Inspector 1.7, an update to its quality control solution which checks entire folders of graphic files for potential problems according to specific workflow requirements. The software provides graphic professionals of any trade with the most exhaustive info on multiple images and vector graphics, saving the time and hassle of checking them manually. The new version adds Snow Leopard support and improves metadata handling.

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South Africa: More Firms ‘Are Cutting Back On IT Spending’

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

A GROWING number of companies are cutting back on IT spending as a proportion of their overall turnover, a study has revealed, raising concern that this will affect their performance in the future.

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VerySoftware releases Christmas Gift Finder 1.0 for iPhone/iPod touch

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

UK based VerySoftware today announces Christmas Gift Finder 1.0, their free Christmas app for the iPhone and iPod touch. Christmas Gift Finder helps find the perfect gifts for your family, friends and colleagues this Christmas and New Year. You can save up to 1/3 on gifts when using our app. Bookmark gifts you like. If you cannot decide which gift to buy from our vast choice, you can add it to bookmarks. Once you are ready to purchase, it’s always there.

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Tweetie 2.1 Hits The App Store With Lists, Retweets, Geolocation And More

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Earlier this month we did a preview of Tweetie 2.1, the latest version of the popular iPhone Twitter client. Today, it has just hit the App Store as a free download for Tweetie 2 owners. While the .1 increment may make it seem like this update isn’t that big of a deal, the latest version Continue reading →

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iDroid App Rejected By Apple. Well, Duh.

November 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Here’s a tip for all you iPhone app developers out there. If you want to make sure your app doesn’t join the long list of rejected iPhone apps out there, make sure it doesn’t advertise a competing product, especially if that product runs the Android operating system. Swavv Apps (creators of Beer Pong) learned that Continue reading →

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The future of sticky notes

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Our favorite little sticky notes are on the cusp of bridging the offline and online worlds. This is an RSS feed. Read the original article here

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Tags: Consumer Electronics

British group charges for online news

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

A British newspaper group started charging for online content on Monday in a groundbreaking experiment which will be closely watched by an industry battling falling advertising revenues. This is an RSS feed. Read the original article here

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Adobe talks GPU acceleration for video apps – is Photoshop next?

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

We told you a while back about how the latest version of Adobe Flash supports using your computer’s graphics processing unit (GPU) to speed up video playback. Well, Adobe has even bigger plans for GPU acceleration in its video apps, and maybe even in Photoshop. Adobe blogger John Nack lays out all the details in Continue reading →

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Tags: Photography

Calling Twitter’s Bluff

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Ever since FriendFeed was sold to Facebook, we’ve been told over and over again that the company and its community were toast. And as if to underline the fact, FriendFeed’s access to the Twitter firehose was terminated and vaguely replaced with a slow version that is currently delivering Twitter posts between 20 minutes and two Continue reading →

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