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My Shared Items- With 1.8 Million Apps Downloaded So Far, Palm Pre Opens Platform July 16, 2009In light of Apple’s announcement earlier this week that there have been 1.5 billion downloads of iPhone applications, it’s easy to forget that there are about a half dozen other mobile platforms looking to challenge the device’s dominance. One of those, the Palm Pre, is boasting of early success today, reporting that 1.8 million applications have been down […]Adam Ostrow
- Google zaps Chrome updates with shrink ray, and there was much rejoicing July 16, 2009Filed under: Google, Open Source, Browsers One of our perennial complaints about annoying apps like iTunes is the fact that they require us to reinstall the whole app every time there's an update. Apart from being annoying, it's inefficient. Google seems to feel the same way, which has led Chrome/Chromium developers to implement a new binary diff […](author unknown)
- Iranians say "no" to Nokia over reports of surveillance collaboration July 15, 2009A growing number of Iranian mobile phone consumers are boycotting Nokia after the release of reports that the mobile phone maker participated in "collaborations" with the Iranian government. The Guardian reports via boing boing. Wholesale vendors in the capital report that demand for Nokia handsets has fallen by as much as half in the wake of cal […]emily
- Snow Leopard 10A411 Seeded to Developers, Brings Minor Cosmetic Updates [Os X] July 15, 2009Like the last few Snow Leopard builds released unto the world, 10A411 is billed as an under-the-hood enhancement; basically it is. But there are few noticeable upgrades scattered around, if you look reaaaall close. Macrumors forums users, the dev-build-having, detail-discerning lot that they are, found a modest bounty. Quicktime X, seen below, gets a slightl […](author unknown)
- Google Brings Location To The Mobile Web On The iPhone July 16, 2009Google’s updates surrounding location are now coming fast and furious. Just a few days ago it added location to Google Maps for the Chrome and Firefox browsers. Today, it brings location to the mobile web on the iPhone. If you have the new iPhone 3.0 software and go to Google’s homepage in Safari, you’ll notice a new message below the search box that reads, […]MG Siegler
- Dev Channel Update: Usability and stability fixes July 10, 2009Update:Google Chrome 3.0.193.1 has been released to the Dev channel to fix a small set crashes related to: V8, autocomplete, tab dragging, and context menus (bugs 16276, 13500, 16280, 14594).Original post:Google Chrome 3.0.193.0 has been released to the Dev channel for Windows.Highlights in this release:Fixed issue 15199 where new windows are opened off scr […]Anthony
- Iran 'lifts block on SMS texting' July 3, 2009Reports from Iran say that SMS text messaging services have been unblocked for the first time since disputed presidential elections. The BBC reports. Defeated opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi this week called on the government to end its interference in phone networks and the internet. Correspondents say texting has been restricted since 11 June - […]emily
- iPod touch, nano might get cameras July 6, 2009Filed under: Rumors, iPod nano, iPod touchAh, the loose lips on those 3rd party case manufacturers. This time we're seeing what looks like an iPod case with a hole cut out for... yes, a camera. Macrumors has a few juicy shots of both nano and touch-sized iPod cases with said holes. These match up with sketches reported by iLounge back in May and rumored […]Victor Agreda, Jr.
- Japan’s Rakuten: Can The Biggest E-Commerce Site You Never Heard Of Become a Threat for Amazon Globally? July 5, 2009The term “e-commerce” still lacks a universally valid definition, but even if you just bundle B2B and B2C transactions under it, it’s a multi-trillion dollar business globally. Last year, Nielsen found [PDF] 86% of the global web population made an online purchase already (North America: 92%). For the US alone, B2C sales are expected to grow from $130 billio […]Serkan Toto
- FriendFeed Adds Real-Time Search Results July 2, 2009Social activity aggregator FriendFeed, which re-designed earlier this year to show updates from friends in real-time, has just extended that same functionality to search. Now, when you search for a given term – like “Michael Jackson” – you’ll see updates from FriendFeed users stream in real-time in your browser. Just as on your homepage, you can hit “pause” […]Adam Ostrow
- With 1.8 Million Apps Downloaded So Far, Palm Pre Opens Platform July 16, 2009
