Daily Archives: May 23, 2011

BillGuard Will Track Hidden Fees And Billing Errors On Credit Card Bills

May 23, 2011
BillGuard Will Track Hidden Fees And Billing Errors On Credit Card Bills

My Mom meticulously scans every credit card, cable or cell phone bill to ensure that no errors have been made or hidden fees have been issued. I, on the other hand, don’t have the time or the patience to do this. And I’m sure along the line, I’ve been overcharged or scammed in some...

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Apple To Patent Troll: Leave Our Developers Alone! (AAPL)

May 23, 2011
Apple To Patent Troll: Leave Our Developers Alone! (AAPL)

See Also: Groupon Is On Its Way To Becoming The Next Big Mobile Ad Network Apple Store At Grand Central Could Take Up Two Balconies In The Main Hall Is Your iPad Never Quite Loud Enough? This Kickstarter Project Will Give It A Boost Lodsys is a patent holding company that has been sending...

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Add Feedback to Code with Chop

May 23, 2011
Add Feedback to Code with Chop

Chop is a new tool for adding quick comments to code. Here’s the pitch: “Giving quick, one-off feedback on code is a pain. Code review tools are complex, expensive, and hard to use. Often we just want to share a quick contextual note with someone who may not have access to the entire code...

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Spenz Wants To Help You Track Spending Habits And Stick To A Budget

May 23, 2011

Sticking to a budget can be a challenge no matter how big or small your income is. While Mint.com gives you access into where your money is going, it doesn’t incentivize or motivate you to stick to a budget. Enter Spenz, a startup launching at TechCrunch Disrupt today, is launching a proactive way for...

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Jive Software — The Next Company You Need To Know About

May 23, 2011
Jive Software — The Next Company You Need To Know About

Jive Software CEO Tony Zingale See Also: Quattro/iAd Co-Founder Has A New Startup The REAL Story Behind The LinkedIn IPO: The Battle For The Business Social Web Microsoft Is Moving Too Slowly On Social Features For Office, So Jive Is Filling The Gaps Jive Software has been around since 2001, but in the last...

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Ballmer: It’s Called Windows 8 And It’s Coming In 2012* (MSFT)

May 23, 2011
Ballmer: It’s Called Windows 8 And It’s Coming In 2012* (MSFT)

Image: Associated Press See Also: 10 More Windows 8 Rumors Microsoft Doesn’t Want You To Know About Salesforce CEO: Microsoft Keeps Pursuing A “Zune Strategy” Against Us Windows 8 Could Make Its Public Debut Next Week At a developers’ conference in Japan, Steve Ballmer revealed two points about the next version of Windows. It’s...

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T-Mobile Puts the Asterisk in Unlimited* Data Plans

May 23, 2011
T-Mobile Puts the Asterisk in Unlimited* Data Plans

T-Mobile today announced new smartphone contract rate plans that increase in price based on the number of voice minutes and the amount of 4G mobile broadband data a customer wants in a given month. Customers can go over their 4G broadband limit, but the carrier will then deliver data at slower speeds for the...

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Twitter Now Sending Emails for Retweets and Favorites

May 23, 2011
Twitter Now Sending Emails for Retweets and Favorites

Twitter has just notified its users via a Tweet that it will begin notifying them that someone they follow has retweeted or favorited one of their tweets. The new notifications will apparently be delivered in the same manner that current notifications about direct messages and new followers are sent. Updated. We’re hoping that they...

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Ballmer: ‘Next-Gen’ Windows systems coming in 2012

May 23, 2011

Update: see the bottom of the post for Microsoft’s statement on the matter. It seems that Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer might have let the cat out of the Windows 8 bag, if his comments in Tokyo today are not retracted or amended. He said that Microsoft has its head down, and plans to release...

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This Is One Of The Coolest Camera Add-Ons For The iPhone We’ve Seen Yet (AAPL)

May 23, 2011

There are hundreds of nifty cases for the iPhone 4, but not too many add-ons make use of the camera. That’s where Kogeto’s Dot comes in. The Dot is a special lens that snaps on the back of the iPhone 4 and lets you shoot panoramic movies using a special app that stitches the...

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