In John’s review of the new HP TouchPad, he claimed that “WebOS is the real star of this show. The OS offers true multi-tasking and uses a system of “cards” and “stacks” to display active applications.” I think it’s worthwhile to remind everyone that WebOS is built atop the Linux kernel, and that has...
Question: What can you sit on, sleep on, and brush your teeth with? The answer to the riddle is at the end of the post. Think about it while you read on or scroll down if you are really curious. Some people are always looking for great ideas. Original ideas. ‘Never done before’ ideas....
Nokia’s operator-branded messaging (OBM) business has been conditionally acquired by UK-based company Synchronica. The OBM business unit provides email and instant messaging (IM) services to ten tier-one mobile operators in North America, including ATT, Bell Canada, Rogers Wireless, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA, and Verizon Wireless. Six million users actively use the email or IM...
The US has been hard at work developing what has been dubbed, Internet in a Suitcase, a system that in theory, would enable citizens to get online regardless of what their governments might have to say about that. The idea is to sneak the components into the country disguised as harmless hardware, after which...
Gree, the leader in mobile gaming in Japan, wants 1 billion users, its CEO told Reuters. And it wants to rival Facebook. Here’s why that’s not completely insane. First of all, though you may not have heard of it, Gree is pretty huge. It’s a leader in Japan in mobile, social games, in the...
The Tour de France may be one of the most underrated sporting events in the U.S., especially given the track record of team USA. Still, cycling fans can hardly wait for the famous multi-leg race to start this weekend. The tour will be shown live on Versus, the Comcast-owned sports network, with repeats and...
Neal Stephenson once wrote that BeOS was the Batmobile of operating systems (Windows was a station wagon, MacOS was a European sports car and Linux was a free army tank). It was created in 1991. In 1997 its legendary file system, BFS was created. Be Inc sold to Palm in 2001, and BeOS was...
Last night, I wrote up my initial thoughts on Google+ after using it for a day. Overall, I find it pretty compelling so far. While there is a bit of a learning curve, after about 15 minutes, I found myself at home using the service. And little things (namely notifications) kept bringing me back....
Facebook has updated its Comments Box plugin for third-party sites with two new sorting options, Reverse Chronological and Social Ranking, on top of its existing chronological ordering, Inside Facebook reports. The update has been rolled out and is available on the 300,000+ sites that use Facebook Comments. Moderators get a new button to play...
Facebook has recently been granted a patent for “Giving gifts and displaying assets in a social network environment” in a bid to retain its dominance in the social network scene despite the rise of group buying and e-commerce sites. Patent number 7,970,657, originally filed by Jared Morenstern back in April 2007, describes social gift giving...