Google is buying startups to improve Google+, the first being Y Combinator company Frid.ge as we reported yesterday. This is a smart move. Google seems to have something of a blind spot when it comes to social products, and a big company can always do with having smart entrepreneurs in-house to enliven things up. ...
We’ve downloaded the update, installed it to our Macs and are enjoying the experience that is Apple’s Mac OS X Lion. Some of us have tried to adopt “Natural Scrolling”, thinking Apple is slowly going to converge its iOS and Mac lines, whilst some of us have had to revert to the default scrolling...
Planely, the social network that wants to make flying more social by letting you find out who else is on the same flight as you, has rolled out a new feature called ‘Online Communities’ that aims to make it easier for you to find likeminded individuals. On your profile you can now choose from...
If there’s one thing I keep hearing over and over when it comes to the European startup scene, it’s that investors who are not seriously looking at the Turkish market may be missing out on some of the continent’s biggest digital companies in the next 10 years. My plan is to go to Turkey...
Sony is discontinuing yet another format: after killing the cassette Walkman last year and deciding to stop producing MiniDisc Walkmans just 2 weeks ago, the company today announced in Japan they won’t be supporting the 8mm video format anymore. Sony was one of the several Japanese and American (i.e. Polaroid) tech powerhouses that...
Justin Bieber posted a photo on Instagram. And the fast-growth service exploded even higher. TechCrunch’s MG Siegler spoke to Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom, who said that the picture generated a massive influx, with Bieber gaining 50 followers a minute at some point, and who confirmed that Bieber signed up and started using the service...
Today’s Google Doodle honors sculptor Alexander Calder and his famous “mobile” sculptures. It’s neat because the mobile eerily and realistically moves. When you click and drag over it it moves as would a regular object. And of course, it’s all HTML5—no Flash. Image: Google Don’t Miss: Bing’s New Homepage Is Neat, Not Googly At...