Google+ is the talk of the (tech) town. It is on everyone’s lips even though not everyone has access to it. And despite Google’s stingy invite policies apparently 20 million have signed up. Google+ is drawing enough attention that Facebook backer Peter Thiel’s Founder’s Fund might post a thesis titled, We wanted flying cars...
Daily Archives: July 25, 2011
The 5 best third-party apps with Lion full-screen support
Want some great Mac apps that work with Lion’s new full-screen mode and really show off why the new feature is one of the best new additions to OS X? We’ve got you covered. Each of the following apps has been updated to include the telltale little icon of two diverging arrows that indicates...
Avatar Kinect for Xbox available now in Kinect Fun Labs
Only slightly earlier than our previous predictions, Xbox’s Avatar Kinect has finally dropped and is available through Kinect Fun Labs. In the future, Avatar Kinect will require users to have an Xbox Live Gold plan, but there’s a free trial period for all users until September 8th. Microsoft previewed Avatar Kinect at CES in...
OSCON Ignite Live!
OSCON, O’Reilly’s annual convention devoted to everything open source, kicked off in Portland, Oregon this morning. The day will finish with OSCON Ignite. Ignite is the event series, born and bred by geeks, where speakers are limited to five minutes and 20, auto-advancing slides. Tonight’s session tites include The Bad Touch, Barehanded Music Making...
After-Hours Blues: Netflix Stock Falls 10 Percent On Warnings Of Slower Growth
On Friday, I wrote a post about how Netflix’s recent price change was having a noticeable (negative) effect on the perception of the company and its brand. An interesting conversation evolved in the comment section, with some explaining why they cancelled their Netflix subscriptions and why some even view it as a “PR nightmare”....
Zynga Partners With Tencent To Launch Localized Chinese Version Of CityVille
Zynga is furthering its presence in China with a new partnership with Chinese internet giant Tencent. As part of the deal, Zynga is launching a beta version of Zynga City, a new localized Chinese version of CityVille. The game will launch in the next few days and features brand-new content and game-play inspired by...
Zynga Breaks Into China With New Version Of CityVille
A screenshot of Zynga City, the Chinese version of Cityville. Image: Zynga See Also: A Set Of Rhinoceros Horn Cups Becomes The Most Valuable Find Ever On Antiques Roadshow The Fake Apple Stores In China Get Closed Down HOW TO: Get Facebook’s Hidden iPad App Right Now Zynga has teamed up with giant Chinese...
How to fix Facebook Chat so you can see who’s really online again
There’s a way to fix the new and functionally horrible Facebook chat list that debuted with the Skype partnership announcement, we’re told by Tal Ater, the guy who first tipped us off to evidence of Facebook video chat in the works in 2010. The new chat bar shows a random collection of your friends who...
Make Any Text Area Speech-Input Friendly (Chrome)
Want to draft emails, blog comments and other little bits of writing online by speaking to your computer? I’m certainly intrigued by the idea and a newly posted userscript makes it easy to do for Google Chrome users. Userscripts are wonderful little bits of code that developers write to bring new functionality or interface...
State of the Internet: What are the fastest cities in the world
The Internet continues to grow bigger and bigger, thanks to growing number of Internet subscribers and Internet connected devices according to Akamai, which is about to release its latest State of the Internet (for Q1, 2011) report. The Internet’s expansion is accompanied by steady growth in bandwidth and connection speeds, Akamai’s research shows. Here...