Kim Kardashian isnt the most popular celeb on Twitter. Shes a couple million followers behind the heavy-hitters of Internet-savvy entertainers; however, shes accomplished something no other individual celebrity has done: Shes the celeb who gets the most traffic refferals from Twitter.
Since its launch in May 2007, Google has gradually been expanding its Street View service, starting with major U.S. cities, and then moving on to other countries all around the globe. Now, Street View comes to Brazil, Ireland and even as far as Antarctica. Street View adds a street-level layer of imagery to Google Maps; drag the little yellow man icon from the upper left corner of Google Maps anywhere on the map, and the area will turn blue if the Street View imagery is available there.
This post is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark as a new part of the Spark of Genius series that focuses on a new and innovative startup each day. Every Thursday, the program focuses on startups within the BizSpark program and what theyre doing to grow. Liaise launched to instant fanfare at last falls DEMO event, snatching up the Peoples Choice Award and walking away with a $1 million multimedia package.
Samsung has informed developers it will discontinue its Symbian support service beginning December 31 2010. The news comes just days after Sony Ericsson announced its intention to cease Symbian support. The announcement means that the Symbian Foundation has lost two major members in as many weeks. This doesnt come as much of a surprise since Samsung has recently been focused more on manufacturing Android-based devices, such as the Galaxy S, while developing its own mobile platform, bada.
Welcome to this morning?s edition of ?First To Know,? a series in which we keep you in the know on what?s happening in the digital world. We?re keeping our eyes on three particular stories of interest today.
Samsungs Android-based tablet, the Galaxy Tab, will be available in UK stores on November 1. The Galaxy Tab is a 7-inch tablet, sporting a TFT-LCD display with 1024×600 pixel resolution, a 3-megapixel camera and an additional front 1.3-megapixel camera for video chats. It runs Android 2.2 (Froyo). Powered by a Cortex A8 1 GHz processor, it has 512 MB of RAM and 16/32 GB of internal memory, which can be further upgraded with microSD memory cards.
The World Maker Faire was an impossible density of coolness for anybody with even slightly geeky tendencies. Robots, rockets, art cars, electronics and even a giant Tesla coil all shared the grounds of the New York Hall of Science. Needless to say, we were a bit overwhelmed, but these 10 exhibits caught out attention (Did we mention the giant fire ball?).
In the market for a simple iPad case? Check out the Booq Boa Folio. Its similar in design to the Apple iPad Case, but made from, you know, quality components. The Booq Boa Folio for iPad comes in an assortment of colors and constructions. At $50 for the base model, its not a significant up-sell from Apples own case, but its ballistic nylon shell does make it a significant upgrade.
The power of the written word should not be underestimated, and while we are used to coping with more visual data than ever before, sometimes something as simple as text can cut through the white noise and make a big impact. We think moving type, or "kinetic typography" is a good example of just that.
Last night, The Social Network star Justin Timberlake appeared on The Daily Show, while the movies screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin, made a showing on The Colbert Report. Although the two had different roles in what is commonly called "The Facebook Movie," they have very similar takes on Facebook -- in that they dont use it.
If you enjoy interacting with other humans, sleeping more than three hours a night, and bathing from time to time, do not play Minecraft. Its one of the most engrossing and addicting computer games to come along in some time. What is Minecraft? You might not able to figure that out from the developers own website. But if youre like most avid players, you probably discovered the game through a social network like Reddit, where its popularity is exploding.
As checkins become commonplace, Foursquare has changed its location-based game to reward players for actual achievements. RunKeeper was the first partner to introduce merit-based Foursquare badges, but today another partner has emerged. Health Month, a game that inspires players to set self-betterment rules to live by for a month, will now gift successful members with up to four different Foursquare badges.
Your household electronics are trying to destroy the environment. Chances are, right now, dozens of them are currently guzzling down loads of energy in standby mode. This isnt good, but the Belkin Conserve Smart AV is here to help you save the world and maybe even help you save a few bucks on your electric bill in the process. The concept behind the Belkin Conserve Smart AV is as elegant as it is simple.
Sam Decker is chief marketing officer of Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales. You can follow him on Twitter @SamDecker. Social networks and social media (Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc.) get a lot of attention in the business world, and with good reason ? these sites have huge audiences who are spending more waking hours being social online than ever before.
After years of false-starts and not-quite-there implementations, it appears that the connected TV revolution is upon us. Finally, consumers will have access to affordable technology that will let them access web content and content from their Macs or PCs from the comfort of the couch, without expensive HTPC setups or complicated software. The battle for the living room is finally here.
As individuals spend more and more time on Facebook, big brands looking to leverage that time are integrating more features and services into their Fan Pages. Proctor & Gamble just launched a new e-commerce tab on its Pampers Fan Page, offering consumers a way to shop for diapers without ever leaving the site. Well admit that we have a hard time feigning enthusiasm for online diaper shopping -- on or off Facebook -- but the technology that powers the new Pampers web store has potential.
Panasonic has just officially announced that a Lumix Phone is on the way. Details are set to be released on October 5, giving us the whole weekend to speculate on what this device will be packing. The Lumix brand is used by Panasonic for its line of consumer cameras. Many of the Lumix cameras come with Leica lensing, making them particularly formidable for point-and-shoot situations. This makes sense since Panasonic has stated that the device will include a high-resolution camera.
In the battle for your browsing activities, Microsofts Internet Explorer has remained a dominant force for years despite competition from Safari and Firefox. Data from Net Applications demonstrates that while there have been no massive changes in marketshare from month to month, Chrome continues to eat away at IEs share. In the time between August and September, browser marketshare stayed pretty much the same.
Welcome to the latest episode of Patent Lawsuit Theater! In this edition, we find Microsoft suing former partner Motorola over, what else, patent infringement in the area of smartphones. Microsoft filed an action with the International Trade Commission (ITC) and in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington against Motorola, Inc. Microsoft claims that Motorola has violated nine of its patents in its Android-based smartphones, which include the Droid, Droid X and Droid 2.
San Francisco-based startup BlindType has just been acquired by Google, the former announced. BlindType has developed a technology that removes the need to type with an on-screen keyboard. Users can simply start typing anywhere; BlindType will recognize their movements and translate them into text. In other words, users can write messages without having to look at their screens.
Life is just one big movie in which youre the star and everyone else is merely a player, huh? Well arent you a lil megalomaniac? Anyway, if youre down with the drama of the celluloid, then this weeks YouTube roundup theme should have you reeling (pun intended): the Cinema. Yup, if checking out The Social Network and wringing your hands over your shoddy coding skills isnt enough to sate your hunger for film this weekend, take a peek at the lovely collection of clips below.
Thousands of Facebook users are being attacked by a nasty Facebook worm that forces them to "like" a Facebook Page, which then automatically spreads it through their wall. According to SocialToos Jesse
facebook reklamlari Stay, the scammers have figured out a way to exploit the "Like" button via JavaScript and are using it to force users to like the page, thus spreading it inadvertently through postings on Facebook walls.
Nokia is touting some impressive numbers for Ovi and the Ovi Store today, including surpassing 2.3 million daily application downloads. It faces an uphill battle though in its quest to catch up with Apple and Google. The Ovi Store has only been around since May 2009, but Nokia is touting not only 2.3 million app downloads per day (an increase from 2 million just a few weeks ago), but it also claims that 70 developers have surpassed 1 million downloads for their applications.
If the Booq Boa Folio for iPad didnt get your attention, then take a look at what Moleskine has coming. The makers of the iconic notebooks famously used by Hemingway are jumping into the iOS case fray. Moleskine will be releasing both a Tablet Cover for iPad and a Smartphone Cover that supports iPhone 3G and 3GS. Each Cover comes with a built-in notebook for quick notations. Like regular Moleskine notebooks, the Covers have rounded corners with an elastic band to keep the smooth black cover secured.
Dead Rising was actually the reason I broke down and bought my (first) Xbox 360. I played through that game about a dozen times and unlocked almost everything in it before moving on to Mass Effect. Ive since gone through a few Xbox 360s, but Dead Rising 2 has maintained its place on my most wanted list. Its set in Fortune City, NV, which is basically a fictional version of Vegas.
Just when you thought youve got those rascally Twitter trends all figured out, Justin Bieber goes and tweets about maple syrup, and youre back to the drawing board. The boy wonder Biebed his way back into the No. 2 slot this week, but couldnt quite top the buzz around New Twitter, which began rolling out to the unwashed masses.
