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Etacts Adds Contact Info, Social Networking, Handy Statistics To Your Gmail Sidebar

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:30:00 +0000

If you ever thought previously mentioned Xobni looked cool, but you prefer Gmail to Outlook, free Gmail plugin Etacts adds many of the same features. You get social information, conversation history and advanced sending preferences right in your Gmail sidebars. (more…)

Opera Mini on the iPhone: First Impressions

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:20:00 +0000

While the browser didn’t seem particularly zippy, it offers plenty of features that make it an appealing alternative to Safari.

Google Hires XML Co-Inventor

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:02:26 +0000

Google this week picked up a powerful new ally for its Android team: Tim Bray, former Sun Microsoft developer and XML co-founder.

TomTom’s Go 750 Live still among the best GPS devices you can buy

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:56:01 +0000

An excellent standalone satnav, even if TomTom is treading water with this release

Intel’s Celeron and Pentium CPUs now only make sense for older motherboards

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:06:00 +0000

Slower and dearer than the Athlon II, Intel’s cheapest chips are now a short-sighted purchase

Beef Up Windows’ Copy/Move Function With TeraCopy Home

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:20:00 +0000

TeraCopy Home replaces the Windows copy/move function with all the features that Windows should have.

Google Scholarship To Encourage Women In Technology

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +0000

If you’re a woman studying in a computing-related field and would find a $5,000 scholarship for 2011 useful, then the Google-backed Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship is definitely worth looking into. Applications close May 1, 2010. [ Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship via Official Google Australia Blog ]

Add Tweets Directly to Sites with Twitter @anywhere

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:03:01 +0000

Twitter CEO Evan Williams on Monday announced @anywhere, a service designed to make it easier for Twitter content to be directly incorporated into Web sites.

Thinking About Drinking? Smartphone Apps to Enhance Your St. Patrick’s Day Experience

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0000

Use these Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, and Palm apps to locate the nearest pub, play beer pong, cure a hangover, or find a whole host of merrymaking activities.

Microsoft’s Boyd Questions Future of Online Privacy

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:01:48 +0000

Microsoft researcher Danah Boyd said Sunday during her SXSW keynote that consumers have no idea what they are sharing online, nor do the businesses that build social networks.