SweBee News

Make Your Images Come Alive

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Fujifilm has announced a radical departure from current imaging systems with the development of a completely new, real image system (3D digital camera, 3D digital photo frame, 3D print) that marks a complete break from previous attempts to introduce this technology.

Richest People in Tech Business on 2008

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Forbes has released the 27th edition of The Forbes 400 — list of America's richest people. With a net worth of $57 billion, Bill Gates remains the richest man in America despite losing his crown to Warren Buffett for a few months this spring.

New Guinness World Record with Firefox 3 Downloads

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Firefox 3 set a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of software downloads within 24 hours. From 18:16 UTC on June 17, 2008 to 18:16 UTC on June 18, 2008, 8,002,530 people downloaded Firefox 3.

iPhone 3G on Friday

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0500

On Friday (July 11, 2008), Apple is launching a second-generation iPhone called the iPhone 3G. The base version of the new iPhone costs $199 — half of its predecessor.

Bill Gates Officially Stepped Down from Microsoft

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Bill Gates's retired from Microsoft on Friday. Two years ago Gates announced that he was leaving the software world to devote his time to the philanthropic organization he started with his wife in 2000. The group's work involves funding malaria and HIV research, among other causes.

New Features and Enhancement in SweBee.com

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Six months has pass away since SweBee.com first launching on internet free online service. There are many features and enhancements SweBee tries to give and serve to our users.

New E-mail Domains of Yahoo! Mail

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Ever tried to sign up for a new email account then the name you want is unavailable? Yahoo! Mail has launched two new global availability domains: ymail.com and rocketmail.com.

Yahoo! Runs Ads Supplied by Google

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Yahoo said it had agreed to let Google put search ads — advertisements placed next to search results — on its site in what it called an $800 million annual revenue opportunity.

CodeGear is Purchased by Embarcadero from Borland

Fri, 09 May 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Embarcadero Technologies, a privately-held company of Thoma Cressey Bravo, has announced that they signed a definitive asset purchase agreement with Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ: BORL) to purchase its CodeGear division.

TUN3R Launches City Dials for Internet Radio

Tue, 06 May 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Internet radio aggregator TUN3R today unveiled major changes to its service and business model, in a bid to break the "willing buyer/willing seller" logjam that is forcing some popular webcasters to shutter their service.

Microsoft Walked Away from Yahoo

Sun, 04 May 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Microsoft (MSFT) has withdrawn its three-month-old offer for acquiring Yahoo (YHOO) because the two sides cannot agree on an acceptable sale price.

Firefox Will Beat Safari Soon!

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Safari as the fastest browser will be beaten by Firefox in the near future. Mozilla has announced that they already released Beta 5 version of Firefox 3.

Safari, The World's Fastest Web Browser for Mac and Windows

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Apple releases their newest internet browser Safari 3.1, the world's fastest web browser for Mac and Windows PCs. Safari loads web pages 1.9 times faster than IE 7 and 1.7 times faster than Mozilla Firefox 2.

2007 YouTube Video Awards Winners

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:00:00 -0500

YouTube announces the winners in its 2007 YouTube Video Awards. The best videos were named in various categories, and it includes Harry Potter with hand puppets. The awards were based on votes from YouTube users.

Microsoft Announced Its Acquisition of Komoku

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Microsoft announced its acquisition of Komoku, a company that offers advanced rootkit detection capabilities. Microsoft said it will build Komoku's technology into future versions of its line of security software for businesses.

Try Our New Comprehensive Tools

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Today, the SweBee team are pleased to announce the launch of SweBee Toolbox, a new feature for SweBee users that makes it easy to analyse, view or search information about network, website, IP Address, etc. It is your slice of the web, at your fingertips.

Stretchable and Bendable Mobile Device

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Nokia announces Morph, a joint nanotechnology concept, developed by Nokia Research Center and the University of Cambridge. Morph is a concept that demonstrates how future mobile devices might be stretchable and flexible, allowing the user to transform their mobile device into radically different shapes.

Firefox 3 Beta 3 Has Released and Ready for Download

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Mozilla has announced Firefox 3 Beta 3 on February 12, 2008. This version milestone release is intended for testing purposes only and is not for casual users.

Yahoo! Board of Directors Officially Reject Microsoft's Proposal

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:00:00 -0500

The Yahoo! Board of Directors has carefully reviewed Microsoft's unsolicited proposal with Yahoo!'s management team and financial and legal advisors and has unanimously concluded that the proposal is not in the best interests of Yahoo! and their stockholders.

Yahoo's Board Plans To Reject Microsoft's Bid

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Yahoo!, the Internet media giant is expected to reject Microsoft's offer, initially worth $44.6 billion, on this Monday. Yahoo's board believes the Microsoft offer massively undervalues Yahoo.

Microsoft Wants To Buy Yahoo at $44.6 Billion!

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Microsoft has proposed an acquisition of Yahoo! for $31 per share or at apporximately $44.6 billon in cash and stock. Yahoo's latest disappointing earnings announcement helped to depress the stock price, making it a renewed target for a takeover.

Apple Introduced World's Thinnest Notebook

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the MacBook Air, the newest notebook by Apple. This notebook claimed as the thinnest notebook in the world. The MacBook Air is priced starting at $1,799 and will be available within two weeks.

John Lilly as Mozilla New CEO

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Mozilla Corporation has announced the appointment of current COO John Lilly as its CEO, effective immediately. Mitchell Baker, Mozilla's current CEO, would continue as Chairman and a full-time executive of the corporation.

SweBee.com Will Be "Soft Launching" Next Month

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:00:00 -0500

SweBee.com will soft launch its technology website in the next month. Not all features will all go live at soft launch, only news, reviews, and blogs will be available in their website soft launch.

Microsoft Has Acquired Multimap

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:00:00 -0500

Microsoft extends their services by acquiring Multimap, a UK-based online mapping service. Multimap offers a fairly standard set of mapping features, including both street maps and an aerial view of the terrain.

Firefox 3 Beta 1 Ready for Testing

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:00:00 -0500

Firefox 3 Beta 1 is now available for download. This is the ninth developer milestone focused on testing the core functionality provided by many new features and changes to the platform scheduled for Firefox 3.