Android Users Can Now C...
Thanks to a partnership with Vlingo , owners of Android 2.0 or higher-equipped phones can now check in to Foursquare and update their status on Facebook and Twitter simply by speaking into their phones. To try it out, download the free Vlingo app to your Android handset. Using your...
Allmyapps Snags 1 Milli...
The iTunes-for-apps , Allmyapps , has just announced its first round of funding with French VC fund, Elaia Partners – the same firm that has backed French all-stars like Goom Radio , Goojet and Criteo . With 1 million in the bank, the Paris-based company founded in June 2009 plans...
What If UberCab Pulls A...
If you live in San Francisco and you haven’t tried UberCab yet, do it. The service, which we first covered in July , eliminates everything bad about a taxi experience. In my order, that’s flagging one down, finding the cash to pay, and being in a sometimes disgusting car. For...
Remember Magic Inbox? Y...
In May 2009, I wrote a post speculating about something called “Magic Inbox.” What was so special about it? It was a reference found in the code of Gmail by the blog Google Operating System , and appeared to point to a new Gmail feature that would sort your email with the...
If You’ve Got Social ...
Just as I was reading Paul Carr’s latest column about quitting social media, my husband looked at his phone and broke into a huge smile. He is a graphic designer and has long been a fan of Chank Fonts. Earlier that day, he’d taken a picture of a retro-looking podiatrist office,...
Google Voice Is A Hot M...
I think I liked Google Voice better back when it was hard to get an invitation. Back then it worked most of the time, and the infrequent outages were tolerable given how useful the service is overall. But over the last week the service has become spotty at best, and unusable at times....
Keen on… with Reid Ho...
If there is a father of social media in Silicon Valley, it may be Reid Hoffman , the Stanford and Oxford educated entrepreneur best known for co-founding LinkedIn in December 2002. Hoffman, currently the executive chairman of LinkedIn and a partner in the venture firm of Greylock...
Since October 7, 2005, ...
Google Reader has been my go-to RSS reader since October 7, 2005. How do I know? A new update to the service today tells me that and a few other interesting tidbits about my reading habits. Technically, the big news of this update to Reader is a new fullscreen mode. I guess it’s...
Get Instant Feedback On...
Fashism, a fashion site where you can get instant feedback on your outfits has taken the next logical step to the iPhone and just hit the app store. The Fashism iPhone app extends the concept behind the site, which involves getting collective advice on your fashion decisions in realtime....