The Taste Of The iPad. ...

Before there was even an App Store, I knew there was something to UrbanSpoon . Several million downloads and a sale to IAC later , I can safely say I was right. Now the team behind it is trying to capture the magic all over again with its new free iPad app Here is the original:  The...

John Mayer Clarifies: T...

Yesterday, we noted that during a recent interview in Los Angeles, singer John Mayer shared his thoughts about why Twitter was “over.” Today, on his Tumblr blog (appropriately titled One Forty Plus), he clarified a bit. In his post entitled, “ Twitter Isn’t...

Facebook Considering HT...

Earlier today, there was a lot of hubbub over Facebook supposedly enabling HTML5 video playback on their website. This would, of course, allow Facebook videos to be played natively within the browser on the iPad and iPhone. More significantly, it would be another big blow to...

The Problem With Opera:...

<a h Opera has always been a bit of a curiosity to me. Nearly everyone seems to tout its speed and adherence to web standards — and yet, no one seems to use it Go here to read the rest:  The Problem With Opera: It Tries To Scream When It Just Needs To...

Senators Call Out Faceb...

Last week, Facebook launched some major new products, including social plugins, its Like button for the web, and its Open Graph API. It also launched a product that has some serious privacy issues: ”Instant Personalization”, which automatically hands over some of your data...

The Nokia N8, Nokia’s...

Every year, like the swallows returning from Capistrano or the tourists returning to Disneyworld Paris, Nokia releases a flagship phone. Sadly, the boatwrights at Nokia haven’t dropped a winner in nigh on three years now and, if early reports are to believed, their new N8 is not...

Salesforce And VMware P...

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Zong Emerges: Facebook ...

We’ve been tracking mobile payments provider Zong since 2008 – in a nutshell, it lets you pay for things, particularly virtual goods online, via direct billing to your mobile phone. Go here to see the original: Zong Emerges: Facebook Deal And $15 Million In...

John Mayer Predicts Dea...

“ I just think Twitter as a form of communication, I think it’s over to be honest with you .” That was musician John Mayer during an onstage interview in Hollywood recently. Mayer has had an interesting history on Twitter . A year ago, there were reports that Mayer and...

Snaptu’s ‘App Store...

Amid all the media attention given to the iPhone, Android, and other ‘ superphones ‘, it’s easy to forget that the vast majority of the cell-phone toting population is carrying something decidedly less exciting. But many of these more generic phones, though they lack...