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tomtom like functionality coming to iPhone after all

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:14:38 +0100

tomtom like functionality coming to iPhone after all: Given its GPS functionality and superior mapping software, the lack of turn by turn GPS applications on the iPhone was a glaring omission. Especially as Windows Mobiles have had this functionality…

tomtom like functionality coming to iPhone after all

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:50:16 +0100

tomtom like functionality coming to iPhone after all

push email on an iPhone - come on gmail ;)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:17:38 +0100

push email on an iPhone - come on gmail ;): As per my previous post, my posts are out of whack as I am behind on them. To summarise one of them.. I got an iPhone and it is the best convergence device I have ever had. It really does replace…

push email on an iPhone - come on gmail ;) http://tinyurl.com/6eh3es

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:17:08 +0100

push email on an iPhone - come on gmail ;) http://tinyurl.com/6eh3es

push email on an iPhone - come on gmail ;)

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:20:16 +0100

push email on an iPhone - come on gmail ;)

Information Arbitrage: Monitor110: A Post Mortem

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:15:13 +0100

Information Arbitrage: Monitor110: A Post Mortem

Is Google's Android Coming Apart At The Seams?

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:51:20 +0100

Is Google's Android Coming Apart At The Seams?:

We can’t help but wonder if everything is okay in Mountain View, where Google (GOOG) is furiously trying to get its Android mobile operating system ready for a Q4 launch.

Apple (AAPL), one…

Google's Services Converge in the New iGoogle

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:51:20 +0100

Google's Services Converge in the New iGoogle: Is this Google Reader? It’s actually an iGoogle feed in canvas view, which happens to borrow Google Reader’s interface. If you click on the drop-down, you can access all your Google Reader…

iPhone Platform: What We Can Learn From Tap Tap Revenge

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:51:20 +0100

iPhone Platform: What We Can Learn From Tap Tap Revenge:
If you have an iPhone and have downloaded apps and games to it, there’s a good chance you’ve got Tap Tap Revenge on your phone because its the most popular app right now, free or paid….

Aurora Feint: A great iPhone game — and it’s free.

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:45:33 +0100

Aurora Feint: A great iPhone game — and it’s free.: While it’s hardly a surprise that games are popular in Apple’s new App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch, it is surprising how good many of them are. Unfortunately, many of the good ones…

Facebook Sues German Social Network StudiVZ

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:45:33 +0100

Facebook Sues German Social Network StudiVZ:

Facebook is pursuing social networks it believes have copied their design or features by suing German social network StudiVZ. The Financial Times has reported that Facebook filed a suit…

New Google Search Interface Looks More Useful - See Screenshots

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:45:33 +0100

New Google Search Interface Looks More Useful - See Screenshots:

Google is testing a new search layout that lets users decide if they would like to see longer text excerpts, dates, places and even images inside regular search pages.

You also have the…

stupid mouse back button http://tinyurl.com/5rkqjh

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:21:36 +0100

stupid mouse back button http://tinyurl.com/5rkqjh

Mobile Me-a Culpa

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:11:04 +0100

Mobile Me-a Culpa:

by Michelle Lentz

I’ve been a subscriber to .Mac since it was free. I think that was back in the “Think Different” days. I’ve had the email address for around 7 or 8 years and have continued…

Gmail Now A Major Spam Hub

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:05:20 +0100

Gmail Now A Major Spam Hub:

When Gmail first launched, it was lauded for its spam filtering and security - there was no spam leaving the systems and almost no spam coming in. But all that has changed as a study from…

Fighting For Its Life, Yahoo Uses Its Homepage To Battle Carl Icahn

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:05:20 +0100

Fighting For Its Life, Yahoo Uses Its Homepage To Battle Carl Icahn: Yahoo is pulling out its biggest gun in the showdown with Carl Icahn: the Yahoo homepage itself. Right now on Yahoo.com, the single most-visited page on the Web (with 304 million unique…

stupid mouse back button

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:05:20 +0100

stupid mouse back button: I am far behind on completing posts lately (I have about 8 near completion) and now hate the back button on my mouse as I just lost a post I completed on push email for gmail using the iphone. I’ll…

Which Country Is the Most Spammed?

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:05:20 +0100

Which Country Is the Most Spammed?: If you had to guess which country in the world is the most targeted by spammers, the results might surprise you. According to figures recently released by Web security firm MessageLabs and…

stupid mouse back button

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:19:16 +0100

stupid mouse back button

Why Silicon Valley Should Be Worried

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:47:39 +0100

Why Silicon Valley Should Be Worried:

We have short memories in Silicon Valley, which is both a blessing and a curse. We forget the bad times as quickly as we forget the good times.

At the turn of the century, everything went to hell…