- Ballmer on Tablets: We’re Coming Full Guns
Apple has sold over 3.3 million iPads so far, but Microsoft is still waiting for those Windows-based tablets to start capturing the hearts and minds of users. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, however, is confident the company has a bright…
- Sneaky New App Avoids Awkward Chats, Sends You Straight to Voicemail
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- WPEngine Offers an Easier, More Robust Way to Use Wordpress
Have you ever searched for a way to make a WordPress.com blog more robust? How about a way to make a WordPress hosted blog or site more secure and simpler to set up and maintain?
A few WordPress superstars have…
- The State of Mobile Video: Porn, Flash and Stalling
If you’ve ever been snickering over the latest YouTube viral video on your smartphone in the evening and ended up frustrated by slow load times and a congested network, you’re not alone — and that’s exactly the problem.
New research…
- Spotify in the U.S. Faces More Delays [REPORT]
We’ve been reading reports tonight that the popular European music service Spotify has hit yet another delay in making an entry in the U.S. market.
According to Billboard, Spotify’s negotiations with U.S. record labels have broken down and…
- Google Focusing on Checkins with Places API
Google has indicated it’s going to be working with developers on checkins for location-based applications through its Places API.
This spring, Google announced Places as a revamping of its local and local-business listings. Originally, we saw Places as a…
- Google Search Fully Blocked in China [UPDATED]
According to several reports and data from Google, the search engine is fully blocked in mainland China as of today.
Also fully blocked are ads and mobile access. Image search is partially blocked, as are Google…
- iPhone App Finds Fun Things to Do Near You
A Day’s Outing, a website dedicated to helping users find nearby day trips, weekend get-aways or quick excursions across the U.S., has just launched its new iPhone app [iTunes link], making it easy to find ways to spend…
- Sad Keanu Reeves in a Helmet Meme Hits the Web [GALLERY]
Thank the deities! The Sad Keanu Reeves meme is back — and this time instead of a sandwich, everyone’s favorite Little Buddha is sporting a helmet. (Yup. He was just asking for it. ) With such a setup, the possibilities…
- Find the Best Daily Deals in Your City in One Place
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- HOW TO: Enhance Your Online Presence with Video
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Video is a tricky spot for most blogs and personal sites, especially when that video is meant to represent you. While…
- Facebook’s New Publisher Leaves People-Tagging Broken
It seems that one key feature of Facebook -– the ability to tag friends in status updates by using the “@” symbol –- has been broken since the social network rolled out a new publisher in…
- HOW TO: Implement Google Font API on Your Website
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- YouTube Increases Video Time Limit to 15 Minutes
Good news for everyone out there who’s ever thought to themselves: “A 10-minute video of my cat eating ribs on the kitchen floor is just too short.” YouTube announced today that it has increased its upload limit from 10…
