Archive for June, 2008

Microsoft adds licensing option for businesses

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Microsoft said Monday that it is adding a new licensing option, this one dubbed Select Plus and targeted largely at midsize firms.

The program’s two main attractions are the fact that it is not tied to a specific term and it makes it easier for different subsidiaries of a …
Original post by Ina Fried and software […]

Today’s tidbits: iPhone apps, Netvibes updates, and special Spore

Monday, June 30th, 2008

FriendFeed's new iPhone app is now hand and eye-friendly.
(Credit: FriendFeed)
Here are some news tidbits from today that were too small to fill out entire posts. We’ve grouped together three that are worth your time.
FriendFeed puts out an iPhone app. Social aggregator FriendFeed has launched an iPhone-friendly version of its news feed (http://friendfeed.com/i). Previously users had […]

Solar eclipse coming to ‘Second Life’

Monday, June 30th, 2008

In the wee hours of August 1, the moon and the sun will pass each other for a breathtaking full solar eclipse, but U.S. residents won’t be able to catch a glimpse of the phenomenon because of their location on the planet.

San Francisco’s Exploratorium science museum …
Original post by Holly Jackson and software by Elliott […]

Gateway rolls out new notebooks; Sony doesn’t

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The Gateway notebook roll-out is official. Sony’s is not. Gateway Computer announced three lines of notebook PCs on Monday, while Circuit City prematurely posted images of upcoming Sony notebooks.

Gateway 14-inch T6836
(Credit: Gateway )

Gateway rolled out three notebooks targeted at students. The P series desktop replacement comes with …
Original post by Brooke […]

Nokia’s Comes With Music service signs Warner label

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Warner Music Group, the third largest music label, will license music to Nokia’s Comes With Music service, a Warner Music spokeswoman confirmed Monday.

Nokia now only lacks EMI’s participation in the service, which offers unlimited free access to music for a full year.

During that time, users will …
Original post by Greg Sandoval and software by Elliott […]

Nokia signs Warner Music to Comes With Music

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Warner Music Group, the third largest music label, will license music to Nokia’s Comes With Music Service, a Warner Music spokeswoman confirmed Monday

Nokia now only lacks EMI’s participation in the service, which offers unlimited free access to music for a full year.

During that time, users will

Original post by Greg Sandoval and software by Elliott […]

Netflix-like model to work for magazine lovers?

Monday, June 30th, 2008

A site that’s slipped through the cracks of our coverage is Time Inc.’s upcoming service Maghound. It’s best described as a cross between a beer-of-the-month club and Netflix.
For a relatively low monthly fee, you’ll be able to pick out certain magazines you want to receive, and they’ll show up on your doorstep for you […]

Google Calendar now the target of phishers

Monday, June 30th, 2008

A few months ago, spam came to Google Calendar. Now, phishing has arrived.
Intrepid Google watcher Philipp Lenssen wrote late last week about being the target of a phishing attempt via Google Calendar.
He received an e-mail to his Gmail account with a reference to a legitimate event from his …
Original post by Elinor Mills […]

Yamaha YSP-3050: Single-speaker surround with improved HDMI support

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The Yamaha YSP-3050 boasts a small–but important–upgrade to the YSP-3000
(Credit: Yamaaha)
When CNET reviewed the Yamaha YSP-3000 Digital Sound Projector, we singled out its “limited video capabilities” as one of the main shortfalls of the virtual surround speaker system. Yamaha must have listened, because the company has just unveiled an upgraded version that addresses that very […]

‘World of Warcraft’ to sell token device for added security

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The makers of World of Warcraft are offering players of the online role-playing game an optional layer of security in the form of an electronic token device called Blizzard Authenticator designed to prevent unauthorized access to an account.
The lightweight device, which fits on a keyring, provides a unique, one-time …
Original post by Elinor Mills […]

World of Warcraft to sell token device for added security

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The makers of World of Warcraft are offering players of the online role-playing game an optional layer of security in the form of an electronic token device called Blizzard Authenticator designed to prevent unauthorized access to an account.
The lightweight device, which fits on a keyring, provides a unique, one-time …
Original post by Elinor Mills […]

Andreessen to join Facebook’s board, train Zuckerberg in ways of the Force

Monday, June 30th, 2008

As has been repeatedly rumored, Silicon Valley legend Marc Andreessen will be taking a seat on Facebook’s board of directors. In a press release issued Monday afternoon, the veteran entrepreneur–co-founder of Netscape, former CTO of AOL, and now co-founder of social site Ning–was announced as the board’s fourth member. He’ll join Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg […]

Sprint may be making a comeback

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Is Sprint Nextel on the comeback trail?
That’s the buzz on various Web sites like The Wall Street Journal and TheStreet.com, as rumors fly that Verizon Wireless and AT&T executives say they are seeing fewer numbers ported from the struggling Sprint to their own networks.
The rumors …
Original post by Marguerite Reardon and software by Elliott Back

Netflix issues mulligan on profiles, won’t eliminate the feature

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The people have spoken: Netflix will not be eliminating user profiles, the account feature that lets you split movie rentals among separate queues for a household. The company had announced the removal of profiles earlier this month, much to user dismay.
“As someone who enjoys helping his 4-year-old daughter manage her one-DVD-at-a-time, G-rated sub-account, I identified […]

Slide’s SuperPoke is coming to VH1

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Who said you couldn’t bring the Web to TV? Slide’s absurdly popular social-network application “SuperPoke” is coming to a new platform: MTV Networks’ VH1, as part of a promotion for its new reality show, “I Love Money.”
In a cross-promotional advertising deal, “actions” related to VH1’s schlocky reality shows “Flavor of Love,” “Rock of Love,” and […]

CBS closes CNET Networks acquisition

Monday, June 30th, 2008

CBS announced Monday it completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of CNET Networks, setting the stage for expanding its CBS Interactive division into five categories.

Under the acquisition, CBS Interactive will include such categories as technology, entertainment, sports, news, and business. The division will be headed up by Quincy Smith, …
Original post by Dawn Kawamoto and […]

Daily Debrief: Tesla and California commit to green car tech

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The fact that both California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom have added their names to the Tesla Roadster waiting list shows a serious Golden State commitment to the green technology behind the $100,000 sports car. On Monday, the company returned some of the love by …
Original post by Kara Tsuboi and […]

Digg’s recommendation engine goes live

Monday, June 30th, 2008

This week social news site Digg is launching a new way for users to find new stories by adding a new recommendation engine that will suggest things for users to read in the upcoming story section based on past site usage. It will take into account what other people similar to yourself are digging on […]

Add (useful) pop-up links to your blog with Apture

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Apture is a new tool for bloggers to add a little more context to their posts. Like Yahoo’s Shortcuts it will go over what you’ve written and add little pop-ups in places where you link to other sites or media items from around the Web. The big difference is that Apture can either do all […]

MySpace fans should give Qbox a try

Monday, June 30th, 2008

A follow-up to my previous post on Qbox: they fixed whatever was preventing the player from playing songs embedded in MySpace pages, and I can now happily recommend it anybody who frequently listens to music on MySpace, Bebo, or YouTube.

As the Qplayer plays this Sigur Ros video from YouTube, I can conduct a search for […]

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