Skype Releases 2.0 for Linux, adds Video Chat Support - Ever since I purchased my MacBook, I’ve been video chatting with friends on both the Mac or the PC, through Skype. While I don’t actually have any friends that use Linux as their primary (or even secondary, for that matter) OS, it has always seemed unfair that our open-source brethren didn’t have this luxury. Well, Linux [...].
Google Coming To A Gas Station Near You - Google’s quest to be everywhere continues to grow with news that the Mountain View search giant will today announce a new deal that will see motorists in the United States hooking up to Google at the gas station. Pumps made by Gilbarco Veeder-Root Inc will include an Internet connection and will display Google Maps on a [...]. .
Facebook Censors Ron Paul? - The theme of my email inbox this morning (it’s morning for me, anyway) is that for some reason a search for presidential candidate “Ron Paul” in Facebook Groups yields zero results. The reason isn’t because there aren’t any Ron Paul groups - a search for “Paul” shows hundreds. For some reason, the search is blocked.
Firefox 3 beta is almost out: Removed now - Someone discovered the link for Firefox 3 beta 1 release candidate at Mozilla public FTP and dugg the news as official release of the Firefox 3 beta. The folks at Mozilla acted quickly and removed the link, now it redirects to Mozilla dev news.
Windows Live Calendar Rolling Out - Windows Live Calendar, which has been developing in secret for at least two years now, is finally rolling out, with everyone seemingly getting it, just in stages. I don’t have it yet on any of my accounts, but someone at LiveSide has access, and posted screenshots and some thoughts. When I have access, [...]
Joost To Have Chat Via Meebo - New online video startup Joost may have been somewhat overshadowed by Hulu news the last month or so, but that doesn’t mean they’ve disappeared entirely. Tonight they’ve announced a very cool new feature to the service - instant messaging, via Meebo. Integration for now is via Joost widgets
Netvibes Wants To Tap Into Other Social Networks - Not wanting to be left behind, Netvibes is adding a slew of social-networking features and integration with other social networks to its widget start page. Netvibes already supports a variety of desktop widget platforms, has its own Universal Widget API, and is part of Google’s OpenSocial movement. It is now combining all of [...]
First OpenSocial Application Hacked Within 45 Minutes - It didn’t take long for someone to hack the first OpenSocial application. In fact, it took just 45 minutes. A developer who goes by the alias “theharmonyguy” and describes himself as “just an amateur” claims to have compromised the RockYou OpenSocial application called emote (see the Plaxo blog for details on the application). Specifically, he claims [...]
Google to connect to other IM networks with Jabber transports - There is already a newer version of Gmail also known as Gmail 2.0 which sports a number of new features such as more storage and IMAP support. The Gmail 2.0 is optimized to create better performance for users. After receiving some feedback, Google is now planning to implement the use of Jabber transports in its [...]
Salesforce Lets Loose Digg-For-Ideas - Just when you thought Digg cloning was dead, Salesforce has thrown its hat into the ring. The company best known for their SaaS CRM is unleashing their Digg-for-ideas, “Salesforce Ideas”, into the wild. Although announced back in October, they are now releasing the product publicly