Google Adds Video Chat To Gmail
Google continues to roll out the new features for Gmail by adding free video conferencing.
It was announced today that Gmail can now provide you with free video conferencing by simply installing a video conferencing file which you can find here. The service is completely free and supports formats such as XMPP, RTP, and H.264 so [...]
What Is I.C.E.
What is I.C.E., and why should everyone have it on their phone?
After the London bombing attacks in 2005, a British paramedic named Bob Brotchie tried to think of a way it would have been easier to contact loved ones to let them know if people were in need of help after such a disaster. He [...]
MGM And YouTube Partner Up For Content
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) has beenrevealed to be the film studio partnering up with YouTube in a content deal.
As we reported the other day, YouTube had been negotiating with an unnamed movie studio to add films and television shows to their video site. The New York Times has revealed that sometime on Monday the studio will be [...]
Facebook Passes 120 Million Users… Maybe
Popular social network Facebook is saying they have passed 120 million users, but one has to wonder how many of those people are real.
According to CNet, Facebook added 30 million users between the end of July 2008 and the beginning of November 2008. In addition to their existing 90 million users, this brings their total [...]
Walmart and Kmart Start Their Black Friday Sales Early
It appears that some of the big retailers in the United States are going to try to get an early jump on the holiday shopping season.
Traditionally one has to wait until the day after Thanksgiving, also known as “Black Friday”, to find really good deals on electronics, but it seems Kmart and Walmart have some [...]
Windows 7 May Release As Soon As Holidays 2009
It looks like we may be saying “Vista? What Vista?” as soon as the 2009 holiday shopping season.
According to Sam Diaz at ZDNet, Microsoft director Jim Howe dropped the information that Windows 7 is just around the corner during Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in Los Angeles this week. That being said, Mary-Jo Foley, also [...]
YouTube Adds To The Death Of Physical Media
It looks like you will soon be able to add YouTube to the list of companies trying to bring an end to the need for physical media.
According to CNet, YouTube is finishing the legal side of an agreement with a major film studio to provide full copies of their movies on the video sharing site. [...]
Hacked Keyboard Added To An iPhone
Some intrepid iPhone lover has figured out how to hook up an external keyboard to his beloved phone.
At this time this is most assuredly for people who have hacked (more commonly known as “jailbreaking”) their iPhone, and then the added problem is that it does not currently work with any applications. This does show it [...]
Walmart Sends Mixed Signals About The Future Of Physical Media
While Walmart reduces their music CD sales areas, they are going to increase other forms of physical media.
According to Home Media Magazine, Walmart suffered a 23% drop in music CD sales in the first four weeks of the fourth quarter of this year. To combat this drop, the gigantic retailer is going to reduce [...]
Well Known Domain Name Stolen
MakeUseOf.com, a well-known tech blog, had their domain name not only stolen, but held for ransom today.
While the domain name is now back under the rightful owners control, they had a lengthy and draining battle to get it back after GoDaddy, a major web registar, transferred the title far faster than they should have. All [...]
