Archive for August, 2011

Google Maps Now features Weather Layer

18 August, 2011 Posted by As News,Tips,WebApp (0) Comment
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Google just added a convenient feature to its maps service, the weather information layer. The handy feature should help traveler tremendously for their planning purposes.  From now on, just go to maps.google.com, you can add the weather layer easily Just hover over the widget in the upper right corner and select the weather …

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Google just added a convenient feature to its maps service, the weather information layer. The handy feature should help traveler tremendously for their planning purposes.  From now on, just go to maps.google.com, you can add the weather layer easily Just hover over the widget in the upper right corner and select the weather ...

Categories : News,Tips,WebApp

Skype WiFi HotSpots Available Worldwide

17 August, 2011 Posted by As iPad,iPhone,Mobile Phone,News (0) Comment
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Skype, the VoIP company just announced availability of its hotspot service using existing Skype credits.  With prices start at $0.06 per minute of usage at  networks that supports payment with Skype credits worldwide. To facilitate the connection, Skype just  launched a new iOS application that’s free to download from Apple’s App store. With the …

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Skype, the VoIP company just announced availability of its hotspot service using existing Skype credits.  With prices start at $0.06 per minute of usage at  networks that supports payment with Skype credits worldwide. To facilitate the connection, Skype just  launched a new iOS application that's free to download from Apple's App store. With the ...

Categories : iPad,iPhone,Mobile Phone,News

Google’s Photovine, a New Photo Social Network?

17 August, 2011 Posted by As iPhone,News,photography,Social Media (0) Comment
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Update: Photovine has been released to general public today Slide, a Google company has quietly launched a new photo sharing service called Photovine. The service is shown on its Web site as well as an app in Apple App store. However users need to request an invite to participate, below is the reply from the [...]

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Update: Photovine has been released to general public today Slide, a Google company has quietly launched a new photo sharing service called Photovine. The service is shown on its Web site as well as an app in Apple App store. However users need to request an invite to participate, below is the reply from the team: ...

Categories : iPhone,News,photography,Social Media

Google Releases Catalog App for Tablets

16 August, 2011 Posted by As Free Utilities,iPad,Multimedia,News (0) Comment
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Google is introducing Google Catalogs, a new rich, interactive way to browse all your favorite catalogs on a tablet. The first version however only supports the Apple iPad. Currently, the app features catalogs from Neiman Marcus, William-Sonoma, L.L. Bean, Macy’s Sephora, Urban Outfitters, Saks Fifth Avenue, etc..  Google is open for more catalogs, …

Google Catalog

Google is introducing Google Catalogs, a new rich, interactive way to browse all your favorite catalogs on a tablet. The first version however only supports the Apple iPad. Currently, the app features catalogs from Neiman Marcus, William-Sonoma, L.L. Bean, Macy’s Sephora, Urban Outfitters, Saks Fifth Avenue, etc..  Google is open for more catalogs, ...

Categories : Free Utilities,iPad,Multimedia,News

Google Acquires Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion

15 August, 2011 Posted by As Android,Mobile Phone,News (0) Comment
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This morning, Google announces the company is acquiring Motorola Mobility, a handset hardware maker division of Motorola for $12.5 billion. This is the first time that Google acquires a hardware company that is making cellphone powered by Google Android OS, the same OS that is used by other hardware partners such Samsung, HTC, …

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This morning, Google announces the company is acquiring Motorola Mobility, a handset hardware maker division of Motorola for $12.5 billion. This is the first time that Google acquires a hardware company that is making cellphone powered by Google Android OS, the same OS that is used by other hardware partners such Samsung, HTC, ...

Categories : Android,Mobile Phone,News

Boxee App for iPad Aggregates Web Videos

13 August, 2011 Posted by As Free Utilities,iPad,Multimedia,Social Media (0) Comment

Boxee, the streaming web contents to your TV via a small appliance cube, just released an app that runs on Apple ipad. The free app serves as a way to introduce Boxee to the mass, by aggregating Web video contents from your social circles Facebook and Twitter, as well as contents curated by Boxee …

Boxee, the streaming web contents to your TV via a small appliance cube, just released an app that runs on Apple ipad. The free app serves as a way to introduce Boxee to the mass, by aggregating Web video contents from your social circles Facebook and Twitter, as well as contents curated by Boxee ...

Categories : Free Utilities,iPad,Multimedia,Social Media

Amazon Introduces Web-Based Kindle Reader

11 August, 2011 Posted by As iPad,Multimedia,News (0) Comment
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Similar to Netflix, Amazon e-book ecosystem strategy has been trying to reach out as much as it possible can to users, whether with its own dedicated Kindle devices or with other devices such the iPhone, iPad, Android, etc.. via  the free Kindle reading apps that enable customers to "Buy Once, Read Everywhere.  Amazon is …

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Similar to Netflix, Amazon e-book ecosystem strategy has been trying to reach out as much as it possible can to users, whether with its own dedicated Kindle devices or with other devices such the iPhone, iPad, Android, etc.. via  the free Kindle reading apps that enable customers to "Buy Once, Read Everywhere.  Amazon is ...

Categories : iPad,Multimedia,News

Twitter is Rolling Out Photo Sharing Feature

9 August, 2011 Posted by As News,Social Media (1) Comment
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Last June, Twitter announced its image sharing service in addition to the 140 only- character tweet, only today we received it with a pop-up message  when we fist logged-on. Clicking the camera icon located under the tweet box, will allow user to upload a photo to share. The link (http://pic.twitter.com..) is then inserted within the [...]

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Last June, Twitter announced its image sharing service in addition to the 140 only- character tweet, only today we received it with a pop-up message  when we fist logged-on. Clicking the camera icon located under the tweet box, will allow user to upload a photo to share. The link (http://pic.twitter.com..) is then inserted within the ...

Categories : News,Social Media