Facebook Beats Google For The First Time
March 17, 2010
Beating Google at anything is good news for any company, but dethroning Google as the most visited site in the US is certainly a feat that any company would trumpet. Who was the culprit? Well, it should be no surprise to anyone to take in that it’s Facebook. According to industry tracker Hitwise, Facebook enjoyed a healthy 185 percent increase in visits, while Google only got a 9 percent increase. That being said, the tracker did not include Google property sites such as Gmail, YouTube and Google Maps. It looks like Google has many challenges ahead of it, what with Facebook, Apple, Twitter and Microsoft all looking to dethrone the search engine giant on the Web.
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Twitter announces @Platform for web publishers
March 15, 2010
Twitter just announced @Platform, a new way for websites to embed and use Twitter to ultimately bring more views back to them. It allows readers to follow an author directly from an spread page, without having to go to Twitter. The Twitter folks know that they need a better way than apps to distribute their service and it looks like that is it. Twitter has already found a number of high-profile partners like Amazon, YouTube, Yahoo, Bing, Digg, eBay and more - but anyone should be able to add Twitter to a website. We’re still live with Twitter at SXSW.
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Zotac ZBOX HD-ID11 Packs An NVIDIA ION 2
March 3, 2010
If you’re shopping around for a slim computer that can handle Hulu and YouTube HD streaming, the Zotac ZBOX HD-ID11 is probably something you’ll want to consider. Powered by an Intel dual-core 1.66GHz Atom D510 CPU and an NVIDIA ION 2 graphics system that boasts 512MB of committed DDR3 memory, that nettop shouldn’t be a slouch. Pricing and availability of that haven’t been revealed just yet, but we have managed to dig up the technical specs of it, which includes:
- 802.11n Wi-Fi
- 6 USB ports
- Dual-link DVI
- 6-in-1 card reader
- 1080p video playback
- VESA monitor mount
- HDMI 1.3a compliant
- Gigabit Ethernet
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Mio Moov V780 packed to the brim with features
March 1, 2010
The Mio Moov V780 might dub itself to be a navigation device, but in reality it does much more than just getting you from point A to point B in the fastest manner possible. You will find that to be a decent portable media player with 720p HD playback, the ability to stream High Definition video via HDMI, support for digital TV, web browsing capability, newsletter functionality, YouTube playback, an image viewer and music player. Hardware specifications include a 7" TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen display at 800 x 480 resolution, a 600MHz processor, 512MB RAM and 4GB of internal storage with a microSD memory card slot for future expansion aspirations. Too poor all of that seems rather restricted by the use of Windows CE 6.0 as the operating system of choice, alongside Net Explorer 6. You will be spoilt for choice when it comes to connectivity options though with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and optional 3.5G and WiMAX.
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YouTube ends IE6 support soon
February 24, 2010
Google's YouTube vidoe service is touted to stop Web Explorer 6 (IE6) support come that March 13th, although they did not state it directly, they did mention that "users will still be able to watch YouTube on IE6. As the Web evolves, our goal is to keep up by making YouTube a richer, faster, and more dynamic experience for everyone." Apparently, "old browsers" would mean any release before IE7, Firefox 3.0, Chrome 4.0, or Safari 3.0. Guess no tears will be lost on that news for Microsoft though.
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FinePix Z700EXR – Wins DIMA Award
February 22, 2010
[PMA 2010] We published about the new Fujifilm FinePix when it launched in early February, and yesterday, I could get my hands on the award-winning FinePix Z700EXR that features an ultra stylish design with a really cool touch interface. The wave-like shape on the front conveys a dynamic and elegant look while providing a comfortable grip to slide the lens cover. One of the most interesting feature is the 3.5” touchscreen display that gives access to a user friendly interface with extensive functions.
The FinePix Z700EXR features the new 12-MegaPixel Super CCD EXR sensor, a Fujinon 5x Periscopic optical zoom lens (36-180mm equivalent) and ISO levels of up to 1600 at full resolution,a Dual Direction GUI that detects the orientation of the camera and automatically switches the direction of the menu button accordingly and Dual Image Display splits the screen in various ways to view multiple images at once. Additionally, you will be able to upload Facebook/YouTube with the easy web upload button, and snap good pictures of citizens and animals thanks to the Face and Pet recognition functions. Go to theproduct page to see the full specifications.
The FinePix Z700EXR will be available March 2010 at a retail price of $279.95.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon running Flash 10.1
February 16, 2010
[MWC 2010] Qualcomm was showing new demos for its Snapdragon platform. I was particularly interested in the Flash 10.1 demo considering it was the first day that I could see a decent implementation running on a handheld device, inside a browser. I could not pop quiz sites like Hulu or Youtube, but the vector graphics seemed to perform relatively well. Flash playback is probably the last frontier in terms of “full web” support. On another note, I have been told by Adobe that they are working closely with Microsoft on the upcoming mobile products. Qualcomm was touted as an critical partner for Windows Phone 7 Series. So will 2010 be the year when Flash will be fully supported by handsets?
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