Mozilla has launched Firefox 8 and the download is now available. Although those who knew how could get FF8 a couple of days ago via the Mozilla FTP server, it is now available to all on the main Firefox download page. New features include Twitter search integration amongst several other things we’ll mention below.
Amazon Kindle Family Coming to 16,000 Stores in the US
November 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Amazon has announced that the Kindle family of products will be launching at over 16,000 retail locations in the US. Stores that will get the range of Kindle devices includes Walmart, Best Buy and Target as well as a number of other locations listed below.
Mobile Browser Flash Development Stopped by Adobe
November 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Adobe is stopping development of Flash for mobile devices. Instead, it will focus its efforts on HTML5.
Our future work with Flash on mobile devices will be focused on enabling Flash developers to package native apps with Adobe AIR for all the major app stores. We will no longer adapt Flash Player for mobile devices to new browser, OS version or device configurations. Some of our source code licensees may opt to continue working on and releasing their own implementations. We will continue to support the current Android and PlayBook configurations with critical bug fixes and security updates.
Kindle Cloud Reader from Amazon Arrives on Firefox
November 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Amazon Kindle users can now access purchased books from the Firefox browser. Amazon has just released a new version of the Kindle Cloud Reader that is compatible with the said browser. Like other versions of the Kindle Cloud Reader, Amazon allows Firefox users to also download all content and put it in an offline mode for use when travelling.
Virgin Broadband 100Mb Available to 20 Million People
November 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Virgin Media has announced that 20 million people in the UK now have access to 100Mb broadband services. The roll-out of the 100Mbps service began about a year ago.
Tweetie Founder Leaves Twitter
November 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Tweetie was a Twitter client for both iOS and Macs. It launched in 2007 and became very popular, so much so that Twitter ended up buying the company along with hiring it’s founder Loren Brichter. We now hear that Loren is leaving Twitter to move on to other things:
Apple Awards Execs $60 Million Bonus to Share
November 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple [AAPL] has given a bonus to several key execs at the company. In total the bonuses work out at about $60 million dollars based on todays share value of around $400/share.
Apple 5th Avenue Store Redesign Revealed
November 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Apple store on 5th Avenue has had a bit of a redesign. Prior to the redesign the large glass cube had 90 panes of glass in the structure. This has now been reduced to just 15.
Free WiFi from Skype During Internet Week
November 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Skype is offering free WiFi access to the net during the Internet Week conference. The start date is November 7 and it runs through November 12. During that time, any WiFi hotspot tied in to Skype WiFi will allow you to get on the Internet for free without using any Skype credits.
Gmail Gets a New Look
November 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google [GOOG] has refreshed the Gmail interface and has given the UI a completely new look. The new version has several new features to enhance the experience of email online.
Angry Birds Reaches Over Half a Billion Downloads
November 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Angry Birds has hit a new milestone by passing the 500 million download mark. It took the games company behind it just two years.
Google Drive Integrated in to Google Docs
November 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google [GOOG] is about to roll out a new service called Google Drive. The service has been rumoured for about five years and can be likened to services like Dropbox. What G Drive does is let you store your files and folders in an online location so that they can be accessed from other devices.
