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Google Chome V6 Comes Out On Its 2nd Birthday

September 2, 2010 by dreamsburnred Leave a Comment

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Google Chrome is now 2 years old and has already hit version 6. That’s a much faster release cycle then any other browser out there.

Google chrome 6 brings extension sync to the masses, as well as a boat load of security and memory corruption bug fixes.

Personally I think Google Chrome is great but Google release cycle of a new version every 6 weeks means we could easily hit version 15 before IE9.

Google has yet to fix (or deal with) memory issues resulting from flash (high memory usage compared to Firefox/IE), and Java issues (Pogo still doesn’t work…).

Google chrome has a 7% market share so it’s not as popular as Firefox but it is dwarfed still by Internet Explorer.

I’ve personally used Google Chrome for a while but since my laptop only has 1GB memory I cant use a browser that uses that much memory (Safari is like that too), that’s why I use FireFox because it uses by far the least memory.

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Apple September 1st Event: New iPod Models, iTunes 10, New Apple TV

September 1, 2010 by dreamsburnred Leave a Comment

The Apple September 1st Apple event came and gone here is what went down;

iPod shuffle now has the click wheel back and is smaller
iPod nano is now smaller and has the rumored touch screen – now has a clip
iPod touch now has HD video and front facing camera for FaceTime
iOS 4.1 will fix slow iPhone issues, proximity issues, and add game center
iOS 4.2 will bring iPad multitasking – wireless printing
New Apple TV is 1/4 the size, is streaming only – now has Netflix
iTunes 10 now has ping which is a music social network like LastFM changed interface and logo

Personally you can colour me impressed. The updates are what everyone was expect and what we all wanted really. The shuffle now has the click wheel back, the nano is now smaller so its easier to use, the 4th gen iPod Touch now has HD camera, and Facetime like the iPhone 4 (yay), and the new Apple TV now has Netflix and is now only $99 with streaming only.

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Google Adds Priority Email Feature To Gmail

August 31, 2010 by dreamsburnred Leave a Comment

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Notice something new in your Gmail inbox this morning? (Hint: top right). Turn the priority feature on in Gmail.

The priority email feature in Gmail filter’s your email into priority, and regular mail. That way you can focus on your important emails without sorting through everything first. This is mostly a feature for heavy email users (like business).

Watch the Priority email video from Google below:

Gmail’s New Priority Inbox Feature Knows Which Emails Are Important To You [Google] (gizmodo.com)
Gmail Priority Inbox (googlesystem.blogspot.com)

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Xbox Live Prices in US/Canada/UK/Mexico Going Up In November 2010

August 30, 2010 by dreamsburnred Leave a Comment

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Xbox live which is an online add-on service for Xbox 360 users will be seeing a price increase this November.

The price hike is on average only 1 or 2 dollars extra per month.

As of Nov 1st 2010 the Xbox live prices will be:

US (USD)

$9.99 1 Month
$24.99 3 Months
$59.99 for 1 year

Canada (CAD)

$9.99 1 Month

UK (Pounds)

$5.99 1 month

Mexico (Pesos)

599 1 month.

Note: Packages not listed are not effected by the prices changes.

Personally I find the cost for Xbox online gaming is too much. They should have a lite package for just basic online gaming.

Major Backlash Of Digg v4 Hits Reddit

August 30, 2010 by dreamsburnred 2 Comments

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The new design of Digg.com is out, and trust me no one is happy.

As soon as the last design was rolled out there was backlashes on Reddit (a major competitor), Twitter, Facebook, etc. Many are calling the new Digg aka Digg v4 “a major failure, a giant RSS reader, voids the purpose of it, digg is now dead…” etc.

One of the major cons is that you may no longer bury a story, so you can’t down vote an article like you can on Reddit. This renders the site useless, unless you like promoted content. Another backlash is that there is a my news section which is like a RSS feed.

I have to agree with the backlash as the new Digg is horrible, I mean the front page of Digg is even full of Reddit links.

I love Reddit, and its easily the winner now. Reddit is reporting higher signups to its site.

Digg Users Sure Dig Digg Competitor Reddit (webpronews.com)
Reddit games the new Digg. Has 7 of its own posts on the front page. (thenextweb.com)
Digg User Rebellion Continues: Reddit Now Rules the Front Page (readwriteweb.com)
Reddit Takes Over Digg (brentcsutoras.com)

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Blockbuster Is Walking The Bankrupt Plank – Going Digital

August 27, 2010 by dreamsburnred Leave a Comment

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Once a mammoth, now a deserted movie rental store. Blockbuster is reported based on rumors ready to file chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2010.

If this does happen the rumors also state that Blockbuster will focus on Digital movie rentals and Kiosks which are now the popular form of movie rentals (think Netflix).