Google has improved Google instant. The new improvements allow you to use the arrow keys to navigate instant results, and results when you press enter. Google instant now also works on blogs, books, news, etc.
Check the video below for a demo:
Archive for September, 2010
Google Instant Now Has Keyboard Enhancements
September 29th, 2010Google Adds Option To Turn Off Message Threading in Gmail
September 29th, 2010Like message threading (all emails that are of one conversation appear as one listed sheet so its easy to keep track)? If you don’t then it doesn’t matter. Google in a blogpost said that they have added an option to gmail to turn off message threading.
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While I see no need for this (its useful) its nice to have the option at least. I highly don’t think this will convert Gmail haters but I could be wrong.
Related Articles
- Gmail Now Lets You Unravel Threads [Voices] (voices.allthingsd.com)
- Freedom From Threaded Conversations in Gmail (gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com)
- Larry Magid: Google Conversation View: Gmail to Offer Option of Mail in Chronological (Non-Threaded) Order (huffingtonpost.com)
- Google makes Gmail threading a choice (news.cnet.com)
AOL Acquires TechCrunch
September 28th, 2010
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The rumors are true. Aol has acquired tech crunch.
Michael Arrington has explained why he sold Tech Crunch to AOL. Basically it was because TechCrunch was having serious staffing issues and needed AoL’s help to keep TechCrunch (and CrunchBase) alive.
“The truth is I was tired. But I wasn’t tired of writing, or speaking at events. I was tired of our endless tech problems, our inability to find enough talented engineers who wanted to work, ultimately, on blog and CrunchBase software. And when we did find those engineers, as we so often did, how to keep them happy. Unlike most startups in Silicon Valley, the center of attention at TechCrunch is squarely on the writers. It’s certainly not an engineering driven company.”
AoL also owns Engadget so it is kinda conflict of interest for AoL to own 2 major tech blogs. But TechCrunch and Engadget are very different tech blogs technically.
Hopefully this helps TechCrunch like it has Engadget.
Related Articles
- It’s Official: AOL Acquires TechCrunch (AOL) (businessinsider.com)
- AOL in talks to acquire TechCrunch (newstatesman.com)
RIM Reveals PlayBook Tablet
September 27th, 2010RIM today revealed there PlayBook tablet.
The PlayBook is a 7 inch dual core, 1ghz, 1gb device. It has a 3MP front facing camera, and 5MP video camera in the back. GPU is unknown but supports flash.
Price is unknown, launch date is unknown, and can pair with a Blackberry phone for 3G connectivity.
Image Credit: Arstechnica.
All I can say though is that I wont’ be a iPad killer. Until there is a real world demo of its battery life, flash performance, over all performance, and etc. I am impressed though, shows that Blackberry is still kicking.
iTunes 10.01 Brings Stability And Bug Fixes
September 25th, 2010
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Apple has released iTunes 10.01 for Windows and Mac users.
Fixes and improvements include;
“iTunes 10.0.1 makes it easier to share your favorite music with your friends on Ping. You can now Like or Post about music right from your iTunes library. You can also easily see the recent activity of a selected artist in your library, or of all artists and friends you follow on Ping using the new Ping Sidebar.
This release also provides a number of important bug fixes, including:
- Addresses an issue where the picture quality of a video changes depending on whether the on-screen controls are visible.
- Resolves an issue where iTunes may unexpectedly quit while interacting with album artwork viewed in a separate window.
- Fixes a problem that affects the performance of some third-party visualizers.
- Addresses an issue where the iTunes library and playlists appear empty.
- Resolves an issue that created an incompatibility with some third-party shared libraries.”
The update is a small 46mb. So update now.
Related Articles
- Apple Issues iTunes 10.0.1 Update: Fixes Bugs, Adds Ping Sidebar (cultofmac.com)
- iTunes 10.0.1 updates Ping, more (macworld.com)
- “Apple iTunes 10.1 With Ping Sidebar Released” and related posts (geeky-gadgets.com)
- Download iTunes 10.0.1 for Windows and Mac (geniusgeeks.com)
- Software Update: iTunes 10.0.1 brings Ping to your music library (tuaw.com)
Apple Finally Allowing Ringtone Making iPhone Apps
September 24th, 2010
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It’s good when apple relaxes its rules on iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad apps.
Apple is now approving Ringtone iOS apps (such as ringtone maker pro).
I don’t own a iPhone (rather a iPod Touch), but I can see how this could have been a serious hassle before. I mean we all want to easily make ringtones for our phones. Sure we can purchase them, or hack a song into one but can’t it just be easy?
Hopefully this means more useful apps (other than farting apps) to come to the app store.
Related Articles
- Multiple iPhone Ringtone Apps Hit iTunes Store (intomobile.com)
- Ringtone Makers Being Allowed into Apple’s App Store (slashgear.com)
TV Buying Guide – Rocketboom Tech
September 23rd, 2010
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Getting a new TV can be both fun and confusing. What kind should you get? LCD, LED LCD, OLED, plasma or 3D? Naturally that is way to many choices.
Thankfully rocketboom tech has come up with a fix. They have made a video that will show you which TV you should get, and why.
Watch below:
Google New – The One Stop Shop For Google Updates
September 22nd, 2010
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Google has a lot of products I mean Google has; picasa, news, blogsearch, buzz, search, maps, youtube, chrome, chrome os, blogger, health, voice, checkout, reader, earth, adsense, adwords…the list goes on and on.
Staying on top of all that is really hard. There is RSS feeds, friends, twitter, etc but still its hard to keep up. Google just literally has way to many products to keep up on.
But naturally Google has found a way around that with Google New.
Google new is a site where you can keep track of every little and big update that Google does. Very handy indeed.
Watch the demo video below for more info.
Netflix Comes To Canada – As A Streaming Only Service
September 22nd, 2010
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Hurray Netflix has crossed the border 
.
Netflix is now available in Canada as per netflix.ca.
But it’s not all fun and games. While it is only $8 for unlimited TV show and movie streaming…there is no DVD rentals. This is a caveat in Canada since we have seriously small bandwidth caps ranging from 40-200GB (60GB on avg.). This means you could only watch about ~10 movies a month if you where a light web user.
The DVD rental option would have knocked out blockbuster, and Rogers plus hard. But oh well, we will have to wait I guess.
Related Articles
- Netflix launches all-you-can eat video service in Canada (financialpost.com)
- Netflix’s Streaming Service In Canada Could Have 40% Margins, But Small Market Size (NFLX) (businessinsider.com)
AT&T: 500,000 iPads Active On Our Network
September 21st, 2010
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The iPad has been a runaway success for Apple, and apparently so has the 3G version.
AT&T is reporting that it has 500,000 Apple iPads on its network.
The 3G version of the iPad is $130 more so it is a premium. Which could be the reason why its only about 25% of all iPads sold.
Still shows that people in the US aren’t afraid to use AT&T for 3G coverage.
