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Microsoft Interested Anew In Yahoo
It seems that there is still something that Microsoft finds interesting in Yahoo. That interest is still more than enough to keep the software giant to pursue any means to acquire Yahoo. It has already been spurred before by Yahoo. But now that a lot has changed over the years, Microsoft has renewed its effort to once again court Yahoo into a mutual partnership of some sort. Well just how serious ... [Read More]
Google Gets Rid Of Google Gears, Other Services
Google has done it again. The online search giant has done some off-season spring cleaning by getting rid of some of its underperforming online services. According to a blog post, Google has announced that it is on the way of shutting down some of its services like Google Gears, Google Wave, Knol and Google Friend Connect, just to name a few. Google Gears is a browser extension that allows users t... [Read More]
Domino's Pizza App Lets You Make Pizzas and Order Them
Domino's Pizza has found a unique way to interact with iPad users and sell some pizzas in the process. The pizza restaurant has partnered with Crispin Porter + Bogusky ad agency to develop an app that allows users to make a pizza onscreen and even order them in real life. The Domino's Pizza Hero simulates the experience of its workers as they learn the basics of creating its famous pizzas. As a pl... [Read More]
Pakistan Plans to Block "Jesus Christ," 1,600 Others in Text Messages
Pakistan's telecommunication office has ordered its mobile carriers to block text messages that contain words from a list of over 1,600 "obscene" terms. Although the executive order began on November 21, the mobile carriers decided to defer it for now as they seek clarification from Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). The new policy, as well as the list of forbidden words, was leaked to th... [Read More]
Amazon Offers All Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint Phones for One Penny
Amazon is taking its traditional one-penny smartphone sale to the next level, making the hearts of frugal folks filled with joy. The web retailer has decided, for a limited time only, to offer every phone under Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T for just $0.01. Hurry up and snatch yourself some Galaxy S II Skyrocket, Droid RAZR, and HTC Rezound among others for just one penny before November 28. But as... [Read More]
CloudFTP WiFi Device
While most devices nowadays are going the wireless route, there may still be other portable devices that do not have that capacity such as USB flash and external drives. Although such drives are quite useful, they don't usually provide a wireless feature that will make them even better. One other thing is that USB portable drives are not always supported by all devices that you use. A good alterna... [Read More]
Yelp Files For IPO
Internet stocks seem to be enjoying quite an interest in the stock market. Internet companies that have recently gone through their IPO and go public are still doing very well. This has encouraged other tech companies to consider going public, especially those that are looking for some added capital and funding to run the company. One of the Internet companies recently contemplating going public i... [Read More]
Intelligent Fingerprinting Develops Fingerprint Scanner And Drug Tester Prototype
A company called Intelligent Fingerprinting has developed a rather unique device that not only can record and scan fingerprints. They have developed a prototype that also doubles as a drug testing tool that can be used to screen people if they have been using banned substances. Intelligent Fingerprinting has developed a hand-held prototype device that not only works as a fingerprint scanner but as... [Read More]
Google Cuts Support for BlackBerry Gmail App
Google has been making cuts on services it has deemed beyond its focus and its latest move may anger a section of users. The company has announced that it will cut off its support of the Gmail application for BlackBerry Phones beginning November 22. Although current BB users who have installed the app would be able to continue to use it for a lifetime, the app will no longer be supported by Google... [Read More]
Adobe to End Flash Player for Mobile Devices?
Rumors have been spreading about Adobe would be dropping development for Flash Player on mobile devices. According to ZDNet, citing an e-mail reportedly sent to Adobe's partners, the company's work on Flash for smartphones and tablets will focus on "enabling developers to package apps with Adobe AIR for all the major app stores." It would appear that Adobe has given up in its battle with Apple ove... [Read More]