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New commenting feature for Google Docs
03/16/2011, Google has just announced a brand new feature for their online document editing software, Google Docs. Users viewing or editing the same document can now chat with each other in real-time using the comments feature. The comments appear on the [...]
Twitter beefs up security by enabling HTTPS
03/16/2011, It took the folks over at Twitter long enough to beef up their security. The micro-blogging service has just announced that they will be offering an optional “always on” HTTPS setting to its users. If you constantly use Twitter on [...]
Google Search for iPhone updated
03/16/2011, Google Mobile App that’s been around on iOS for awhile now has recently been given a facelift and a name change. The app is now called Google Search and it brings some new useful search features over to the iOS [...]
YouTube plans to improve video quality with the acquisition of Green Parrot Pictures
03/16/2011, YouTube has just been reported to complete the purchase of Green Parrot Pictures, a digital video company that specializes in improving picture quality in videos. The company that has used its technology to help improve video quality in blockbusters such [...]
Webdoc: A Facebook On Steroids, Made in Switzerland
03/15/2011, Webdoc is a new social network that promises to give users lively conversations, including multimedia content, where Facebook and others are currently allowing merely simple comments.
Be careful of fake Japan relief websites
03/15/2011, The Internet Crime Complaint Center has just issued an alert to users, warning them about fraudulent Japan relief websites that have been sprouting up all over the internet ever since the terrible earthquake and tsunami last week. Heartless fraudsters have [...]
Blogger to receive updates this year
03/14/2011, Google recently announced that 2010 was a very successful year for them, and the amount of words written on the blogging service is just phenomenal. In addition to announcing their success, Google announced that they will be making some improvements [...]
Facebook to offer Groupon-style deals to its users
03/14/2011, After having some success with location-based deals with their Places feature, it looks like Facebook has plans to expand their discount/promo service to being more than just for check-ins. It has been reported that Facebook plans to test a Groupon-inspired [...]
Green Box Top: Groupon for the environmentalists
03/14/2011, If you’re a fan of discounts and the environment, you’re going to love Green Box Top. This new service that started last year has been following the footsteps of Groupon’s discount service, except that Green Box Top gives you deals [...]
Google denies rumors about launching Circles at SXSW
03/14/2011, After not doing too well in the whole social network scene with Google Buzz, new rumors surfaced saying that the search engine giant might give it another go. Google has been rumored to launch a new social network that is [...]
Opera to unveil new version of browser at SXSW 2011
03/11/2011, Opera has announced that they will be officially showing off the latest version of their browser – Opera 11.10, at SXSW this year. The highly-acclaimed lightweight and speedy browser will be revealed in its full glory at the event. It [...]
Twitters say no to new Twitter clients
03/11/2011, In a recent announcement from Twitter’s Product Manager, Ryan Sarver, the micro-blogging company has stated that there are enough unofficial Twitter clients available and that developers don’t need to bring anymore new ones into the market. Reasons for this new [...]
Decrease Firefox start-up time with Start Faster
03/11/2011, If you’re bothered by the slow start-up time of Mozilla’s Firefox internet browser, you have a couple of options – get a faster computer, switch to another browser, or use Start Faster. A Mozilla developer who has previously released hacks [...]
