All the stories tagged with: Web
Google to launch “Page Speed Service” aimed at web masters
07/28/2011, Google has always been about speed, resorting to a no-frills approach as evidenced in their Google search home page, Gmail and even Google+. Over the years they have managed to optimize their system even further, to the point where your [...]
Symform announces 100GB of free cloud storage
07/28/2011, Ever wanted to have 100GB of free cloud storage space? You could either invite a lot of people onto DropBox to bump up your storage space or you could check out Symform’s latest cloud storage solution. For a limited time [...]
Google helps you stage email interventions
07/27/2011, Do you have that one friend who is still using an ancient or outdated email service and refuses to move on to something better? Do you ever wish that he or she would make the upgrade to Gmail instead? If [...]
Hacker claims he took down the websites of Anonymous and LulzSec
07/27/2011, As if the heat from the authorities wasn’t already enough, it looks like Anonymous and LulzSec have another adversary to deal with. A hacker who calls himself Jester has claimed responsibility for taking down the websites of two of the [...]
Facebook makes it easier to opt out of facial recognition photo tagging
07/27/2011, Last year, Facebook launched a new feature for its photo-tagging service that was both praised and criticized. People who loved uploading photographs found joy in not having to manually tag all their friends each time they uploaded a new album, [...]
Facebook for BlackBerry 2.0 released
07/27/2011, Who doesn’t use Facebook on their mobile phone device in this day and age? Pretty much everybody is connected to the world’s largest social network, be it on their computer, cellphones or even tablets. While the Facebook experience isn’t the [...]
Kobo develops HTML5 web app to get by App Store rules
07/27/2011, Due to recent changes in the Apple App Store rules, many eBook retailers have removed in-app purchasing abilities from their apps so that they don’t have to give a portion of their revenue (30%) earned to the fruity company. Latest [...]
Jumio Netswipe turns your webcam into a credit card reader
07/26/2011, Tired of having to manually enter in your credit card details each time you shop online, but don’t want to resort using auto-complete for privacy issues? Well, the folks over at Junio seem to have a solution for you. Called [...]
Boot to Gecko: Mozilla enters the OS wars
07/26/2011, Boot to Gecko - Mozilla has announced that it will be developing a new operating system for devices that will run apps primarily on the web
Google Books app disappears and reappears on the Apple App Store
07/26/2011, Yesterday the Google Books app mysteriously disappeared from the Apple App Store and now it’s back again. But this time around, it’s been neutered. Just like the eBook apps from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Kobo, Google Books no longer [...]
Foursquare announces custom badge program for universities
07/25/2011, Foursquare, one of the largest social check-in services available has just announced new custom badge program for universities that are keen on promoting the use of Foursquare on campus. Foursquare will be relaunching the Foursquare for Universities program which allows [...]
Snail Mail My Email lets you send a letter without visiting the post office
07/25/2011, In this day and age, it’s hard to find anybody who still writes letters by hand anymore. With the convenience offered by email – instant delivery, delivery reports, attachments, rich content etc; it’s hard to see why anybody would still [...]
OSCON 2011 – Live Streaming
07/25/2011, Watch live streaming video from oreillyconfs at livestream.com Ubergizmo is a media partner of OSCON 2011 (the O’Reilly Open Source Convention), held in Portland July 25-29, 2011, where open source innovators, builders, and pioneer gather to share their expertise and [...]