Tech Week in Review 06-17-2011
Restart to Safari MacRumors reports an interesting feature in Mac OS X Lion called Restart to Safari. This feature is reminiscent of Google’s Chromebook, which cuts away your operating system and puts all the focus on accessing the Internet via a web browser. In Apple’s case, though, the motivations are different. They are probably not [...]
Read MoreFacebook Turns On Facial Recognition For Tagging By Default
If you have a bunch of tag-happy Facebook friends, you may want to read this. Facebook has been rolling out a facial recognition feature that makes it easier to tag friends in snaps, and it has introduced this feature as a default setting. We first heard about Tag Suggestions back in December. The feature basically [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 5-13-2011
Amazon Cloud Player Now Works on iOS? Amazon’s Cloud Player service is a ballsy move by Amazon that lets users stream music from the cloud directly to their mobile devices or web browsers. The service does not have the blessing of the music industry and launched with only an Android app. This is understandable given [...]
Read MoreFacebook Caught Trying to Stab Google in the Back
It’s no secret that Google and Facebook aren’t the best of friends. Facebook has 600 million users or so, with a huge social graph that Google wants in on. Facebook isn’t having it. They’ve had their little spats before, but this latest story is nothing short of ridiculous. Facebook got the idea to get at [...]
Read MoreOp-Ed: You Too Should Experience the Startup Rush
I talk a lot about Internet startups. It’s not just because they’re cool and exciting due to the movie “The Social Network,” but more because of the power of the process. It’s the opportunity to be able to create something and sometimes quickly be able to have an effect on people, in some cases thousands [...]
Read MoreFacebook and Google Both Looking at Acquiring Skype
Reuters reports that “wo sources with direct knowledge of the discussions” say both Facebook and Google are separately mulling over a merger with Skype. This comes after Skype decided to delay its initial public offering. These sources say Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken part in discussions regarding a Skype acquisition, as well as reaching [...]
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