Tech Week in Review 6-24-2011
ICANN Approves New Top-Level Domains In a monumental decision this week, ICANN gave final approval to allow for the expansion of new Top-Level Domains (TLDs). This means that companies, organizations, and other brands (yes, there is now a .brand TLD) can better express themselves via their domain names. Strings like .CAR, .SPORTS or .BANK are [...]
Read MoreMicrosoft to Pay Nokia $1 Billion to Make Windows Phones?
Sources have told Bloomberg that Microsoft Corp. will pay Nokia over $1 billion to develop Windows-based mobile devices as part of their previously announced strategic partnership. “This gives Microsoft scale and allows Nokia to rip out costs,” said Colin Gillis, an analyst at BGC Partners in New York, who recommends buying Microsoft shares. “Microsoft is [...]
Read MoreHotmail Adds Inbox Facebook Chat Plus, More New Features
For the two of you still using Hotmail (I kid…I think), you will be happy to find out that Microsoft has added some nice new features to its email service, the most notable of which is the ability to now chat amongst Facebook friends while cruising your inbox…
Read MoreMicrosoft Adds Facebook Integration and Centralized Contacts
Microsoft continues to innovate on multiple fronts to stay on the bleeding edge of productivity and social media. This is primarily through their push into the cloud using Windows Live and their Outlook Social Connector plugin, which connects your regular email with your social networking services. Social Connector initially only supported LinkedIn, but is now [...]
Read MoreInbox2 Comes to Your Desktop
Inbox2 is a” revolutionary new innovative email platform” which allows you to plug-in your existing email accounts (Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Exchange, AOL) or any custom IMAP/POP3 accounts and social networks (Facebook, Linkedin, Yammer, Twitter, Hyves) in one application. Check out the details inside this article.
Read MoreTake A Look At Wired Magazine’s iPad App [video]
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Hype about Apple’s new gadget, the iPad, was pretty apparent when Steve Jobs first premiered his new baby. Now that the world has had a chance to feast their eyes on the iPad, the minds behind one of my favorite magazines looks to show how the print industry can go all new millennium and whatnot.
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