Just when you thought your iPhone/iPod Touch was safe from our government.. The White House has announced on their official blog that they have created an official iPhone/iPod Touch application called “The White House” app. With this application, our fellow Americans can see all the latest news items, photos, blog posts and other informational tidbits [...]
In news I should have caught earlier but missed because I’m still running a previous beta that doesn’t get upgrades, ritePen 3.5 now has support for 64-bit Windows 7 and Vista. ritePen 3.5.25 Upgrade supports 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Vista, includes multiple improvements in full-screen markup and clipping, and adds error reporting system [...]
WMExperts has a big rundown on all the goodies planned for Windows Mobile 7, including that it might be called simply “Seven.” I’m not sure if that’s something they heard, or if the Experts are just using that as a placeholder, but as one commenter on jkOnTheRun has already pointed out, it’s not a great [...]
Boy Genius Report is reporting some leaked information from one of their sources about the next iPhone OS. There will be multi-touch gestures OS-wide. (Would make sense for that as the rumored OS for the iTablet is close if not the same as the iPhone) “A few new ways” to run applications in the background [...]
Just a quick heads up to all your FIOS TV/Android users: You can now program FIOS TV from your Android phone.  The folks at Verizon have created FiOS Mobile. With this application users can have access to the EPG for remote scheduling capabilities, as well as integrated VOD browsing, parental controls, and a free space indicator. [...]
Last night I noticed on Twitter that Rob Bushway was trying out jiTouch2 on his Mac. This is a utility to add more functionality to the already touch enabled trackpads on Macs as well as to the Magic Mouse. There’s a video below the jump to show off the features, which include making it easier [...]
Microsoft and HP have announced plans to increase their investments and collaboration in Cloud Computing in order simplify technology environment for businesses of all sizes. In essence the partnership aims to make it easier for companies to move into the cloud (using Microsoft and HP technology of course). The aim is to integrate the move [...]
Google is threatening that it will stop censoring search results in China, even if means that it may have to cease operations in that country following what they call a very serious cyber attack from China, obviously trying to ferret out info on Chinese dissidents. Here’s a quote from David Drummond, SVP, Corporate Development and [...]
At the Samsung domain at CES, I got a chance to give Swype a quick runthrough on the Omnia II. While the Samsung rep doing the demo was quite adept (though obviously running through a list of words he’d practiced), my one thumb style was Swyping out nothing but gibberish.
Google wants your stuff in its cloud. Google is in the process of allowing you to upload any file to a Google Docs account (1GB free storage $0.25 per GB over that per year), and let you do so through a direct download as long as the file is 250MB or smaller. The direct upload [...]
Inklet is an app that allows you to do some drawing and basic handwriting recognition on the TrackPad of a MacBook. Developed by Ten1, the makers of the Pogo Stylus and Pogo Sketch, it looks to work with your fingers, but of course they are recommending that you use a Pogo Stylus as a way [...]
Google and T-Mobile have teamed up to create a double whammy for Nexus One users. Essentially, T-Mobile’s ETF ranges from $20 to $200 and Google is charging a $350 Equipment Recovery Fee if you cancel within the first 120 days. This comes on the heels of Verizon upping its Early Termination Fees after releasing the [...]
Grahl Software Design has issued a security update to the popular PDF Annotator 2. They are also extending the holiday special on the new version. Details after the jump.
Steve Ballmer had an interesting post on The Huffington Post, timed to run with the buzz generated by his CES2010 keynote, that by most accounts fell somewhat flat. He focuses on the Natural User Interface or NUI, which includes touch, gesture, speech, handwriting, and vision. I’m glad to see him mention handwriting, even in a [...]
Google has released a location based service called Near Me Now for mobile phones and it pretty much works as advertised. This is a bit different than Latitude which has been out for some time now. Once you activate location services when you go to the Google Home Page on your mobile you are presented [...]
One of the things Steve Ballmer mentioned in his CES2010 Keynote was the Blio eReader software being created by Ray Kurzweil. It looks like it is going to be platform agnositic, and given Kurzweil’s background I’m sure there will be much interest from the educational sector as well. Here’s a quick video clip of it [...]
AT&T released, to quite a bit of mockery, an App (Mark the Spot, iTunes link) for the iPhone that let customers mark and report connectivity issues and now it appears that other smartphone platforms (RIM, WinMo, Android) will be getting a similar App thanks to Root Wireless.
According to TechCrunch, the HP Slate that Steve Ballmer held up during the CES2010 keynote isn’t the only HP Slate in the stable. Apparently there is one very similar to it, only running Google’s Android OS instead of Windows 7. As Erick Schonfeld of TechCrunch notes that could be very interesting indeed for those who [...]
Apple looks to be rolling out a service that allows browser based previewing of music. That comes as no surprise after the Lala purchase recently. The idea is that you can preview 30 seconds of a song in your browser, if you want to buy it, a click takes you to iTunes and, well, you [...]
From what I’m hearing this new app for the iPhone called NudeIt (iTunes link) is a big hit at CES2010. Supposedly you point it at your friends (I’m guessing that label wont’ apply for long) and you can see through their clothes. Sorta reminds me of those ads for X-Ray specs you used to see [...]
I’ve been rocking my Motorola Droid since the first day it was available to the public. Although it is still a little rough around the edges, the Droid is a different animal from the iPhone and offers an equal amount of impressive and useful features. This list of ten free apps includes a variety of [...]
You know when the main stream media gets on to a story that blogs have been covering for some time that it is either both a real story or one that is beginning to already shows signs of decline. I think in this case it is a real story. CNBC is planning a special on [...]
Got a sad email from Rob today. Actually, the email was pretty straightforward and stoic, but the news was said (and I could tell he was crying when he pasted the link). Anyway, at the end of the year, Agilix is discontinuing their all-encompassing note and scheduling application for Tablet PCs, GoBinder. Per their website: [...]
MobileNoter is the app that allows you to sync your OneNote files to an iPhone and also create some quick notes on your iPhone for syncing back to OneNote. The previous edition has focused on a cloud based solution meaning your files synced up to MobileNoter’s cloud and then back up and down to your [...]
Evernote snuck in a major update to their iPhone app just before the holidays, loaded with a bevy of sync, cache and search improvements to make note management that much better. First, they put the sync and account management features under one tab called “Sync” so you can sync when you want to sync. On [...]
Want to know 2009′s best tips, tricks, and hacks? Look no further than Lifehacker’s popular Best of 2009 series. Lifehacker, the popular site that helps you make life better in nearly every conceivable area, has published their best of 2009 tips and tricks. Spend a few hours (literally) researching the year’s best DIY projects, most [...]
At the moment e-Ink screens are out of the picture because they don’t have color, but the iPhone and iPod Touch is another story when it comes to Sesame Workshop and its unique take on eBooks. Essentially kids can “read” the books while listening to a recording of the story being read by their parents. [...]
Don’t get all excited on this, because I’m sure a settlement will come down the road. That said, an a U.S. Court of Appeals found against Microsoft in a patent dispute with i4i Limited over the use of technology involving XML that Microsoft is using in its word processor, Microsoft Word. The Court of Appeals [...]
Want to switch your multi-touch PC to Linux? Well, it’s not quite a simple install yet, but it is possible thanks to the Interactive Computing Lab at ENAC. They’re showing the goods in a YouTube video, and it looks fairly effective. The current system appears limited to multiple cursors, i.e., no gestures, but they’ve overcome [...]
Microsoft Office 2010 isn’t scheduled for release until next year (that’s the 2010 part) but if you’re wanting to know some of what’s inside you can pick up a free book from MSDN called First Look Office 2010. This won’t be a fully fleshed out read as it is only a fresh look. It’s an [...]
If you’re a cloud person, you might want to check this out. The cloud backup service, Backupify has announced that it will offer free accounts with unlimited storage until January 31, 2010. When the company launched last summer their was a tiered payment system, but the president, Robert May, says that it is less expensive [...]
Amit Agarwal of Digital Inspiration lived through a cloud computing nightmare and survived to blog about it. Last week someone hacked into his GMail and Google Apps account, which meant they had access to just about everything in his personal and business digital life. Luckily, he had some contacts at Google that helped him regain [...]
According to TechCrunch, Google is close to acquiring DocVerse, a company that helps people group-edit Microsoft Office documents. This isn’t a done deal, but I’m crossing my fingers since my friend Shan Sinha runs the company and I’d love to have DocVerse integrated into Google Docs. As much as I like Google Docs for collaborating [...]
Are your fingertips cold? If so, you may want to press them against Hot Virtual Keyboard, which now supports multi-touch input in Windows 7. Though they make no claims of warming properties, everyone loves feeling the warm glow of an LCD on a cold winter day. What, no? Just me? Fine. Regardless, thanks to multi-touch, [...]
Microsoft Surface blog has posted that second part of their interview with the SurfaceScapes team, along with a new video demo of the project in action. The video is a bit, shall we say, dry, but anyone interested in the thought process behind the system should find it educational. I found this line from the [...]
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