Fri, Sep 5th, 2008 | Archive |

Download Plugin Homepage **Version 0.25.2** Some changes with the cache clear method Remove cache func when get option, that's really not necessary **Version 0.25.1** Fix the mkdir bug under PHP4 **Version 0.25** Add group feature to the cache class Add 'current category' to the 'vary by' options Move the cache ...Read More

YouTube Direct: Why Citizen Journalists Shouldn't Care

Tue, Nov 17th, 2009 | SciTech |

Great news, citizen journalists! Not only do the mainstream media have a condescending name for your ilk, but they now have a tool to help them swipe your videos, thanks to YouTube! YouTube Direct is a tool that allows amateur videographers ...Read More

Verizon's Droid Targets iPhone

Sun, Oct 18th, 2009 | Most Viewed, SciTech |

Verizon's Droid Targets iPhone Verizon Wireless, which recently announced it was hopping on the Android smartphone OS bandwagon big time, has started whetting our appetite for It's launched a TV ad for the phone, the Droid, and a teaser site. And so far, ...Read More

Opera Updates Mobile Browser

Tue, Jun 9th, 2009 | SciTech |

has updated its high-end mobile browser, and the Opera Mobile 9.7 beta adds a host of improvements. Opera Mobile uses server-side compression to deliver Web pages to handsets, and this is supposed to make it easier for users to browse ...Read More

Opera Drops Opera Mobile 9.7 Beta

Tue, Jun 9th, 2009 | SciTech |

Much of the same technology can be found in the desktop version of the Opera browser. In addition, Opera Mobile 9.7 beta includes the following pre-installed widgets: GeoQuiz, Twitter, Bubbles, MyStatus, and Google Translate. To learn more or download the beta, ...Read More

Opera Mobile 9.7 beta lands

Tue, Jun 9th, 2009 | SciTech |

Opera released the beta version of its latest Windows-only mobile browser yesterday. The Norwegian open source browser maker said new features in Opera Mobile 9.7 include faster surfing using the firm’s Opera Turbo technology. The latest version comes loaded with the same ...Read More

Yahoo Adds Apps to Mail, Homepage

Fri, Jun 5th, 2009 | SciTech |

Yahoo expanded its Open Strategy on Friday by incorporating new apps into the homepage, Yahoo Mail, TV widgets, and Zimbra. "We've spent a lot of time thinking about how we can ease the pain of site-hopping to help you do more ...Read More

Search Smackdown: Bing Vs. Google

Tue, Jun 2nd, 2009 | Most Viewed, SciTech |

That was fast. Irish programmer and SEO specialist Paul Savage has made this very basic web service, which lists all results for search queries on Google and Bing side by side so you can compare which one produces the best ...Read More

mocoNews - Sony Ericsson Will Skip To Second-Gen Android For First ...

Fri, May 22nd, 2009 | SciTech |

Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) is preparing to launch its first Android mobile phone, which will be running the second-version of Google's cellphone operating system, said Peter Ang, Sony Ericsson's VP of marketing. Ang told digitimes that the Android ...Read More

Data.gov Provides Government Data Sets For Your Nerdy Curiosities

Fri, May 22nd, 2009 | SciTech |

The newest website from the Obama administration is Data.gov: a public resource for "high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government." The site provides both raw data as well as widgets for getting updated information ...Read More

Windows Mobile 6.5: the UI was rushed, more on widgets

Wed, May 13th, 2009 | SciTech |

A TechEd 2009 video gives more information on widgets, talks about how the UI in Windows Mobile 6.5 was rushed, and that Silverlight won't be coming till a later version. TechEd 2009 already gave us details on Windows 7 and Office ...Read More

Apple releases OSX 10.5.7 Update

Wed, May 13th, 2009 | SciTech |

Cupertino (CA) - Apple released the Mac OS X 10.5.7 update for its operating system. The update improved both the stability and performance of the hardware and includes up to 70 security and bug fixes, which patch several PHP security ...Read More

Android 1.5 Coming Next Week

Thu, May 7th, 2009 | SciTech |

T-Mobile confirmed it will be pushing out the Android 1.5, or "Cupcake," update to G1 users starting next week. The long-awaited firmware will add a host of new features, and the fourth-largest U.S. carrier said the over-the-air upgrade will be ...Read More

Google expands Gmail search options

Fri, May 1st, 2009 | SciTech |

Chicago (IL) - Google has introduced a new web search widget for its popular Gmail service. The optional feature, which can be activated in Gmail Labs under the Settings tab, allows users to search the Internet without opening a new ...Read More

Android 1.5 available for download on developer phone

Tue, Apr 28th, 2009 | SciTech |

Mountain View (CA) ? Google released its Android 1.5 Software Developers Kit today. If you already have the developer version of the T-Mobile G1 Google Android device then you are now able to update the device and begin writing programs ...Read More

Google's New Android SDK Adds Speech, Widgets

Mon, Apr 27th, 2009 | SciTech |

Google unveiled its Android 1.5 SDK, release 1, to the general public today. It is available for download on the Android Developers page. The new version of Android offers a number of new features, including home-screen widgets, speech recognition, live folders, and ...Read More

Wikipedia Gets Backing From Mobile Phone Operator Orange

Thu, Apr 23rd, 2009 | SciTech |

The Wikimedia Foundation has signed a deal with French operator Orange to bring online encyclopedia Wikipedia to mobile phone users in France, the U.K., Spain and Poland. The deal between Wikimedia and Orange includes a model for revenue sharing, but Orange ...Read More

paidContent.org - Adobe Adds TV To Flash Platforms; Enabled Sets ...

Mon, Apr 20th, 2009 | SciTech |

Adobe's Flash player, a mainstay of the PC and increasingly the phone, is now coming to the TV. At the National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas, Adobe Systems (NSDQ: ADBE) announced a new version of Flash designed to ...Read More

Icing On The Cupcake: Google Previews Android 1.5

Tue, Apr 14th, 2009 | SciTech |

Google is prepping to gussy up its open-source Android mobile operating system with its first major update and is offering a preview version of the Software Development Kit for Android 1.5.The long-talked-about update, dubbed "cupcake," will add a host of ...Read More

Sneak a Peek at the Next Version of Android

Tue, Apr 14th, 2009 | SciTech |

Looks like the next version of Google's Android OS will actually swallow the features from the "Cupcake" development branch whole. At least, that's how it looks from an early peek at the SDK Google made available today. And that's definitely ...Read More

Jack Myers: Twitter: We Gave You the Heads Up in May 2007!

Wed, Mar 18th, 2009 | Business |

If you're a luddite who isn't interested in twittering about your commute or heading out for pizza, you're missing the point, Failing to Twitter is like refusing to believe that TV had a future. Twitter is a new communications medium, ...Read More