Google just announced that it is preparing to shut down Google Buzz, its failed social network, in the coming weeks. Users will still be able to see their posts to Buzz in their Google Profiles, though, and be able to export them through Google Takeout. In addition, Google is also
Every day, we compile a list with the most interesting and thought-provoking tech stories published over the last 24 hours. Today’s Headlines: Google Promises “Automagical Results,” iPhone 4s Teardown, Fixing Firefox and the State of Angel Investing To read these stories (which we curate with the help of Pearltress)
bookmarking
Pearltrees, the Paris-based curation and discovery startup, just launched its long-awaited iPad app earlier this week. The company’s service allows users to bookmark interesting websites and arrange them into hierarchically organized tree structures – or “pearls” in the company’s parlance. I’ve been a fan of Pearltrees ever since
controversy
Last night, high-profile Google engineer Steve Yegge mistakenly posted a long rant about working at Amazon and Google’s own issues with creating platforms on Google+. Apparently, he only wanted to share it internally with everybody at Google, but mistaken shared it publicly. For the most part, Yegge’s post
3d
Getting driving directions is surely one of the most often used features of any online mapping service. Generally, those directions consist of step-by-step guides that are then mapped on the 2D map. Google today moved these directions into the 3rd dimension. Google Maps users can now opt to see a
Every day, we compile a list with the most interesting and thought-provoking tech stories published over the last 24 hours. Today’s Headlines: Delicious Disasters, Apple vs. Pystar, Project Spartan and Why The NYTimes Won’t Use Facebook’s “Frictionless Sharing” To read these stories (which we curate with the
Google launches two new features for Google Analytics: Real-time stats and premium accounts for large enterprises. Google just announced that it is launching a premium version of its Google Analytics website stats product. This premium version, which will only be available to users in the U.S., Canada and the
Privacy policies and terms of service policies are generally so long and full of legal jargon that few users ever bother to read them. There are, of course, some notable exception to this and even Facebook, which regularly finds itself in the privacy spotlight, is making stride to improve how
Spotify, the popular streaming music service, was one of Facebook’s launch partners for the Open Graph launch last week. The relationship between the two companies is so close now that new Spotify users actually have to use a Facebook account to sign up for the service and their listening
Every day, we compile a list with the most interesting and thought-provoking tech stories published over the last 24 hours. New Kindles, 120,000 The Daily Subscribers, Microsoft’s Android Tax, and Music Pirates Who Just Give Up and Use Spotify The tech news today was dominated just one story:
app store
I was browsing Apple’s App Store yesterday, looking for some interesting new games to play during a very long flight I have coming up later this week. One of the apps that stood out as I was browsing the role-playing games section was GAMEVIL’s Destinia (iTunes link). It’
amazon kindle
Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet runs Android, has a nice screen, is fast, cheap ($199), features an innovative browser, and – thanks to being an Android tablet at heart – offers support for thousands of apps out of the box. I doubt, however, that it’s a major threat to the iPad.