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Archive for September, 2008

apple1 Apple Shares tumble as Ratings fallAnalysts at RBC Capital and Morgan Stanley cut Apple’s rating on stock and as a result shares went down sharply. Mike Abramsky at RBC Capital states that a recent survey (RBC conducted with research firm ChangeWave) found a drop in the number of consumers intending to buy Macs.

Ambramsky states:

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Thanks to Sponsors

image thumb279 Thanks to Sponsors Markup4U lets you submit your design and delivers the XHTML/CSS code that is both web standards compliant and search engine friendly. The first page starts at $175 with each additional one getting a 50% discount. Markup4U accepts PSD, PNG and AI files or existing markups to start with. To learn more contact them directly.

image thumb77 Thanks to Sponsors Mosso has built the next generation of the Hosting Cloud. The applications you load on the Hosting Cloud immediately and automatically inherit clustered processing, load-balancing, and redundant storage. The moment you upload an application, it’s set to scale across an entire fleet of computers. There are no devices to think about or servers to configure. You don’t install an operating system, you simply select one. You don’t administer the underlying systems, you develop your own unique applications. To learn more about Mosso visit their site.

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softalklogo iPhone gets first Spreadsheet applicationToday Softalk has announced the release of its application called ‘Spreadsheet’ which is a professional tool for creating spreadsheet in an iPhone and iPod Touch. It is the first spreadsheet application for iPhone.

The spreadsheet provides a view that can be zoomed and scrolled along with other features such as cell formatting. The cell contain various data such as numeric, date, time, currency, percentage and text. Cut, copy and paste options are also available. While using email, one can also export to other external applications.

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truecar TrueCar lets you know how much to pay for your carTrueCar is a startup that helps users with the price of cars. If you want to get the price details of a specific car you are going to buy, the startup will help you know the rates of that car someone else has already paid. This will help users save a lot of time and they will have an idea about the prices of vehicles.

To get started, you just have to sign up and enter the website. Then you will be asked to enter the zip code of the city you want to make the purchase. Once done, you will be able to select the car which will show you various categories of that brand such as Convertible, Coupe, Hybrid, SUV, Truck, etc. You can also view all categories at the time.

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verizon grb iPhones for Verizon Wireless in 2009?I happened to come across a blog which mentioned that Apple inc. shall be announcing iPhones for Verizon Wireless in 2009. An inside tip reveals that Apple and Verizon will have agreements made out by the end of the year, and launch the iPhone in early 2009.

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lastfmlogo thumb Last.fm Updated its iPhone App: Improved UI, Tagging system and Back end features Last.fm has recently updated its iPhone application to enhance the user experience. Though the app at App Store reviews is currently rated at three starts which is quiet low as compare to its competitor Pandora app that has been rated five stars, but the new changes are highly appreciable and will surely help the company to improve its rating.

 

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blogupp logo BlogUpp: Revolutionizing the blog promotionIf you are a blogger then you must have done a lot to promote your blog. Different bloggers use different techniques/strategies to promote their presence on the internet, some advertise while others make partnerships and so on. In order to advertise, the key to success which I think is innovation. This is what exactly BlogUpp has done. They have come up with an extraordinary and innovative idea to help bloggers promote their blogs. The best thing about BlogUpp is that it doesn’t require you to signup, give email id, submit ads or anything like that.

The working of BlogUpp is very easy. It takes snapshots of a blog and display it on other blogs in the form of a thumbnail in the widget. BlogUpp reads the RSS of blogs (with its service activated) on a regular basis and displays the latest article on the widget. When you take the mouse to the thumbnail, its rolls over and shows you the latest article of that blog. Clicking the thumbnail will open the article in the new window. The de facto exchange ratio provided by BlogUpp is 10:9 which means that if 10 blogs are shared in your widget, 9 readers are going to see your blog in their widget. Its a fair deal.

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android logo iPhone has another challenger: Motorola gathering Android team, Nokia also keenThough the iPhone is the head honcho in its league of phones, it is attracting more and more competition as web developers from all around are being called up by every other company to have their version of the phone made. One significant move though, by Motorola, is being made as it is gathering up 350 developers for its Android team. Already recruited 50, it is quite sure Motorola is making its own Android phone.

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Create Speaking E-cards with VoxCards

voxcardslogo thumb Create Speaking E cards with VoxCards Greeting cards helps you convey messages in short and memorable form. Cards can be cherished forever and greatly speaks the aesthetic sense of the sender. Good artwork, bunch of flowers or a cuddling teddy bear in the greeting card along with nice, thought-provoking messages play a vital role in expressing your feelings. But imagine creating your own card; with VoxCards you can.

VoxCards lets you make a customized alluring e-card by embedding your own voice in stunningly simple way. Just choose an image from an array of themes, add some text to your card by altering fonts and applying different colours and record your greeting. Voila! you are done. The most interesting feature is the facility to add your own voice without and hardware equipment. Users can call the specified number and follow the instructions to record their voice. Its simple, eloquent and interesting.

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image374 Swoopo: Buy and place bids for productsSwoopo is your place for online auctions where users can hunt bargains. The site offers fast-paced online auctions for new products and is focused on tech products. It offers real time bidding experience and with bids updated every instant.

There is no rocket science involved in it and the bids start at 15c with no reserved prices for the products and for every bid placed the price goes up by 15c. There is an extension in time up to 20 seconds incase you place a bid in the dying moments and bidders have to pay a small charge for placing each bid.

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