Archive for February, 2009
Google had its Gmail workable offline with Gears but that doesn’t mean it isn’t concerned about the cell phones. Google launched its web based Gmail for the iPhone along with revealing the Android G2. This means your Gmail will work on the iPhone even when you have no connection available.Vic Gundotra, Google’s VP of engineering stated:
Web based visual application editor, Coghead has taken a dive into the death pit. The reason being the obvious; tough economic times and something that many companies has given up to. The site has given users a deadline till April 30 to download their data as it confirmed the shut down in a mail sent to its users:
There are already a countless search engines fighting for the least significant spot in the search market, a dedicated one wont harm anyone. I came across ErrorKey, a search engine dedicated to provide results for any error you encounter. Developed in a way that it crawls across the web to search for information associated to various errors plus builds itself up from contribution by users and other developers alike, it just requires you to type in an error and get information about it. It also has pre-defined tags that contain search results associated to various devices, programs etc (HTTP to Cars). It’s neat and pretty useful if you are looking for errors alone.
Portero an online market/auction place for branded luxury items from around 180 brands has raised $6.6 million in funding. The round was led by LFE Capital joined by returning backers, Grosvenor Funds. I guess Portero can do good if it maintains consumer trust by providing them with exactly what it promises; providing authentic items, from products themselves to their packaging, etc.
While Google must have been enjoying time after winning the privacy suit against it and continuing its growth in the search market, the search giant has another lawsuit heading its way. TradeComet, a search engine for businesses has filed a lawsuit against Google with claims that Google has taken advantage of its position and increased ad rates. The idea as TradeComet thinks is to eliminate any possible competition in the market and maintain its hegemony. It also says that Google offered Business.com better ad rates, that proves to be harming to TradeComet’s business.
Yesterday Yahoo Search celebrated its five years and the journey has been marked with introduction of a variety of new features. Of course the entire Yahoo had seen a countless ups and downs during this time but what has been good needs to be mentioned. Some of the features making way include:
Online video directory and search engine, OVGuide has received $5 million in funding from Baroda Ventures. It reported of a healthy growth even in tough economic times when other similar networks are desperately trying to monetize online videos. In a press release, David Bohnett, chairman, Baroda Ventures and CEO OVGuide stated:
Beginning from its inauguration when the New Yorker first featured a character names Eustace Tilley, the magazine continues to follow its tradition. Every year since 1994, the magazine has encouraged artists to submit their own version of Tilley, in a way that is best associated to the particular time period. Camilo Ramirez, a Colombian graphic artist put creative cells to work and portrayed Tilley in the modern world as Steve Jobs. Sadly enough it didn’t make it to the front page as he was late to submit his entry. You can watch Ramirez’s works at Fundesign.
Verizon today confirmed that it will roll its the revolutionary 4G network in 2010 and it’s busy testing the same in as many as three areas. The maximum speed that has been touched leaps over 60Mbps and people in those test areas will sure blazing the web at that speed. Verizon’s CTO Dick Lynch stated at the MWC:
