Sakhr Software is doing everything possible to bring Arabic to the masses, given the popularity of the language itself added with the difficulty each has when it comes to learning the language and mastering it. The software firm has introduced its Arabic Language Buddy for the iPhone and iPod Touch [link]. The speech enabled app offers translation from English to Arabic during live conversations that facilitates better learning and language assistance while you travel. A very innovative tool for learners. Other features include:
MySpace has been busy syncing itself with Twitter and it appears to have accelerated the process as it added half a dozen more countries. The service has been extended to Canada, India, New Zealand, UK, Australia and Ireland and users can visit the page here to sign up for the service. It has also got many celebrities syncing the two services, perhaps to win more users but the move itself is very positive. I would love to have stats on how many syncs have been performed so far and when exactly is MySpace planning to go global with this?
If you are an entrepreneur who is always eyeing the right market to target then GetMarketData might be the right startup need to be spending time on. The startup lets you survey the target market in a quick, easy and at a lower cost. It costs you only $99 for 50 responses in less than week. The idea is to provide survey for startups launch their services/products in a much more successful manner and to the right audience by providing them with a data from real market. It currently has 7 different panels which include Facebook Users, Online Music, Video consumers and travel services. The service can be used by small businesses and Entrepreneurs to:
There have been a lot of music streaming services that I have covered Startup Meme but coming across Coke Studio has been a very different experience. Why? Because it has a blend of culture with modern methods, a perfect example of utilizing the digital media to bring the vast talents into the limelight. I wont call it a music streaming site, but the portal is one stop access to the amalgamation of Eastern music with music inspired from modern Western and regionally inspired music. The site hosts videos and audios from a dozen leading artists from the music industry in Pakistan.
Yahoo has finally rolled out it new Yahoo Mail’s enhanced layout for all after weeks it was initially announced. I personally found it better than the previous layout, especially the much streamlined photo sharing feature and better social features. Yahoo has taken quite a jump by increasing the attachment size from 10MB to 25 MB. Those are just a couple of features and there must be more improvements accompanying the change, I don’t use Yahoo, which means I won’t have an idea of what exactly are the other new features.
While Twitter itself might not be monetizing what it exists for, there are services that continue to thrive using it one way or the other. We have covered quite a lot of Twitter background creators and Twitter Scenes is one of them. The service plans to make background creation for Twitter much easier. All that you need to do is send a logo, images, links and information about what your company does along with a payment of $129 and have your background ready and delivered within three days. Sounds quite professional, but who is going to pay $129 for something you can get for free? I guess not many, but there are folks out there who would just spend money on anything and a Twitter background is a big enough reason to spend some cash on.
Google’s simplicity is what I have always loved and how quickly it provides results for the search queries. However WebMynd is holding a competition to have people give Google a different look. The competition is called RedesignGoogle and will be accepting submissions till November 1st, once the competition closes, the judges will decide the winner and will reward a MacBook Air to the lucky winner. The participants will be able to check the design out using WebMynd’s browser plugin to have a fully customized search experience.
