Here comes another one from Samsung as the mobile manufacturer announced the release of its latest Android based smartphone: Galaxy Spica. Quite a name to go with Android and gives it quite a Galactic combination. The device has a powerful 800 MHz processor and with DivX support it makes it the firs of its kind, that along with the 3.2 inch screen would make it worthy to watch videos on the go. I guess the winning aspect to it is the expandable memory which can work around with up to a 32 GB card and WiFi to go along. The device is available in many countries across Asia and Europe but no word on US markets at present.
By the way is Samsung any popular in the US?
YouTube made a major announcement today as it partnered with the popular Spanish language network in the US, Univision. This partnership would enable YouTube to host content from Univision on its site. This would include not only clips but complete content as well. The partnership also brings Univision’s content out of its own network to another one for the first and the roll out of content will complete in the next few months and I guess both platforms will leverage on each others’ influence to expand, though Univision will definitely take a bigger bite.
Now there are quite a lot of password management software for your desktop, but what if you are traveling without your machine? That’s where web based managers come into play and while there are many, Mitto joins the ranks as another startup in the league. The service works quite simply, just signup for an account and add sites that you need to be password protected. Once you do that is done Mitto asks you to enter your credentials to enable one click login, removing the need for you to enter your credentials time and again. Sounds pretty interesting and the features are pretty useful, as you can share accounts by granting access to your trusted friends and family members.
Whatever the security features be, I am interested in knowing how many of you are actually going to put up your passwords there? Leave your answers in the comments.
Twitter is growing exponentially and it has brought about a change at how we share and collaborate online. Now Twitter isn’t specific, but many others are jumping in to create a Twitter for numerous categories, as in making the concept more specific. Sprouter is another startup that is by a lot of functions similar to Twitter and it is dedicated to bringing entrepreneurs from around the globe to step in , expand their social network and collaborate on a global level. Now my comparison of it with Twitter should in no way burst its bubble for it is definitely filtering out the whole lot from Twitter and focusing on Entrepreneurs alone, which is good given that entrepreneurship is seeing a surge all across the globe. I just think this might go ahead and become one of the favorite destinations for entrepreneurs out there.
Who doesn’t want to lose weight? Everyone, oh of course people other than me who sit around on the chair thinking of where they can get some good tips on how to lose it super quick. I mean I run a lot, but it takes ages to lose the bulk and which is exactly why I think WorkoutBOX might be of some use. The startup offers its users step by step workouts along with training videos so you can get the maximum benefits out of the time you put in to lose weight. And the best part, it is cheap compared to actually going ahead to have a personal trainer for this; I mean you definitely wont get one for $1.5 a week, will you?
So if its price you can’t pay to a real trainer, go visit WorkoutBOX to get tips online from professionals.
I thought it was just the Skype, Joost, Kazaa founders that jumped over to bring Rdio, the online music startup, I was wrong. The startup is building itself up on the leading tech people out there. The latest recruit is Wilson Miner who is not only a web developer and designer but an entrepreneur as well. He has quite some feathers in his cap; a couple of which include the redesign of Apple.com into what it is now along with being the co-founder and lead designer of EveryBlock. I just wonder if Rdio actually lives up to the expectation one has given the team it has, it will be phenomenal if it turns out to be a success story like Skype. Just hope so.
Online bookkeeping service, Outright; which helps businesses and businessmen to keep a check on their expenses has raised $5 Million in its second round of funding. The round was led by Sequoia Capital along with participation from existing partners which include Shasta Ventures, Soft Tech VC and First Round Capital. While the service definitely helps you keep a check on your income and expenses, it is free for all till present with plans to put a price tag on numerous services it offers.
While MySpace must be seeing quite some trouble when it comes to generating revenue and of course the traffic, its CEO is definitely on to socialize all content. I guess the idea is to transform MySpace into an entertainment portal as it focuses more on its platforms other than the social network. MySpace Fashion is in news this time after the facelift of its interface. The site offers news on everything related to fashion and styles coming from both famed and new designers. The community has grown quite a lot with over 500,000 members from MySpace as well as non MySpace members and it attracts youngsters between the 18 and 26 year age bracket. I guess that is so because of the content that is available on the site which is primarily for the same age group.
While it is quite popular but I suppose it wont be able to come anywhere close to MySpace Music. And with competition from many existing sites in the same category, it will have a tough time creating a niche for itself.
Alright don’t get me wrong here. A wristband for some movement against HIV, terrorism or mere friendship sounds okay and acceptable but taking the Hand Shake movement this far sounds quite annoying. The movement itself has got such a flare that it has been given a blue colored wristband that says it out loud to skip the shake and Fight the Flu. I am not sure how many die hard followers this campaign has but for those who really are can get ten for $20.
I am interested in knowing if you too are a follower of this movement. Please leave your answers in the comments.
Okay so we got water on the Moon and we got to know it quite a long time after the Moon Bombing. Which apparently is the reason why Google has taken the time to actually change its logo. Looks nice, perhaps I am big fan of the Sky, space and NASA but I am still wondering what more has NASA discovered and how rich is all the data those bombings have revealed to the space agency.
Anyone from NASA who can tip in, we promise we won’t reveal your identity!
The Moon bombings might not have gone in vain as all television networks alerted the audiences of NASA finding water on the Moon. The LCROSS mission had uncovered the water on Moon last month in the Cabeus cater on Moon’s South Pole. The image released shows the explosion 20 seconds later and the plume sort of appears to be… a face [watch closely please]. Whatever that explosion may look like, NASA says it has hands on massive amounts of useful data, meaning we might have some other interesting things coming out for us in due time.
One question, is this water drinkable? I mean the astronauts might need some to kill their thirst in later missions.
What exactly is this new strategy of Rupert Murdoch? I mean why would he make News Corps’ content invisible to search engines? Okay, have the ever hungry lovers of News Corps subscribe to get the same news which they can elsewhere? Too many questions, but to be honest this is such a lame move, given that almost every other news service is leveraging the power of search engines to generate that extra bit of traffic along with a few bucks. Apparently Murdoch thinks Google users usually come to the site, thanks to a search, read one article and then disappear. So I guess he is trying to state that every other service should do the same? Bad move, and I hope he reverses it before News Corp is left to be nothing but some once glorified name in the next few years to come.
Now I didn’t know that Google GOing ahead to call its programming language Go would dig out some old ruins. Apparently Google has either been too careless with this or it really wanted to use its massive influence to overrun Frank McCabe’s efforts. Yes, McCabe has stepped out with solid proofs that state he already had a programming language by that name along with a book called Let’s Go! Now this is really annoying given that all your hard efforts just go in vain given that Big Daddy has chosen the same for his language. Google on the other hand is just quite, rather claims to be unaware of any such name to exist.
Craig Newmark is making his move as the Craiglist founder joins Wikimedia Foundation’s advisory board. The board as we all know was created back in 2007, where members would at the yearly conference to decide and discuss various issues and share their expertise. With the inclusion of Newmark, I guess the Foundation is looking forward to have a customer service expert or something on similar lines for the guy.
While Google must have taken quite some time to get rid of the beta label, Microsoft has been pretty quick with that. Microsoft removed the beta label off Bing. This is primarily for the UK users and offers them localized search. The other important announcement includes the release of Bing Maps for the UK, meaning that users will no longer be directed to Multimap. While all this sounds impressive enough, the homepage will also feature photos of favorite spots in the UK.
After rebranding itself form Mogulus to Livestream; the platform that lets users create on demand Internet television and broadcast them anywhere has stepped into the iPhone arena. Users will now be able to stream live on their iPhone and iPod Touch. This can be done via the webcam or video camera and streamed directly to the selected iPhone or iPod Touch utilizing either of the WiFi or 3G connections. The best part, you don’t need to install any application or software on your device to achieve this and producers have the freedom to integrate their their website with the iPhone using the available API. To view the stream users simply have to select a channel seen on the Safari browser here to begin streaming.
With all the confusion surrounding the Google Chrome OS project, the Google might just announce its launch in the coming week. The biggest issue to present remains the shadowy nature of the hardware drivers which its engineers desperately try to work on. The other bit of rumor also states that Google is pushing hardware manufacturers to help create drivers for them. Now, this OS might be one of the best decisions by Google of late, but if this driver issue isn’t brought to attention the whole thing might just fall apart. This indicates the obvious, Chrome OS will not be functional on any device out there and might be fully supported on a select few perhaps Lenovo, HP, to name a couple.
Myxer has achieved a milestone as it crossed the 10 million ringtone mark that it had provided for the iPhone users. Users can download its tones in either of the two ways. The iTune users can grab the tunes directly from any channel, plus it has the site too where users can download the tunes from a library of over two million tunes. However if you are looking for an easier way to do so all you have to do is simply subscribe to the podcast and your iTunes automatically checks for files and download them. I am not a big phone of the iPhone but the device has really done quite a lot good to everyone around, ringtones is just another one of the list.
Oh here is Reddit in the news, I had almost forgotten about the service! How unthankful of me, to forget the site that sent quite some traffic here. However the service is testing a new system; sponsored links, which means that anyone can buy a link on the homepage. This is definitely going to get you a bulk of traffic given that you have the cash available to buy one (that will be $20 a day for a 10% slot out of the 24 hours). Sounds quite a deal given that the 10% would bring in quite some traffic through the link.
The test is more generic, meaning that you don’t get to target a particular category at Reddit, but that is only temporary. The plan is to introduce it for each category so advertisers can target specific categories that match their interest. And that doesn’t mean this link is popular, users will have the freedom to vote for the link too; which is good for the advertiser as a significant number of votes may actually win you a longer time slot that what you have paid for.
In bid to expand into the networking industry, the leading computer manufacturer HP will be acquiring 3Com. The idea is perhaps to counter Cisco whose networking products dominate the industry. 3Com also sells the similar devices. The other reason could be to break the hegemony of one vendor in the networking scene and Cisco is a perfect example while 3Com on the other hand has been stagnant in growth. The vendor can very well utilize HP’s global influence to gain market share. The acquisition will cost HP $2.7 Billion.
