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Gmail Gets Merry: Free Calling FOREVER… Maybe

Gmail Gets Merry: Free Calling FOREVER… Maybe

Hey, remember how much Gmail Calling happened to rock? Where Skype would have us toss them our spare change to...

Facebook eCommerce: The Future of Online Shopping

Facebook eCommerce: The Future of Online Shopping

We knew it was only a matter of time. As the online world continues to gravitate towards Facebook as a...

Tr-iAd: Tron Lands First iAd on the iPad

Tr-iAd: Tron Lands First iAd on the iPad

The first iAd on the iPad will be for the upcoming movie "Tron Legacy". A Tr-iAd. And thus, the era...

Google Demo Slam Makes Tech Demos Personal

Google Demo Slam Makes Tech Demos Personal

Maybe tech demos are your most favorite thing in the world, but even if they are not, Google Demo Slam...

Android Ad Impressions Come to A Screeching Halt

Android Ad Impressions Come to A Screeching Halt

If there is one thing that Android really needs to have happen, it is that advertising needs to remain positive...

4 Issues Leading To A Permanent Fail Whale

4 Issues Leading To A Permanent Fail Whale

Twitter has been known to push the envelope on social communication and interaction. Twitter is even credited for heavily influencing...

Ping Still Trying With Shared Playlists

Ping Still Trying With Shared Playlists

You're well aware I'm not in love with Ping, and I'd be willing to bet you aren't, either. Ping blows....

As The Facebook Turns – Winklevoss Twins Sued for Their Stake

As The Facebook Turns – Winklevoss Twins Sued for Their Stake

In yet another bizarre twist in the Facebook story, now  made very public by "The Social Network" movie, a man...

Google Zeitgeist 2010 is Out – Stats Geeks Everywhere Rejoice

Google Zeitgeist 2010 is Out – Stats Geeks Everywhere Rejoice

The Google Zeitgeist for 2010 is out. Some of the "Fastest Rising" results are surprising, some are expected. The iPad,...

In Case You Needed More Data Saying Facebook Is Huge…

In Case You Needed More Data Saying Facebook Is Huge…

If you haven't heard, Facebook is a pretty prominent site. In this latest update to the World Map of Social...

Bebo Brings Back Its Founder, Tries Real Hard To Be Relevant

Bebo Brings Back Its Founder, Tries Real Hard To Be Relevant

You hear a lot of jokes at MySpace's expense about how it's not relevant anymore, and how only losers still...

Have Your Case and iPad, 2

Have Your Case and iPad, 2

So this, allegedly, is a case for the next iPad. There's not much to say - it's a case. Who's...

Facebook Gaming: Love It Or Kill It With Fire?

Facebook Gaming: Love It Or Kill It With Fire?

Before seeing this graphic, I thought I was in the majority. Apparently, Facebook gaming is grabbing more than just the...

Meet Google Earth On Steroids

Meet Google Earth On Steroids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnCf9Gjz720 Google has a present for those want access to sophisticated data with relation to our very own planet. It's...

Google Maps 5.0: Why Even Bother Looking At The Road?

Google Maps 5.0: Why Even Bother Looking At The Road?

Smart phone users love Google maps, as they should. It wasn't too long ago when Google added turn-by-turn navigation, resulting...

In Case You’re Still Waiting For a White iPhone: Keep Waiting

In Case You’re Still Waiting For a White iPhone: Keep Waiting

According to the fine print on new placards showing up in Apple stores, the white iPhone is headed to a...

Make Your Facebook an Actual Book

Make Your Facebook an Actual Book

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTIxF02K8pk&feature=player_embedded Bouygues Telecom, a French mobile phone company, has released a great way to preserve digital memories. Instead of slapping...

Apple Axes Demos From the Mac App Store

Apple Axes Demos From the Mac App Store

So the Mac App Store won't have demos. How about that. Demos, trials and 'Lite' versions are hugely popular on...

Apple Pimps Ping With Exclusive Michael Jackson Track

Apple Pimps Ping With Exclusive Michael Jackson Track

There's something so bizarre about posthumous album releases. Like, what's the deal with 2pac? I think I read somewhere that...

Has Google Already Purchased Groupon?

Has Google Already Purchased Groupon?

There is a lot of chitter chatter going on throughout the tech industry about a big potential acquisition of Groupon...