Citing the difficulty inherent in finding web-based applications, Google has announced its own web store, fittingly called the Chrome Web Store. It’ll feature one-click purchases tied to your Google account, and purchased browser-based applications will appear right on your Chrome start page.
Every year or two, when Microsoft launches the latest version of its Office suite, three things happen. First, the software giant proudly trumpets a laundry list of widgets, buttons and whiz-bang new menu items. Then the devoted band of techies who follow such things respond, either with horrified disdain at the continued prominence of dinosaur-era [...]
Skype’s on the verge of releasing a new version of its popular VOIP/instant messaging/video calling software to include support for group video calling with up to five people. You can take the beta version for a spin provided you and your fellow chatters have grabbed the same update.
Hot on the heels of Steve Jobs’ Thoughts on Flash post from last week, wherein the Apple CEO made his case for why app developers shouldn’t use third-party cross platform development software, the New York Post is now reporting that “the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are locked in negotiations over which of [...]
The recession has been kind to movie theaters but rough on DVD retailers. As sales have slowed – with the exception of Blu-rays, which continue to be embraced and adopted at a rapid pace – studios have looked to increasingly creative ways of enhancing the home entertainment experience. That typically means more special features, more [...]
I’m going to post a lengthy excerpt here from the conversation I had with Bill Gates earlier this week, because, well, I have so much of it, and it kind of works as this wonderfully absorbing dramatic monologue about where Microsoft came from. This is him essentially telling the story of how he and Paul [...]
