Google held a press conference today to show off some features from its upcoming tablet-specific Android operating system, Honeycomb.
While most of what Google talked about has been public knowledge for a bit already (see here and here), the company also announced that the Android Market app store found on its phones has now …
“What do you want to eat?”
It’s one of the most common questions we ask every day. But while the foodie media answers this on television, on the web and in blogs, the ever-growing world of social media has yet to tap in to foodie market.
Enter Foodily, a sleek and comprehensive recipe and ingredient search engine with impressive …
Here’s a sign that Rovio’s Angry Birds has reached a new level of fame: It’s at the center of a groundbreaking new Super Bowl ad to be seen this Sunday, despite not appearing in the ad whatsoever, nor being the product advertised.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, 20th Century Fox’s 30-second commercial for animated movie Rio will …
Ending months of rumors, leaks and anticipation, News Corp. and Apple finally launched The Daily today, unveiling what’s likely to be a gamechanger for iPad apps and online news sources alike. The 100-page magazine will be published every morning, with the possibility for updates throughout the day should there be breaking stories, …
Canadian libraries won’t have to make room on their shelves for the thousands of books that they’re adding to their catalogue. That’s because, through a partnership with Overdrive.com, e-Books from book publishers McClelland & Stewart and Random House of Canada are to be made available for Canadian schools, colleges and libraries. …
With the death of many magazines and the ones that have managed to survive lessening their pages, it’s hard for journalists to find a place for their in-depth articles which often run upwards of 10,000 words. The pieces may be good, but when space is a valued commodity and the subject matter won’t move issues off shelves, editors are …
It’s time to finally lay the myth of cord-cutting to rest; Americans are not only still in love with television, they’re actually watching more of it than they were three years ago, according to Deloitte’s fifth annual “State of the Media Democracy” report.
Asked to rank their three favorite types of media, television scored highest …
If you’re experiencing the horrible Snowmageddon that is about to dump its freezing wrath on your city (or already has), I commiserate with you. Chances are you’re stuck inside an office building like me, constantly checking your dashboard widget, phone or tablet to see if the snow has taken over the world outside blocking you from …
Popular genealogy website Ancestry.com recently updated its iPhone app to version 2.0 and brought a new iPad-specific interface along for the ride.
The app provides direct access to your Ancestry.com family trees so you can view, add and edit information about your family members wherever you’ve got an internet connection.
The …
Guess which two classic blasts from the past are about to get resurrected as Facebook games? Don’t look up there at the title! Okay, go ahead. Too late.
The Oregon Trail and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? are set to make their return to the edutainment world as Facebook games. The Oregon Trail will be available tomorrow, …
We’ve seen cyberwar declared before, but the one playing out in Egypt is my own candidate for World Web War I. Hosni Mubarak fired the first shot, switching off the internet and mobile phones after crude attempts to block Twitter and Facebook fell apart. The web fought back in ways we haven’t seen before, and it’s winning.
It no …
The dream of Web 2.0 may be over. If a new report on internet usage is to be believed, social media has turned the internet into more of a passive experience again. The report from GlobalWebIndex’s Tom Smith, called GlobalWebIndex Wave 1-3 2010, suggests that the rise of “packaged platform” entertainment – that is, platform-specific, …
