Archive for August, 2009
Mozilla issues first Firefox 3.6 alpha version
August 9th, 2009 | 
Author: Mozilla has released the first alpha version of Firefox 3.6, a browser with speed improvements and new features the organization hopes to finalize faster than its predecessor.
“Unlike the year that passed between Firefox 3 and Firefox 3.5, we expect that this 3.6 release will be released in a small number of months,” Mozilla evangelist Chris Blizzard said in a blog post Friday.
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Apple tablet will succeed
The Apple tablet, if it arrives, is an extension of a design that already has mass appeal–and does not require a leap of faith to believe it will succeed.
Qualcomm concept tablet based on Snapdragon chip
(Credit: Qualcomm)
The Apple iPhone and iPod are arguably small tablets–and consumers have demonstrated unmistakably that they love these devices. So, a larger, more versatile version of the iPod makes perfect sense.
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Police: Helicopter, small plane collide over Hudson River, small plane collide over Hudson River
NEW YORK (CNN) — A helicopter with six people on board collided with a small plane over the Hudson River on Saturday, New York Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne told CNN.
cnnbrkRescuers search Hudson for survivors after small plane, helicopter collide – http://bit.ly/qwoSk
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Report: Google Voice to be retooled as Web app for iPhone
Even though Apple prevented it from listing Google Voice on the iPhone App Store, Google is planning on retooling the application as a Web-based app, according to The New York Times.
In David Pogue’s Friday column regarding the ongoing saga of Apple and Google Voice, he reveals that Google has already found a loophole:
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YouTube Gets Smarter on the Small Screen
As more and more people are using the browser on their smartphones for checking email, visiting websites, and even accessing YouTube, we want to make sure that we provide the best possible YouTube experience on your mobile browser. Today we released a new mobile website specifically designed to access YouTube on smartphones with capable browsers; phones like the iPhone, G1 and Palm Pre.
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youtubeNew mobile site launched for accessing YouTube on smartphones with capable browsers: http://bit.ly/191Ru4