Archive for November, 2009

Weekly Wrapup: World’s Most Influential Websites, Thanksgiving Apps, New AOL Branding, And More…

Posted under Editorials on Saturday, 28 November 2009 by john

In this edition of the Weekly Wrapup - our newsletter summarizing the top stories of the week - we analyze a list of the most influential websites in the world, look back on the past decade of e-commerce, suggest a list of products that Twitter might like to acquire, review a collection of Thanksgiving web apps, and more. And as usual we check in on our two main channels: ReadWriteEnterprise (devoted to ‘enterprise 2.0′ trends and products) and ReadWriteStart (dedicated to profiling startups and entrepreneurs). Also read on for a special offer on our next premium report , which we’re releasing this Monday! Sponsor The Weekly Wrapup is sponsored by SproutBox: Pre-Order Our New Premium Report, $100 Discount Our newest report, The Real-Time Web and Its Future , is just days away from launching! Pre-orders are still available at $100 off the list price

Your Favorite Mobile Apps of 2009 (Reader Survey)

Posted under Editorials on Friday, 27 November 2009 by admin

A year ago we polled you, the ReadWriteWeb community, on your favorite mobile apps. It’s become an annual tradition to run this survey, so in this post we’re collecting your top 5 lists for 2009.

LG / Cyon SU630 caught in the wilds of South Korea

Posted under Editorials on Friday, 27 November 2009 by admin

Were you shocked and surprised when LG put out a Christmas Edition of its Korea-only LG-SU630? Neither were we — but we are mighty amused that a certain reader named James Roberson was cool enough to take us up on our (joking) plea for pictures of the handset when he came across one at the electronics market in Seoul recently. This isn’t the Christmas edition, but it’s all LG-SU630 — as indicated by the Cyon logo and 8 megapixel camera ’round back

New Swype Technology For Typing Text Launched For Smartphones - Will It Replace QWERTY?

Posted under Editorials on Thursday, 26 November 2009 by john

A lot of mobile phones today, including the iPhone, have made typing easier by providing QWERTY keyboards.

New Malicious Worm Attacks Jailbroken iPhones Using Known Vulnerability

Posted under Editorials on Wednesday, 25 November 2009 by john

After two worm attacks on jailbroken iPhones, one would have expected the vulnerable iPhone users to have reset their passwords.

Obama, Kids, & All Tomorrow’s Web Apps: President Focuses on Tech Education

Posted under Editorials on Tuesday, 24 November 2009 by john

At the White House today, President Obama talked robots, hung out with the guys from MythBusters, and launched a campaign designed to create smarter, techier American kids. “Reaffirming and strengthening America’s role as the world’s engine of scientific discovery and technological innovation is essential to meeting the challenges of this century,” said Obama.” That’s why I am committed to making the improvement of STEM [science, technology, engineering, and math] education over the next decade a national priority.” Sponsor The campaign involves key partnerships with organizations from Sesame Street to Sony (whose PlayStation 3 console will be used for strengthening young minds through game design competitions), and it also features help from individuals such as Sally Ride (the first female astronaut) and a handful of digitally focused CEOs

New Smartphone Optimized Version of Google News Launched

Posted under Editorials on Monday, 23 November 2009 by john

Google News has been one of the popular news aggregators on the web, which lets you to read news relevant to your geography as well as personalize your page to read updates on subjects of interest to you.

AT&T Reveals $65 Million Investment On 3G Infrastructure Around SF Bay Through 2009

Posted under Editorials on Sunday, 22 November 2009 by admin

The AT&T network has seen unprecedented growth in its bandwidth consumption over the past two years, thanks majorly to the exclusive iPhone deal with Apple.

Weekly Wrapup: Google Chrome OS, Obama’s Twitter, Blogging Statistics, And More…

Posted under Editorials on Saturday, 21 November 2009 by john

In this edition of the Weekly Wrapup - our newsletter summarizing the top stories of the week - we report on President Obama’s (non)-use of Twitter, take a look at the past decade in the media industry, review the latest statistics about blogging, question if Oxford Dictionary should’ve chosen “unfriend” as its word of the year, and more. We also check in on our two main channels: ReadWriteEnterprise (devoted to ‘enterprise 2.0′ trends and products) and ReadWriteStart (dedicated to profiling startups and entrepreneurs).

TomTom Version 1.2 Released - Includes Support For iPod Touch and First Gen iPhones

Posted under Editorials on Friday, 20 November 2009 by john

TomTom, one of the navigation apps available on the iPhone has just released an updated version.

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