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

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.

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.

Palm Releases WebOS 1.3.1 - No iTunes Syncing Hack This Time

Posted under Editorials on Thursday, 19 November 2009 by john

It was only a few months back that Palm Pre used to be counted as a potential iPhone killer.

Cellphone Number Harvesting Result Of Obsolete Code - Storm8 Says Lawsuit Lacks Merit

Posted under Editorials on Saturday, 14 November 2009 by john

Storm8, the game app development company that was sued earlier this month by an iPhone owner who had accused the company of illegally harvesting cellphone numbers has now publicly responded to the accusation. Storm8 is the developer of popular game apps like iMobsters and Vampires Live. In a recent post made on the website’s forum, the company elaborates the reasons why the cellphone numbers were pulled in the first place and how the lawsuit filed against the company lacked any merit.

7 Apps We’re Falling in Love With

Posted under Editorials on Wednesday, 11 November 2009 by john

We test a lot of software around here, on the web, on our desktop and on our phones. It’s a great job to have, but only so much of what we test really sticks and becomes a part of our daily routines.

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