Excited about the Sprint Epic 4G? Want to know more official specifications? Great, because the folks over at sdx-developers.com got their hands on the spec sheet for the Epic 4G. Here is what you can look forward to: Samsung 1 GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Processor, 4-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch-screen display with multitouch, 5 megapixel camera with 3x digital zoom, ...
Twitter slipped a new option into users' settings earlier today that hinted the service may soon display images and video inline with users' 140-character updates, much like Facebook does in its News Feed.
With Twitter keeping mum, questions abound -- what will this feature look like? Will it slow Twitter's already-taxed servers? And will people use it?
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Earlier today Google Operating System noticed something odd in an official Google Docs demo video: an icon for an unreleased document editor called Google Punch. Numerous blogs have taken a stab at guessing what Google Punch may be (we initially speculated that it’s Google’s answer to Microsoft Publisher). But we’re hearing that it is something decidedly less exciting: Google ...
Apple will launch the iPhone 4 in 17 countries July 30, including Australia, Italy, New Zealand and Switzerland. Despite some hardware controversy, the device has proven a bestseller for Apple since its June release. - Apple plans on launching the iPhone 4 in 17 countries July 30, including Australia, Italy, New Zealand and Switzerland. The device, ...
Reuters - Yahoo Japan Corp, Japan's largest Internet portal site, will likely adopt Google Inc's search engine as part of an alliance between the two companies, media reported.
This weekend, the Wireless Power Consortium finalized specification for a low-power wireless charging standard. The new specifications will allow you to charge gadgets that draw up to 5 watts of power sans cords; most devices that charge over USB use 2.5 watts of power. The standard also calls for a third-party certification process that will allow gadget manufactures to brandish ...
On Sunday, VC Fred Wilson answered a commenter's question, "When should a startup seek angel versus early-stage VC investment?"
Wilson writes, "I believe entrepreneurs should seek angel money when their product is not yet complete, is not in the market and thus they cannot demonstrate real market traction to investors." Angels, he argues, are fairly "hands-off" investors and will allow ...
The DMCA ruling won’t change things for the average iPhone user — the main difference being that jailbreakers now can’t be sued by Apple successfully under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Apple will continue their attempts to block the jailbroken phones with every iOS update and jailbreakers will keep getting more and more savvy, like a vicious cycle of digital ...
Oakland police have made two arrests in connection with the murder of a Virginia man in town to apply for a job at Google.
Two reports issued today by Gartner and IDC show a SaaS market exhibiting double digit growth across the enterprise and in the overall market.
This a SaaS market dominated by vendors that sell services more than on-premise licenses. The growth is proof that the IT kings of the enterprise face the greatest potential disruption as traditional licensing models are replaced ...
Facebook has confirmed that it is testing out a new feature that will provide users with the ability to delete their account. Currently, Facebook users that want to delete their account must go through the cumbersome process of first de-activating their account for 14 days before deletion takes place. For those that have gone through it, this process is heart-wrenching as Facebook ...
This is the first in an occasional series on technical figures who have gone the way of the Great Auk. These are people who have contributed to the development of the Internet and Web.
Louis Moyroud
Moyroud, who died at age 96 in late June, was instrumental in the development of printing. He and his partner Rene Alphonse Higonnet developed the ...
AFP - Google made a pitch for more government software business, unveiling a new suite of Internet-hosted calendar, email and other products that meets official US security requirements.
After debuting its metropolitan WiFi hotspot program on Broadway this spring, ATandT is taking it on the road. The carrier said Monday it's launching free WiFi access for smartphone customers in downtown Charlotte, N.C. ATandT also plans to add WiFi access in Chicago in the coming weeks, without disclosing what part of the city will be covered.
A new option has just appeared in Twitter’s “Settings” menu called “Twitter Media.” This box, when checked, indicates that images and videos shared by those people you follow will begin to appear in your tweet stream. While it doesn’t appear this change is yet live (even when the box is checked), it would seem as if this means that inline ...
Last week we wrote about Google's long term strategy to win over enterprise customers. But MarketWatch reported Friday on a short-term setback for Google enterprise ambitions: the company missed the deadline to deploy Google Apps to Los Angeles municipal employees. The delay revolves around security, that ever-present cloud computing concern. In response, Google announced
">Google Apps for Government today. ...
AP - Business software maker SuccessFactors Inc. said Monday its loss in the second quarter widened, hurt by stock options expenses and higher operating expenses.
Samsung’s take on the large-format Android phone, the Galaxy S (with variants the AT&T Captivate, T-Mobile Vibrant, Verizon Fascinate, and Sprint Epic 4G) is going right up against the Droid X and Incredible, the EVO 4G, and of course the iPhone 4. Its features include lots of internal storage, a slim and sexy build, and Samsung’s vaunted 4″ AMOLED display.
While ...
AP - The House on Monday celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act by approving legislation assuring that the disabled have full access to the Internet and television.
A new Twitter setting called "Tweet Media" has rolled out to some of Twitter's users, strongly suggesting that the company will soon embed videos and photos in the stream.Tweet Media, which the Mashable team and others have been able to access under Twitter's account settings, asks you whether or not you want to show photos and videos from everyone. ...