Archive for: July, 2010

Hurricane Alley Movies Come to the iPhone and iPad

Scientists working for NASA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Project at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. have developed continually updating “movies” of satellite imagery that allows on-line, iPhone and iPad viewing of any cyclone’s movement in the Hurricane Alleys of the Atlantic Ocean or Eastern Pacific Ocean. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s […]

GoPro Cameras Capture Ford Racers

GoPro has announced that their wearable HD video cameras will be used to capture onboard racing footage during the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge races. With a GoPro HD Heroonboard each driver’s car, the action is delivered directly to the race fans. The Mustang Challenge video initiative first developed at the onset of the 2009 season, […]

Nook Mac and PC App for Students is in Limited Testing

Barnes & Noble today posted its first dedicated computer app for the Nook. NOOKstudy is geared to students and lets them both manage e-books and notes in the same place. They can see multiple books at once along with formal lecture notes, their own personal notes  and slides.   Books can have searchable highlights and […]

MapQuest Embracing Open Source Mapping

MapQuest has announced plans to be the first large mapping company to embrace open-source mapping at scale.   The AOL firm has launched a beta of http://open.mapquest.co.uk/ built on OpenStreetMap data for the UK. The beta platform will be a stand-alone offering and will live alongside MapQuest’s existing UK platform, which is based on commercially […]

FreeAppADay.com Launches iPad and Android Versions

FreeAppADay.com has started offering free premium Android applications on a weekly basis and free iPad applications on a daily basis. This is on top of the iPhone apps they already do. “We have been inundated by requests to launch dedicated iPad and Android sites,” says Joe Bayen, CEO at FreeAppADay.com. “That is why I am […]

Bye Bye 1080P, YouTube is Now 4K Ready…But When Will We Be?

I guess RED cameras are selling even better than I thought. YouTube yesterday at VidCon 2010 conference, promises video “that you typically see on 25 foot IMAX screens.” You can watch videos shot in 4K, a resolution of 4096 x 3072, meaning that now Youtube supports original video resolution from 240P all the way up […]

eBay Application for Android Now Available Internationally

eBay has internationalizing its popular eBay application for Android, which is now available for free download in the Android Market in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. The new, updated international Android application will feature a number of key upgrades to “My eBay,” immediate checkout through PayPal, and voice search capabilities unique to the Android […]

Gmail Can Now do Rich Text Signatures

Now you can use a rich text signature in Gmail.   This means you can add links and images to your sign. You can also change the text’s format, font and color. To change your signature in Gmail, click on “Settings,” and scroll down to the “Signatur”section. You’ll see a new signature editor which contains […]

eMeter Secures $12.5 Million in Latest Round of Funding

eMeter Corporation, a leader in Smart Grid management software, today announced the close of a $12.5 million round of private financing led by longtime investors Sequoia Capital and Foundation Capital, and joined by new investor Northgate Capital looking to leverage eMeter’s leadership providing software solutions to enable successful Smart Grid implementations. Given the exponential growth […]

You Can Play Anonymous with GamersFirst Games

GamersFirst  has reaffirmed its commitment to keeping gamers’ real identities safe from public view, while letting gamers communicate using their character names throughout its Free2Play MMO titles and forums. After reports earlier this week regarding Blizzard’s mandatory implementation of Real ID on game forums; GamersFirst continues to welcome free exchange of ideas on forums while […]

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