Google has entered the world of e-books, the company launching its e-book marketplace with more than 3 million titles on the shelves and available to nearly anyone with a smartphone, laptop, tablet, netbook or desktop computer.
Google Nexus S
For anyone contemplating a change of phone, or perhaps a first move into the area of Smartphones, the new Google Nexus S, manufactured by Samsung and with the new Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” operating system, could be well worth considering. The phone was designed with direct input from the Google Android team and features a 1 GHz Hummingbird processor and a …
Changes to Facebook page design
Facebook appears to be on the verge of launching a new design of its Fan and Profile Pages with the new design possibly including the site’s location-based Places checkin functionality, enabling “likers” of the page to check in to it. Other changes relate to the moving of tabs, currently at the top of the page, to a narrower sidebar. Facebook …
Chrome OS to launch on Tuesday?
Google is rumoured to be launching its own Chrome OS netbook on Tuesday December 7th, although any real details are a bit sketchy at the moment. Questions still remain to be answered:
Chrome 8 released
Google has released a stable version of its excellent web browser Chrome 8, having squashed more than 800 bugs during the beta period. Chrome 9 developer build will presumably now go into beta testing with the release of Chrome 8. Out of interest, have not experienced any problems whatsoever with Chrome 9 dev build since its release a month or …
Browser market
According to the latest report from Net Applications, Google’s Chrome browser now has a 9.3% market share and is not only eating into Internet Explorer but also Firefox. Good to hear is that use of Internet Explorer 6, the bane of all web developers, is down to about 13.7% worldwide.
Stylish mice
A while back, we provided a link to some stylish computer keyboards. Now, for those who might like a matching ‘stylish’ set, here are some computer mice…5 stylish computer mice Personally, I think the Hippus Handshoe mouse actually looks like a nose.
Vodafone roaming charges reduced
Mobile network operator Vodafone has announced price cuts to European data roaming charges as from Wednesday and this means a charge of £2 per day for up to 25mb of data for casual users, or £10 per month for the same daily allowance for regular travellers.
Windows Phone jailbreak
The Windows Phone 7 has now been jailbroken, as one might have expected. All other phones have been, so why not Windows Phone 7? It may not yet be as useful as, for example the iPhone jailbreak, but it may be more relevant in the not too distant future. Windows Phone 7 Gets Jailbroken
Acer Iconia
Acer have announced the launch, in January 2011, of the Iconia, a new dual-screen laptop with two 14in displays, including one in place of a traditional keyboard.