Archive for December 23rd, 2010


Dec 23

Google and Facebook Top Referral Traffic Source for Videos Sites

Google is still the king of the search traffic. But the second largest source of traffic isn't Yahoo!, Bing, or other search engine. It's Facebook now.According to a report on Online Video & The Media Industry by Tubemogul and Brightcove, Facebook passed Yahoo! in the Q3 to become the No. 2 source of traffic to online
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Dec 23

Dashing Through the Snow… Tracking Santa with NORAD and Google Maps & Google Earth in Near Real-time

Starting tomorrow, December 24 at 2:00am EST, you an track Santa using any of the following methods, as he journeys around the world delivering presents to children in more than 200 countries and territories:See Santa on a Google Map: On your PC or laptop, visit NORAD Santa, choose your
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Dec 23

Postbox: Is Microsoft Plotting A Yelp Competitor?

In July, Bloomberg BusinessWeek reported that Microsoft also, made a serious attempt to acquire business directory and reviews site "Yelp". According to "two people involved in the negotiations", the Redmond software giant even bid as high as $700 million for the company. But, Yelp opted to remain independent."Now, on December 16, 2010, a U.S. federal
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Dec 23

Donations Feature Added to PayPal Mobile for Android App

PayPal has added a donations feature to PayPal Mobile for Android app. Not only does this help simplify the donation process, it also helps charities reach more donors and expand their base of contributors.It also features searching for nearby charities and the ability to post your donation to Facebook.Now Android users have a fast and convenient
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Dec 23

GamePrix Exec Said ‘Kinect Is Coming To PC’

According to GamePrix, its latest MMORPG, Divine Souls will support gaming pads which'll ultimately make it "resemble console games even more, and is scheduled to support Kinect", the new hands free control system of Xbox 360.The Korean developer would be the first to get official support, as said a company representative Jason Lim "Kinect will soon
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Dec 23

Sending Video Messages For The Holidays Using Windows Live Messenger

"Contacts Offline? Not able to get together in person this year? No problem. Send your loved ones a video message for the holidays using Messenger."The video below show you just how simple it is.
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Dec 23

Windows 7 Holidays & Winter Themes: ‘Snow Angels, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Voyage of the Dawn Treader’ and More!

Microsoft released several new Windows 7 themes for the holidays. If you're looking for something seasonal, falling snowflakes and seraphic maidens float through the dreamlike Snow Angels theme.The new Winter theme features visions of sun on sparkling snow, icy pink sunrises, white mountain-peaks, and ice-covered ponds. Also the Holiday Lights theme is really
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Dec 23

Angry Birds with ’15 New Levels, Mighty Eagle, Golgen Egg’ for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch for $1 Available in App Store

Rovio released yet another Angry Birds update, that not only include new levels ("Ham 'em High"), but you can also now buy the Mighty Eagle for as little as $0.99.The Mighty Eagle lets you skip the current level, and unlock the next. Despite paying $1 for the luxury, you can only use the level-skip once per
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Dec 23

Official Google Analytics iGoogle Gadget

Google has just released a new "Official Google Analytics Gadget," that once installed can help you get a quick snapshot of your website traffic and marketing effectiveness directly from your iGoogle homepage. Access any of your analytics profiles and view any of these standard reports, including Visitors, Traffic Sources, Content and Goals, in 7, 30 and
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Dec 23

Apple Trademarks ‘VoicePass’

On December 17,2010, Apple filed a U.S. trademark for "VOICEPASS", in the "Construction and Repair Services" category. The USPTO has given the VOICEPASS trademark serial number of 85200930.The description provided to the USPTO for the VoicePass is long, and yet straightforward:"Installation, repair, maintenance and servicing of computers and of electronic, electromechanical, optical,
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Dec 23

Whitepaper: Single Sign-On from Active Directory to a Windows Azure Application

Microsoft has released a new whitepaper "Single Sign-On from Active Directory to a Windows Azure Application".This paper contains step-by-step instructions for using Windows Identity Foundation, Windows Azure, and Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0 for achieving SSO across web applications that are deployed both on premises and in the cloud.Previous knowledge of these products is
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Dec 23

Google’s 2010 Christmas Holiday Logo: Displays 17 Interactive Portraits Representing Holiday Scenes from Around the World

Google's 2010 Christmas holiday logo is live now. Google reportedly started working on this logo back in July, spending 250 man hours between five different "doodle" designers to create the 17 interactive images that make up this year's Google holiday logo.Michael Lopez, Google's Chief Doodler said, "We want to end the year with a bang."
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Dec 23

MobileMe Calendar Application At “me.com” Now Include Alerts

Apple has updated MobileMe Calendar application, that now include alerts feature. Like, an iOS device or the Mac's calendar application, me.com will now allow you to set alerts for calendar events.Any alert you setup on me.com will automatically sync to your other MobileMe devices. You can choose to be notified 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes,
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Dec 23

Video: Microsoft Campus Tours ‘The Model Shop’

In the video, Larry Larsen and Microsoft Research General Manager Kevin Schofield take a tour of Building 99.In this video, the third and final instalment of MSR tour, we see inside the prototyping and model shop.[tags]campus,tours,offices[/tags]
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Dec 23

Project iPad Magazine Richard Branson’s Virgin Free Over the Christmas

Published by Richard Branson's Virgin, Project iPad app features videos, galleries, music and daily updated content. And a moronic canoeist.Project 1 is currently free for the holidays. And, as this video shows, the winner of the title's competition to design the front cover of issue two has been announced.Here's what's new in version 1.15:Reduced file size
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