Archive for January 1st, 2009

Google search utility tweaked and updated (Drobe.co.uk)

Published: 1st Jan 2009, 21:24:38. Version 1.80 of Searchy has an improved user interface to cope with RISC OS Select's rounded buttons among other tweaks.

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Twitter Venn, text snowflakes and other entertainments (Guardian Unlimited)

One of the interesting things about Twitter is the fast-growing "tweecosystem" of add-ons and applications that expand or exploit the basic service. I've just been playing with a new one called Twitter Venn , which lets you display searches as Venn diagrams. Basically, you type in two or search terms -- such as iPhone, Android and BlackBerry -- and view the result. I'm not sure if I've ...

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

US and UK first to get Google Android App Store (PC Advisor)

Android app market gets down to business Google's Android App Market will begin selling applications in early 2009, according to blogger and app developer Martin Drashkov.

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

PDA’s Newsbucket (Guardian Unlimited)

• Huffington Post slammed for content theft Wired • Newspapers suddenly adapt to social media; nearly 60% offer UGC paidContent • YouTube's plan to gain the upper hand with music labels paidContent • It costs Digg $5m a year to run the internet Valleywag • Damaged cables cause internet outages for millions Guardian • Google snatches search share from rivals CNET • MySpace ...

Thursday, January 1st, 2009