News Not Funny: Microsoft Cancels Seinfeld Ads According to numerous reports, Microsoft has decided to cancel its controversial series of ads featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates after releasing only two ads. When the first ad was released, the reviews were mostly negative, though some commentators, including our own Sarah Perez, thought it was a good effort on behalf of Microsoft to enhance… Frederic Lardinois View comments
Features Banking 2.0: Money Management Moves to The Cloud There was a time when managing finances from your computer meant you had to use desktop software. Today, that's no longer the case. There are now a number of applications that let you do your banking in the cloud, a trend we've dubbed "banking 2.0." These sites aren't just simplified versions of our former desktop apps, either. Instead, they… Sarah Perez View comments
Google Google Street View Now On Mobile Phones Everywhere (Except iPhone) Back in May, Google demonstrated their Street View technology on their upcoming mobile OS, Android. The app looked great, and naturally everyone assumed that Street View was going to be a big selling point for the Android phones. However, Google has just announced a new version of Google Maps for Mobile which brings Street View to mobile phones… Sarah Perez View comments
Product Reviews Live Search: Powerset Integration Already Going Live Microsoft only acquired the semantic search engine Powerset a little more than a month ago, but today, the Powerset team announced the first integration of its search technology into Microsoft's Live Search. Specifically, Live Search will now show better instant answers for queries like "San Francisco weather" and return better results… Frederic Lardinois View comments
Features Printed Wikipedia Now Available - But Why? Earlier this year, we reported about a contentious debate among Wikipedia authors about whether writers should be paid if their articles were used in printed versions of the online encyclopedia. Today, that question has been answered. German publisher Bertelsmann just released a printed, 992 page version of the German Wikipedia. It will sell… Frederic Lardinois View comments