NYT Google Opens Social Search to All; Cuts Facebook Off at the Pass Last fall Google began experimenting with a new feature called Social Search, and we called it a big chess move against Facebook. Today Google Social Search is opening up in beta for all Google users. The experimental feature will surface search results from the social streams (bookmarks, blog posts, photos, etc.) of a user's contacts on services… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
News Could No Camera Be an iPad Killer? Let's face it - the camera has become an integral part of our Web experience. We post pictures of beautiful sunsets to share with friends on TwitPic and we post videos of our kids dancing to James Brown on Facebook. And when we aren't putting video or pictures on the Web, our friends are. They stream live video on Ustream of the concert we had to… Mike Melanson View comments
Apple Apple Announces the iPad: WiFi, 3G, iWorks and an E-Book Store ($499 and Up) Apple just announced the launch of the iPad, Apple's rumored tablet computer. Judging from what we have seen so far, the iPad is basically a very large iPod touch with a modified interface. According to Steve Jobs, the device will be far better than an iPhone or netbook for browsing the web. The iPad will also feature most of the standard apps we… Frederic Lardinois View comments
Startups Third Wind: Don't Be Afraid to Experiment with New Business Models With the highly anticipated Apple event finally underway in San Francisco, tech fans around the globe are already speculating how Apple's new iPad might change the state of computing. Another group of people listening intently to the happenings at the Yerba Buena Center are iPhone application developers, who are curious to see when they may be able… Chris Cameron View comments
Apple Google Could Lose 50% of iPhone Traffic to Bing A week ago, the cat was let out of the bag: Apple and Microsoft were in talks over replacing Google with Bing, and have been for weeks, as the default search engine on the iPhone. Immediately, there were questions over the implications of this move, both for the companies involved and the users. Today, online advertising network Chitika has… Mike Melanson View comments