Government Egypt's Communications Crisis: An Update Last Thursday, after having blocked Twitter, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak reacted to the increasing protests against his reign by shutting down the four major ISPs that provided Egyptians with connections to the Internet. Land lines and mobile phones followed, but the shutoff was intermittent. Today, the cage has slammed down again, according… Curt Hopkins View comments
Cloud Computing Google Docs Becoming Mythical "GDrive" Last year, Google began allowing users to upload docs of any file format up to 250 MB in size to Google Docs, turning the service from simply an online word processor into a cloud storage service. Today, the company has unveiled a number of user interface changes for Google Docs that continues the move toward becoming the mythical "Gdrive" - a… Mike Melanson View comments
Apps AR for Everyone: Layar Player Leaves Beta Layar, the mobile augmented reality platform and maker of an app by the same name, has announced that its Layar Player tool is out of beta and available to all. This tool allows mobile developers to embed Augmented Reality (AR) into mobile applications just by using a piece of code. The functionality, provided for free, offers the same experience… Mobile Sarah Perez View comments
News Nokia Announces 30,000 Ovi Apps, Talks Strategy Nokia revealed during its Q4 earnings call last week that its mobile application market, the Ovi Store, now offers 30,000 apps available for download. In previous announcements regarding Ovi Store numbers, Nokia talked in terms of downloads, not actual apps. For example, in October 2010, Nokia announced its Ovi Store was seeing 2.3 million daily… Mobile Sarah Perez View comments
Facebook Facebook Deals Now in Europe Facebook launched Facebook Deals in Europe today, the location-based checkin service that offers specials and discounts to users who login and register their location using Facebook on their mobile phones. The service, already live in the U.S. since last fall, is now offering deals with several European-based companies as well as with some global… Social Sarah Perez View comments