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  • June 2008

    • The Next Big Web Start-Ups

      MIT Technology Review  |  Jun 28, 08 6:04 AM CDT

      The Next Big Web Start-Ups

      (Newser) - What’s next in the wide world of Web?  MIT’s Technology Review lists 10 up-and-coming apps and gadgets to make communicating even easier: Pinger . Like texting, but with your voice: leave voice messages for your friends on the company’s server. Pownce . A microblogging service like Twitter—but users can send large files back and forth, too. Qik . Broadcast live to the Internet using just your mobile phone. Dash Navigation . Road-ready Internet access that lets drivers grab traffic info on the fly. Ushahidi . To help get the word out during disasters, text messages appear on a web-based map showing the texter’s location. More »

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      Internet  • website  • gadget  • Web 2.0  • startup  • Internet applications

  • March 2008

    • Speedier Firefox Aims to Lead the Way

      PC World  |  Mar 13, 08 3:31 PM CDT

      Speedier Firefox Aims to Lead the Way

      (Newser) - Early tests have found Mozilla's latest version of Firefox is much speedier than earlier versions and it runs rings around its rivals, PC World reports. One blogger found Firefox 3 Beta 4 was nearly twice as fast as Safari and Opera, and the Beta 4 version, and three times faster than Explorer. Mozilla's head of development said the company is tweaking Firefox  to make "really heavy-duty applications" run faster. More »

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      Firefox  • web browser  • Internet Explorer  • Mozilla  • Opera  • Safari  • Internet applications

  • February 2008

    • PCs and Internet Are Merging

      New York Times  |  Feb 25, 08 4:25 PM CST

      PCs and Internet Are Merging

      (Newser) - The line between the Internet and PCs is blurring with the release today of Adobe AIR, a software development system for creating applications that can merge data between the two. AIR applications will have Web browser functionality without launching a browser, and users’ files will be "in the cloud," accessible from anywhere, reports the New York Times . More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • Adobe  • Mozilla  • software development  • Internet applications

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