TECH.BLORGE.com » Dave Jeyes http://tech.blorge.com Top Technology news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:33:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Twitter grows to 600 tweets per second http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2010/02/23/twitter-grows-to-600-tweets-per-second/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2010/02/23/twitter-grows-to-600-tweets-per-second/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:36:00 +0000 Dave Jeyes http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2010/02/23/twitter-grows-to-600-tweets-per-second/ Twitter grows to 600 tweets per second Twitter has begun releasing statistics on how many tweets its users are sending to demonstrate its steady upward growth. Who would have thought that one of their main measures is a TPS report for tweets [...] Related posts:
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  2. Twitter hits one billion tweets a month
  3. Mattel’s Puppy Tweets collar allows your dog to use Twitter… by itself
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A few months [...] Related posts:

  1. Gmail enables IMAP: What it means for your iPhone, computer, and more
  2. Add your location to email in Gmail
  3. Access Gmail while offline using Gears
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  1. RIM unveils the BlackBerry Torch
  2. RIM Blackberry Torch falls flat
  3. RIM acquires Cellmania to revamp outdated Blackberry app store
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  1. Google’s Android mobile platform gets delayed until Q4
  2. Adobe throws full support behind Android
  3. Android leapfrogs past iPhone with Flash support
]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2010/02/15/is-air-for-android-is-adobes-first-step-toward-mobile-app-dominance/feed/ 0 So now Microsoft wants to crush innovation at RIM too? http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2010/02/12/so-now-microsoft-wants-to-crush-innovation-at-rim-too/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2010/02/12/so-now-microsoft-wants-to-crush-innovation-at-rim-too/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:27:46 +0000 Dave Jeyes http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2010/02/12/so-now-microsoft-wants-to-crush-innovation-at-rim-too/ So now Microsoft wants to crush innovation at RIM too? There’s an especially nasty rumor circulating that Microsoft wants to buy RIM, the company that makes Blackberry phones, to buy its way back to relevance in the smartphone industry. The only problem [...] Related posts:
  1. Microsoft finally unveiling Zune phone at CES keynote January?
  2. Rumor: Microsoft’s Project Pink phones to arrive in April
  3. Rumor: Microsoft looking at purchasing Research In Motion
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  1. MySpace’s parade of new execs follows deep employee cuts
  2. CEO Chris DeWolfe out at MySpace
  3. Can MySpace relaunch worry Facebook?
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  1. Opera Mini 4.1 beta out, promises faster speeds for mobile surfing
  2. Opera Mini blazes a trail on Google Android OS
  3. Opera mini arrives for Google’s Android, but there are no phones
]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2010/02/10/apple-has-to-make-a-tough-decision-on-opera-mini-for-iphone/feed/ 3 Foursquare goes Foodie with Zagat deal http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2010/02/09/foursquare-goes-foodie-with-zagat-deal/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2010/02/09/foursquare-goes-foodie-with-zagat-deal/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:45:55 +0000 Dave Jeyes http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2010/02/09/foursquare-goes-foodie-with-zagat-deal/ Foursquare goes Foodie with Zagat deal Mobile location game Foursquare seems to be stepping into the spotlight after inking deals with Bravo TV and now restaurant rating experts Zagat. And soon, when you check in at certain Zagat-rated restaurants in major cities, [...] Related posts:
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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2010/02/08/googles-parisian-love-superbowl-ad-was-recycled-from-youtube/feed/ 1 Facebook getting real live email via Project Titan http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2010/02/05/facebook-getting-real-live-email-via-project-titan/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2010/02/05/facebook-getting-real-live-email-via-project-titan/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:56:28 +0000 Dave Jeyes http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2010/02/05/facebook-getting-real-live-email-via-project-titan/ Facebook getting real live email via Project Titan Facebook’s weak messaging interface has been the bane of many users and has kept people from going all Facebook for their online interactions. Now Facebook is catching up to MySpace by prepping a full [...] Related posts:
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