A new feature in Windows Phone 7 Mango is “Local Scout” which is a location based service powered by Bing. Think of it of something like a mashup of Urban Spoon and Google Maps allowing you to find local eateries, shops and landmarks. Depending how your phone is configured when Mango is installed you may …
Sep 03 2011
Apple Revives Final Cut Studio
Here’s a quick one particularly for the video editing crowd who like their Macs. Apple has caved in and has begun restocking its older Final Cut Studio product suite in response to the huge backlash put on by consumers after the “toyish” Final Cut Pro X was released not too long ago. Unfortunately, it won’t …
Sep 02 2011
Panasonic Live @ IFA
Another quick one for tonight. A lot of electronics vendors are at IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) for the next few days to show off their wares and latest advancements in their product lineups. Panasonic had a Q&A this evening with one of their product experts live from the floor of the IFA which worked incredibly …
Sep 01 2011
Discover What Bing Knows About You
Here’s a quick tip for tonight. If you’ve ever used Bing (Microsoft’s own search engine attempting to compete with Google) you might be interested to learn about what sort of information it has built up about you. At the moment, it might be more for the sake of curiosity but for those Bing converts it’s …
Aug 29 2011
Disable Social Advertising on LinkedIn
This might have gone under the radar for many people who use LinkedIn in terms of being opted in for “social advertising” on its service. In a nuthshell, your photo and name may be used in ads shown to other members of LinkedIn in relevance to companies and services when you make recommendations or follow …
Aug 28 2011
Ignorance Would Be Bliss on Google+
Sometimes ignorance is bliss or silence is golden depending which way you look at it. Last week at work I was discussing Google+ with someone who had noted that there was a distinct lack of ability to add someone to your circles but to completely suppress their content from showing up in your stream. You …
Aug 27 2011
Apple Quietly Pulls iTunes TV Show Rentals
A quick entry for tonight. Just under a year after Apple introduced the ability to rent TV episodes for 24 hours it has quietly shelved this offering from the iTunes store leaving the ability to buy individual episodes for a higher charge. According to AllThingsD, rentals have been removed due to relatively poor take up …
Aug 26 2011
Nokia Maps 3D – Better Than Google Maps?
Here’s something to check out in your spare time. These days, Google Maps is often the place to go to get driving directions, traffic conditions and also a laugh at how you need to swim across the ocean to get to another continent if you attempt to get directions to an overseas destination. However, Nokia …
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