Hulu Adds a Number of New Features
Hulu, the popular movie and video portal featuring videos from a number of major U.S. television networks has updated its player interface and has brought a number of additional improvements for users, who are able to access all the content through the site for free (with ads). The improvements have been outlined on the Hulu Blog, although you are likely to notice them when you... Read More
When Will 1 Million iPads Sold be Announced?
Recently, Apple hasn’t been that shy about announcing sales figures to the world. Apple announced that they sold 300,000 iPads on the first day of availability (combined with pre-orders). Just a few days after that announcement, Apple stated that more than 500,00 were sold. That was more than two weeks away and didn’t take into account the surprisingly large demand for... Read More
BumpTop Purchased by Google; What Does it Mean?
On April 30th, BumpTop announced that it had been acquired by Google. The software was only available for about a year to the public before this announcement. The CEO of TUL Corporation said, “BumpTop creates a brand new user experience for computer desktops,” a claim that very likely interested Google. Before this purchase, the company was regularly releasing updates... Read More
5 Best File Sharing and Hosting Sites
If you have friends and family who want to see your files or you have co-workers who need to be updated on a project you are working on, sharing your files is now easier than ever. While there may be thousands of sites out there that allow you to send and store files in a Web-based environment, few of them stand up to the tools offered by the services below. 1. MediaFire MediaFire... Read More
40,000 New Extensions Now Available for Chrome
The one thing going for Firefox was the ability to customize the browser however you want. With the ability to install Greasemonkey user scripts out-of-the-box, there is little reason to continue using Firefox, unless you have a grudge against Google. If you aren’t familiar with the Greasemoneky extension, it was created in 2004 as a way to quickly customize pages using simple... Read More
Google’s Getting into the Tablet Market: Videos and Concepts Galore
Recently, it appears as though Google is trying to be the new Microsoft. The company originally created a search engine to compete with Yahoo and similar companies, yet now it feels as though it is better suited at creating tablets and operating systems, which is the same market Microsoft is in. While Apple may also be seen as an opponent (at this point) of Google, there are some... Read More
Apple Issues Firmware Update for 27-inch iMacs
Late on Monday, Apple issued a 294KB update for all 27-inch iMacs, which were introduced in October. The first firmware update came in December, and didn’t solve any of the problems. Apple claims that the displays aren’t suffering from a hardware issue, but rather one on the software side. Therefore, they aren’t suggesting you to return the displays, but instead... Read More
New Report Indicates 90% of $1,000+ PCs Sold in Fourth Quarter Were Macs
Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system was expected to help boost the profits of the PC giants Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Inc., and others, but the end result is that the OS has only increased the profits of the Redmond-based giant. Laptop prices fell more than 23% year-over-year compared to the same quarter, resulting in an average price of $581. The increased sale of netbooks... Read More
Unordinary Speak-ers: Use These to Make a Statement
The Speak-er is a set of high-quality multimedia speakers that are compatible with your MP3 player or computer. They are designed to hep you make a statement, and will look good on any desk or environment. Just imagine using these to play one of your recorded speeches with! They are constructed of polished white ABS plastic with a matte black steel grille. Each speaker is 4″x6″x2″,... Read More
Convert and Save Webpages to PDF Format for Free
PDFmyURL is a great service that makes creating and basic editing of PDFs extremely easy. For example, if there is a news story that you want to read later but fear that it won’t be there on the main page of the site, for instance, you can input the URL into the service, and a PDF will instantly be created. There is no waiting around for one to be created and no desktop application... Read More
