Network World on Applications
Google Wave becomes Wave in a Box Friday, September 3, 2010 The recently-canceled social networking service is being revived as application bundle for real-time collaboration |
Livecage Friday, September 3, 2010 LiveCage isn't like other online conferencing services. That's because online conferencing isn't all it does. You can use it to hold audio- and videoconferences. You can also use it to do live video and audio webcasts; record video and audio for later viewing; and upload and share videos, photos, and audio files. It even has pay-per-view features. But in doing so many things, it doesn't do any of them as well as more focused services. |
5 ways to make Android 2.1 work like Froyo Friday, September 3, 2010 Still waiting for Android 2.2? Given the slow pace of Froyo's rollout to Android phones, sometimes it feels like waiting for Godot. And if you're especially unlucky, the new version of the operating system won't even make it to your phone. |
Shazam 3.0 gets more content, iOS 4 support Friday, September 3, 2010 Music sleuths have some new tools waiting in the App Store. On Friday, Shazam Entertainment released a major 3.0 upgrade to the free and paid versions of its music discovery app for iPhone and iPod touch. |
Looptastic HD for iPad Friday, September 3, 2010 For non-musicians unfamiliar with the ways music is made today, here's a clue: It's no longer necessary to play an instrument to create a musical composition. Another option it to piece together snippets of pre-recorded digital audio. This technique underlies a lot of what modern DJs and producers do. Sound Trends brings apps to iOS devices that allow you to do this kind of thing on your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Its iPad effort is the $15 Looptastic HD, and true to its name, it's a fairly "tastic" effort, allowing you to very easily piece together and mix tracks from a handful of audio loops. |
Remains of the Day: Gimme fallout shelter Friday, September 3, 2010 Every time there's an Apple event, there's fallout. Big, nasty, mutate-ants-into-monstrous-rampaging-creatures fallout. With Apple's media shindig on Wednesday, there's no shortage of rejoinders and responses from media executives, smartphone rivals, and even...a golf company? Tee off on the remainders for Thursday, September 2, 2010. |
Record Streaming Audio Friday, September 3, 2010 Want to capture a song from an Internet radio station, grab a line from the latest viral YouTube clip, or make a mashup of Windows system sounds? We're not here to judge--we're here to show you how. Follow these easy steps to record any audio that plays through your PC. |
1,000 firms caught using unlicensed software Friday, September 3, 2010 UK businesses caught using unlicensed software have paid out £2 million ($3.1 million) in ‘settlements’ in the first six months of 2010, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) industry watchdog has announced. |
Twitter mobile users up over 60 percent since April Friday, September 3, 2010 Twitter's mobile user base has spiked 62 percent since mid-April, thanks in great part to the release of official Twitter applications for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry phones. |
Dolphin Browser HD Friday, September 3, 2010 As people spend more time online with their phones and as smartphone technology improves, users continually expect better performance from their mobile Web browsers. Dolphin Browser HD (for Android 2.0 and above; use Dolphin Browser for earlier Android versions) very nearly provides desktop-quality browsing optimized for a pocketable device. |