iSkysoft Releases Free Video Downloader for Mac OS X
October 31, 2008
iSkysoft free Video Downloader for Mac is a totally free video downloader for downloading FLV videos from YouTube, Yahoo, Google, Break, Metacafe, MySpace, Gofish and other video sharing sites. It automatically detects the internet videos and allows you to download full-length movies played in Safari and Firefox browsers on Mac OS instantly. Read more
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.4 Update from Mactopia
October 31, 2008
Microsoft has released Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.4 Update. This update fixes a calendar issue in versions of Microsoft Entourage that were updated with the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.3 Update. The issue prevents Exchange accounts in Entourage from sending meeting invitations and responses. Read more
Apple Quietly Pushes Improvements to MobileMe
October 30, 2008
Apple has pushed an update to its MobileMe web service without notifying subscribers of the new changes. The last modified support article (HT3182) is titled “late-September 2008 MobileMe update” and last modified on October 29 without indication when it was originally published. Read more
AT&T Offers Free Wi-Fi Access to iPhone 3G Customers
October 29, 2008
AT&T has posted an announcement advising its iPhone customers they can now access free Wi-Fi network of thousands of hotspots nationwide. “AT&T knows Wi-Fi is hot, and FREE Wi-Fi is even hotter. Which is why FREE AT&T Wi-Fi access is now available for Apple iPhone at thousands of hotspots nationwide, including Starbucks,” the company said on this page. Read more
Safari Bookbag Application for iPhone and iPod Touch
October 29, 2008
Safari Books Online today announced Safari Bookbag, allowing the download of chapter and full book PDFs to the iPhone and iPod touch. Safari Bookbag can be installed via the Apple App Store for no additional cost. Safari Books Online is the first online publisher to open their entire library to iPhone and iPod touch users. Read more
LivingSocial Releases Social Discovery iPhone Application
October 29, 2008
Bethesda, Maryland (PALLUXO!) October 29, 2008 - BrowserMedia is pleased to announce its participation in the release of an iPhone application for LivingSocial, a social discovery and cataloging network that allows more than 6.8 million users to review and share their favorite movies, books, games, music, restaurants and beer.
BrowserMedia worked closely with the LivingSocial team to develop an iPhone application front-end to their existing social networking platform. Features of the application include account integration via webservices, the ability to review, rate and share, the ability to take and upload photographs, the ability to search and browse reviews, integrated recommendations, and the ability to browse friend profiles and review feeds. To download the free application, visit: www.apple.com/iphone/appstore.
Kerry Gunther, President and CEO of BrowserMedia, said, “Native iPhone application development is an emerging technology that can expand customer reach and give you an edge over your competition. We’re especially proud of the co-development of LivingSocial’s iPhone application and the collaborative process with our friends at LivingSocial that led to its development.”
BrowserMedia’s dedicated iPhone technology practice group provides an end-to-end solution for native iPhone application development. Using an agile development approach, BrowserMedia’s development offering includes strategic assessment and product placement recommendations, information architecture, creative services, and Cocoa software development. Since the Apple iPhone SDK was released on March 6, 2008, BrowserMedia has successfully developed more than a half-dozen applications.
About the LivingSocial:
LivingSocial.com is a social discovery and cataloging network that allows people to review and share their favorite movies, books, games, music, restaurants and beer. As the most comprehensive interest-based online community, LivingSocial is now helping more than 6.8 million users catalogue their interests , seamlessly integrating with Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, hi5, and Orkut. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C. To start cataloging your interests, or to find out more information about LivingSocial, visit www.livingsocial.com.
About BrowserMedia:
BrowserMedia is a leading interactive web development and Internet software company. Since 1998, more than 230 commercial, association, and non-profit clients have chosen BrowserMedia to produce outstanding user experiences, generate new streams of revenue, and provide Internet solutions that better serve external customers and members, while streamlining internal business processes. Learn more about us at www.browsermedia.com. BrowserMedia’s featured product is BrowserCMS, an enterprise class, highly configurable web content management system developed with priority of scalability and integrations. Learn more at www.browsercms.com.
Contact:
BrowserMedia
Jack Dempster, 301-656-1144 x170
jdempster@browsermedia.com
Apple Releases iPhone 2.2 Firmware beta 2 to Developers
October 28, 2008
Apple has seeded iPhone 2.2 firmware beta 2 to developers, adding Google Street View support including the mass transit directions and schedules offered by Google Transit. Rumor has it, more exciting features are coming. Read more
Apple Focuses on Snow Leopard Parallel Computing Patent
October 28, 2008
Tired of new features, smart computer users are demanding more speed and stability, and Apple is there to deliver it. Apple’s next version of its Mac OS X operating system, Snow Leopard, will be optimized for multicore processors and will be designed to facilitate future Mac platform innovation. Read more
Microsoft Under Threat from Apple Unveils Windows 7
October 28, 2008
Two weeks after Apple unveiled a new line of MacBooks on October 14, Microsoft released key details today of the next generation of software that it hopes will run the world’s computers. The software giant, whose dominance is under threat from Apple, said Windows 7 will replace the disappointing Windows Vista in January 2010. Read more
Rogers Profits Big on iPhone 3G Sales in Canada
October 28, 2008
Rogers Communications Inc posted an 84 percent spike in quarterly profit, helped by what it called “simply phenomenal” sales of Apple’s iPhone, but lowered its 2008 outlook for its wireless unit as the costs to activate new subscribers mounted. Ted Rogers, the company’s chief executive, also focused his remarks on reassuring investors and analysts Read more
