Microsoft’s Bing App Debuts on iPhone–So When’s the Android Version Coming? (Plus Screenshots!)
AllThingsD
Microsoft’s feisty little search service, Bing, has finally made an iPhone app, which is now up on the Apple iTunes app store.
Bing showed off the free app at a party thrown by its mobile team in San Francisco tonight.
It’s a sweet little irony, since Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL) have been frenemies over the years.
But bowing to the power of the iPhone as the premiere smartphone out there, Bing has to be on its platform, if it wants to compete with Google (GOOG) and others in the mobile arena.
Web Faceoff: Digg vs. StumbleUpon vs. Reddit
Mashable
One of the most useful aspects of social media has been its power to help people discover people, content, and ideas that they would have otherwise missed. Born from that shared desire for discovery has been an abundance of incredible web communities. Some like Slashdot focus on technology, while others such as Twitter, are more about being open platforms for sharing.
Out of all of these communities though, a few stand out due to their highly engaged web communities and their unique technology for finding the best of the web. Social discovery sites Digg, StumbleUpon, and Reddit are three of the best examples of what happens when technology meets community.
Google Pals Up With T-Mobile to Push Its "Nexus One" Phone
AllThingsD
Google plans to sell its new phone without getting a wireless carrier to subsidize the handset. But that doesn’t mean it won’t work with a carrier: The search giant intends to launch its phone next year with the help of T-Mobile, say sources familiar with its plans.
Google (GOOG) has approached multiple carriers about supporting its new phone, which it has designed itself and will be produced by Taiwan’s HTC, sources say. But so far only T-Mobile has agreed to actively help push the phone via distribution channels and support infrastructure, I’m told.
Google’s Nexus One: What Makes it Different?
Mashable
Over the last 36 hours, the Google Phone – now known as the Nexus One – has gone from rumor to reality. The phone is already in the wild with some lucky Googlers dogfooding the device.
Of course, as more and more details about the Nexus One have emerged, we’re left with even more questions about this device and its place in the mobile industry. We’ve already discussed what the Nexus One will need to do to compete against the iPhone, but what about other Android devices? What makes the Nexus One different and how can it compete against the Droid? These are our biggest questions and observations about the Nexus One as it stands right now.
Widgets: "iPhone apps, I am your father."
TUAW
Don’t get me wrong, I love the iPhone and its App Store juggernaut, it’s just sometimes it seems that people have forgotten all about the iPhone app’s father: the Dashboard widget.
First introduced in Mac OS X Tiger in 2005, widgets changed the way people quickly accessed simple information on their Mac. And though Apple did not create the concept of a widget, it did present them in the best way.
With the press of a button I had access to my portfolio, my Yahoo! news, my local weather, calculators for everything, translators, you name it. Widgets were small, simple, and beautiful. They performed one function and did it exceedingly well. Widget ports created half of the first apps ported to the iPhone (think the Weather app, Calculator app, Clock app, and Stocks app).
Something’s changing in the iTunes App Store
TUAW
Jason Grossman, author of Irene’s Spirit, just tipped us that the look of the iTunes App store seems to be changing. At least that’s the case for his app, and we’ll be keeping an eye out to see if the rest of the store follows suit.
Instead of the gray background with descriptions on the right and pictures that can be clicked upon to change the picture, now the background is white, the pictures are all displayed using a scroll bar, with the review summary on the left and, as usual, reviews at the bottom.
Kayak’s New iPhone App Takes Flight
TechCrunch
Discount travel site Kayak has launched a new version of its popular, free iPhone app. The new app, which is already in App Store, includes a trips management tool, an upgraded user interface and faster search.
New features and upgrades include a two-dimensional desktop-style navigation system, an enhanced flight, hotel and car search design including a new scrolling calendar, faster search and additional search options and filters…
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- Milo.com founder says his local shopping startup isn’t threatened by Google
- Netvibes Wasabi is a Lightning Fast Feed Reader and Start Page
- GeoAPI Adds User Creation, Foursquare, YouTube, And Weatherbug Data
Divvyshot Releases iPhone App For Easy Photo Sharing
TechCrunch
Divvyshot, a startup that makes sharing photos between groups very easy, has just launched an iPhone app to make photo sharing on the go even easier. Divvyshot’s web service launched in private alpha in March 2009. Divvyshot still isn’t open to the public, but if you download their new iPhone app, you’ll be able to sign up for an account.
With the new Divvyshot iPhone app [iTunes link], the service is making it easier then ever to share photos on the go or to another Divvyshot user. Divvyshot already has deep integration with photo services including Flickr, Facebook and Twitter, and now you can upload all your photos from your phone. There’s just one catch — you’ll have to first manage these accounts from the Divvyshot website before you can use them on your phone.
Endemol’s ‘Married On MySpace’ Leaps From The Web To Si TV
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Add another show to the likes of Quarterlife-one of the only web-based series to make it to TV. (Let’s hope that this one fares better, though, as Quarterlife got canned by NBC after just one episode). Get Married on MySpace, the reality show that Endemol USA launched in March, has been picked up by Latino cable network Si TV, albeit in a slightly different format.
The new show, Elle & Tito: The Married Life, features the couple that got married social-media style, Elle and Tito…
- JanRain Raises $3.25 Million For Online Identity Technology
- Google Gets Its First Taste Of Facebook’s Realtime Stream
- Google Fully Embraces Realtime In Results. Twitter, MySpace, And Facebook All On Board.
- Liveblogging the Google Search Event: Twitter, MySpace, Gutenberg and Real-Time Search!
- MySpace To Push Updates To Google In Realtime
Hands-on with the JooJoo – CNET snagged the first journalists’ demo …
CNET
CNET snagged the first journalists‘ demo of the new JooJoo (formerly CrunchPad) Web slate on Fusion Garage CEO Chandra Rathakrishnan’s San Francisco media tour. Quick impressions: yeah, this is a really cool device. Everyone reading a tech site like CNET will want one. But will they pay the $499 going price for it? We don’t think so.
A slideshow of the JooJoo will be posting later; watch my twitter feed for updates.
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