Google Announces Mobile OS Android
Rumors about Google making a mobile phone have been floating around the internet for quite some time now. But after repeated denials by Google regarding the making of a phone. Google decided to launch Android the next generation Mobile OS that encourages an open environment, where the customer is the real king and not the service providers.. Android is a stripped down version of Linux, and it will be available under the very popular Apache Software Licence. By Being open source, I am sure Android will appeal to a large... Read The Rest →
Joost to have Chat thanks to Meebo
The Hottest Online Video Startup in town just got a little more hotter. Lets say its burning hot right now. Joost has just announced integration with Meebo to provide inline Chat into the Joost software that is installed on millions of PC’s worldwide. If you are a Meebo user, then you can chat within Joost to your buddies on Yahoo, AIM, Gtalk etc.. which means no more shuffling between your favorite messenger software and Joost, the best thing to happen to Online TV.. For the time being the Meebo integration... Read The Rest →
Take Amazing Screenshots in Firefox Using Fireshot
If you are a person who is regularly taking screenshots to share your screen with others then Fireshot is for you. There are variety of tools available in the market that allow you to take screenshots, but Fireshot stands out with its unique Image Annotation capabilities. Fireshot adds a toolbar to your Firefox Browser that allows you to take screenshots confidently from your Browser Window. Once you’ve taken the screenshot, the screenshot is displayed in a new window along with tools for adding text, transparent shapes you can use to... Read The Rest →
Time Machine Bug – Run Apps that Have been Deleted
Well, A lot of people have been complaining about Small but important bugs in the latest version of the Mac Operating system from the Cupertino based company that is Apple. There have been reports of BSOD’s (Blue Screen of Death), Random Crashes etc.. and here is one more that you can add to this list that continues to grow everyday. Please note that this bug may not be a bug for most people, but it is a bug nonetheless. I’m not bashing away Apple here, but I’d have expected Apple... Read The Rest →
Twitterrific Updated to Work with Leopard
If you are a Mac user and a Twitter Addict, then I am sure you have heard about Twitterrific, everyone’s favorite Twitter client on the Mac. Icon Factory the developers of Twitterrific have added support for Mac OS X Leopard in its latest version. If you are wondering what I am talking about then here what Icon Factory says about Twitterrific : Twitterrific is a fun application that lets you both read and publish posts or "tweets" to the Twitter community website. The application’s user interface is clean, concise and... Read The Rest →
Leopard – Tips and Tricks
Well the hackers are at it again, this time undoing the User Interface mess that Apple created with OS X Leopard. If you are one of the old time Mac Users, I am sure you have gotten used to an Opaque Finder, A Dock that is simple and has Triangular icons.. Well with Leopard Apple has removed all this and given us something that is flashy.. Well here are some tips that will restore your Dock and Finder to a state that you will love it even more. Tip 1... Read The Rest →
Are you a Java Developer? Then Don't Use Leopard!
Mac OSX Leopard has definitely been one of the best OS launches we have seen in years, but surely it didn’t come without its share of problems. Leopard users have had one major problem of Blue Screens popping out for some users and now the Java developers are having troubles getting Java to work with Apple’s latest OS. Following the release of Leopard on Friday the 26th of October, early users of Leopard complained of problems with Java on the system. The problem apparently is with the code that’s been... Read The Rest →
iPhone/iPod Touch Jailbreaking becomes Super Simple!
Jailbreaking your iPhone or iPod Touch couldn’t get any simpler than this. A team of hackers have come up with what is arguably the best way to jailbreak that Apple Toy of yours. Erica Sadun of the TUAW fame who was one of the developers of jailbreakme.com (I’m not linking to it, because it can wreak havoc with your Desktop Safari Browser) The jailbreak opens your iPhone for full disk access and installs Installer.app so you can add pretty much any third party application you like. To use it all... Read The Rest →
A Peek into the Future : Adium 2.0
Looks like everyone’s favorite IM client on the Mac, Adium will be getting a major upgrade following the launch of upgrade. Most notable new feature is ofcourse AV Chat on Adium. The Adium team has been busy and you can expect Adium 2 to be released very soon. Adium is the most used IM Client on OS X, but for a long due to inevitable comparisons with Apple’s own iChat, Adium lacked AV Chat and finally it is going to trump iChat in all respects. Well this release has taken... Read The Rest →
Webrunner now becomes Prism – A Mozilla Labs Project
If you have read about our previous review of Webrunner over here at dailyApps then I am sure that you would have noticed that Webrunner has a lot of potential to do well for productivity freaks like me. Well Mozilla took a step in the right direction and has updated Webrunner to a new version and has decided to call it by a slick new name "Prism". Well Apart from a new name, Webrunner aka Prism has also added a host of new features that should make Prism an exciting... Read The Rest →
