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Geotagging For Twitter Is Here
People have been buzzing about Twitter's upcoming geotagging feature for a while, and now the feature is finally here. The function is available through the API only, which means geotagging will not be available through Twitter.com. Although it will be available through Twitter clients like Birdfeed for the iPhone, Seesmic Web for your desktop, and Twidroid for Android phones, which are already supporting the new feature.
Daily Tech: The Pogoplug Shares Content Via Four USB Drives
- The Pogoplug is a neat gizmo that allows you to share movies, music, or photos using four USB drives — Gizmodo
- The BlackBerry Curve 8530 is now available from Verizon — RIMarkable
- American Airlines has just launched a widget that will let you know if your plane has WiFi — Engadget
- Check out the ultimate holiday smartphone buying guide — CrunchGear
- Vive la France! Twitter is now available in French — TechCrunch
- Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom for the Wii is a great game for kids ages 3 to 6 — USA Today
AT&T vs. Verizon: Who Will Back Down First?
AT&T and Verizon clearly don't get along — after several commercials and one lawsuit, the feud doesn't look like it's ending anytime soon. Today in AT&T vs. Verizon drama: a new AT&T commercial features a checklist of reasons AT&T is better than Verizon, and why you, too, should believe that AT&T is the best wireless network in America.
What's Twitter's New Question?
Quick — and no peeking! Yesterday, Twitter changed the question on the top of the home screen. It used to say, "What are you doing?"
Google Introduces Tasty iGoogle Themes
Just in time for the holidays, Google has rolled out some food-inspired Gourmet themes and gadgets that are sure to tantalize your taste buds. There's already a wide selection of iGoogle Themes to choose from, but now you can spruce up your iGoogle page with a mouthwatering Paula Deen theme, a Jamie Oliver theme, a Crumbs Bake Shop theme, an Emeril Lagasse theme, and more.
And I'm sure YumSugar will be hear about the long list of iGoogle cooking gadgets that are sure to come in handy this holiday season.
Daily Tech: Find Out What Google's Chrome OS Is All About
- Gizmodo explains to the rest of us why Google Chrome matters — Gizmodo
- The next Flip camcorder is rumored to include WiFi — Engadget
- More than 300,000 people in Bangladesh have signed up for English classes that will take place via cell phones — Switched
- This Space Invaders car is too cute for words — Kotaku
- Here are five rules to follow when buying an HDTV — CrunchGear
- Looks like Apple's iTablet won't be making its debut until late 2010 — Wired
The Webby Awards Name Top Internet Moments of the Decade
The 2000s were an important decade for the Internet. It was a platform for endless amounts of innovation, a ton of new ideas and content, and it brought lots of change. In fact, I'd be hard pressed to whittle down all of the important things that have happened into a list of only 10.
The Palm Pre Now $80 and Palm Pixi Now $25 From Amazon
Palm's Pixi, just landed in stores across the country, and it's already dropped to $25 on Amazon. That's right, if you sign up for a new two-year contract plan from Sprint, you can save quite a bit of money off the original price tag. I know most of you weren't over excited about the Pixi, but for $25, I can't help but recognize this impressive deal.
Unfriend: The New American Dictionary's Word of the Year
The New Oxford American Dictionary just released its annual Word of the Year and it's unsurprisingly tech-related. This year's honor goes to "unfriend," defined as by the dictionary as, "To remove someone as a 'friend' on a social networking site such as Facebook."
The Word of the Year is chosen from newly created words by researchers based on language trends, popularity, and cultural significance.
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