 | | Hands-on with Wave: Weird and quite wonderful | | Google just opened up to a limited audience its very interesting communications experiment called Wave. Our hands-on evaluation: there's a lot to like. It really is a more contemporary take on communications. But it will knock many e-mail users off-balance. Even Wave's own software engineering manager, Lars Rasmussen, told me, "It takes a little getting used to," and, "We're still learning how to use it." Imagine how everyone else will feel. Wave is real-time e-mail. What that means is that when you're writing a reply to a message (or "wave") that you receive in the system, the recipient can see what you are typing as you type it. It's weird, but quite wonderful.
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Webware.com |  | | New on Webware.com | | | PayPal and Picnik come to Yahoo Mail
Posted by Tom Krazit
Yahoo has added new applications for its users in another step toward giving its users more and more to do from within Yahoo. The company plans to announce the limited beta of three new Yahoo Mail applications from PayPal, Picnik, and Zumo Drive on Friday. Yahoo Mail users who have indicated an interest in signing up for Yahoo's beta programs will be the first to get a crack at the new services, with the applications coming to the wider user base over the next several months. Read more |  | Google debuts Chrome for Mac, Linux
Posted by Stephen Shankland
Google released Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux Thursday--but only in rough developer preview versions that the company warns are works in progress. Until now, Google's open-source browser has been a Windows-only product, and some Mac and Linux users have been clamoring for their own version. Google coders have been working to rebuild some Chrome components, such as its graphical interface and its sandbox that isolates different processes from each other, to move beyond just Windows. Read more | | INQ phone lets you tweet for cheap
Posted by Dara Kerr
U.K.-based cell phone maker INQ will be introducing the Twitter phone--the latest in its line of "social networking phones"--by the end of the year. The device lets users tweet on the go without having to pay the high prices of smartphones like the iPhone and BlackBerry. According to Reuters, the Twitter phone will cost carriers less than $140. Read more | | Does Opera outperform iPhone's Safari browser?
Posted by Jessica Dolcourt
The problem with statistics is that it's too easy to jigger data down to numbers that prove in the end how quickly the exercise can resemble art as much as science. Take the latest stats regarding Opera's mobile performance, for instance. StatCounter's Tuesday graph showed proof of Opera's climb above the iPhone's Safari browser for the month of May. Read more | | NextStop takes on local reviews in 160 characters
Posted by Josh Lowensohn
New reviews site NextStop lets anyone write a quick 160-character take on local attractions from around the world. In comparison with other mainstream reviews services like CitySearch and Yelp, this size limitation forces users to keep their rants and raves short and to the point. Read more | | | | Webware in your living room | | | Facebook, Twitter come to Xbox Live
Posted by Caroline McCarthy
It might not be as hotly anticipated as the Beatles: Rock Band game, but Microsoft announced at its annual press briefing at the E3 Expo that Facebook and Twitter will be coming to the Xbox Live service. The press event included short demonstrations of what are effectively Facebook and Twitter clients for the gaming console, aesthetically adapted to the Xbox Live interface. Read more | | YouTube making jump to TV screens
Posted by Greg Sandoval
Google's video service is rolling out a new browser feature, called YouTube XL, designed to present YouTube videos on big screens, company managers said Tuesday. It's a much more stripped down player. There are no scroll bars or viewer comments. There's little more than a search field and video thumbnails to help direct users. YouTube XL will work with any Web-connected device and on any browser. Read more | | | | | | Stay informed on the tech topics that matter to you most |
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