Technology News

Facebook Open Graph: The Definitive Guide for Publishers, Users and Competitors

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2010

Facebook just shook the tech world by announcing several major initiatives that collectively constitute an aggressive move to weave the social net on top of the existing Web.

The rumors were that the leading social network would launch a “Like" button for the entire Web. Instead, Zuckerberg & Co. unveiled a bold and visionary new platform that cannot be ignored. The bits of this platform bring together the visions of a social, personalized and semantic Web that have been discussed ...

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Concerned About Facebook? You're Probably Getting Old

Source: Michael Ricci
May 12, 2010

Shortly after Facebook announced a bevy of new features at its F8 Developer conference last month, the backlash began.

Since then, the number of people looking for ways to delete their Facebook account has been on the increase to the point where it made the list of Google search suggestions yesterday for the words “How do I".

According to YouGove BrandIndex, a company that measures “consumer perception", this backlash is occurring primarily among the 35+ crowd, while the social network ...

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iPhone Credit Card Reader Lets You Accept Plastic Anywhere

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2010

Square Mobile Credit Card System (Beta)

Did your Girl Scout cookie sales drive flop because nobody carries cash anymore? If so, you may need to get Square, the mobile payment solution from Twitter founder Jack Dorsey that allows anyone with an iPhone to take plastic. Square, which launched Tuesday with iPhone and Android support, is a small, plastic cube about the size of two Chiclets. From its bottom side an audio connector plugs into the headphone port on your phone. ...

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Embed Videos in Your Web Pages Using HTML5

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2010

HTML5 video is taking the web by storm.

Not only has a very public (and contentious) debate unfolded on the web about the efficacy of presenting videos using HTML5 instead of Flash, but momentum is gathering behind the nascent web standard.

From giant video sites like YouTube to Wikipedia, everyone it seems wants to get their video out of Flash and into native web formats. With Microsoft recently announcing it will support the HTML5 video tag in the coming Internet ...

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Kaleidescape Forges Ahead with Blu-Ray Copying, but with Limits

Source: Michael Ricci
May 12, 2010

Having defended itself against one costly attack by the Hollywood establishment, Kaleidescape seems ready to pick another fight.

The first lawsuit pitted an entertainment industry trade group against Kaleidescape's home video jukebox system, which copies conventional DVDs onto hard drives.

On Tuesday morning, Kaleidescape announced an upgrade that can copy high-definition Blu-ray discs as well. The move seems like a, well, aggressive reading of the license agreement that manufacturers of Blu-ray players must sign. But the company is also making ...

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Head-Direct HiFiMan HM-801 Audio Player

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2010

Suck It, iPod: Meet the King of Geeky Portable Audio Devices It used to be there were only two ways to improve the sound quality on your portable music player: Ditch the shoddy included earbuds for real headphones, or hook in a headphone amplifier. Now there's a third option, in the form of the HiFiMan HM-801 Audio Player. This is, without a doubt, the first audiophile-worthy portable digital audio player I've encountered in the past 13 years of covering portable ...

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5 Things Apple Must Do to Look Less Evil

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2010

It's appropriate that the Apple logo on the iPad is black. The Cupertino, California, company's image is taking on some awfully sinister tones lately.

For a company that made its name fighting for the little guy, it's a surprising reversal. In the past, Apple touted itself as the computer company for nonconformists who “Think Different." Now the company is making moves that make it look like the Big Brother it once mocked. First Apple tightened its iron grip on the ...

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A Faster WI-Fi Format Aims to Eliminate Most Wires

Source: Michael Ricci
May 10, 2010

Ready to cut the cord? The next generation of Wi-Fi technology could make most wires obsolete. The Wi-Fi Alliance, an organization that certifies wireless industry standards, announced the specification for a new format for transmitting data over the air at speeds up to 10 times faster than today's top-of-the-line hotspots. The nonprofit group is billing the technology as a replacement for most wired connections between electronics. In cooperation with the Wireless Gigabit Alliance, the Wi-Fi Alliance will lobby wireless networking ...

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