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Free iPhone Application Released by Jazz Trumpeter Carl Saunders

Source: All About Jazz
July 11, 2009

Available now in the Applications store at Apple iTunes Los Angeles, California -- Los Angeles-based trumpeter Carl Saunders announces the immediate availability of his iPhone application. Anyone owning an Apple iPhone or iTouch can download the Carl Saunders application for free. We believe this to be the first iPhone application for any jazz artist. The Carl Saunders application includes audio samples of every tune on two of Carl's most successful CD's: “BeBop Big Band” and “Can You Dig Being Dug?”. ...

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New York Times Considering Charging Online

Source: PC Magazine
July 11, 2009

The New York Times is considering a five-dollar per month charge for access to its Web content, according to Bloomberg. The newspaper floated the idea to its print subscribers in a survey, which also reportedly asked about a discounted $2.50 Web access rate for subscribers. The Times already dabbled in subscription-based services back in 2007 with the now-defunct Times Select, which provided paid access to columnists' content. That section attracted 200,000 users, or about $10 million a year in revenue, ...

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Google's Chrome Os: Next Up, a Web Tablet?

Source: PC Magazine
July 10, 2009

Google's evolution follows an interesting trend. And if the line holds true, I think we can guess what comes next after the Chrome OS. I tweeted as much earlier yesterday, (with a timeline error or two; blame the doctor's office) but I'll recap it here and extrapolate out further. Google began as a search engine using the stanford.edu domain (1996); emerged as Google.com, a Web site (1997); as a toolbar (2000); then evolved into a home page (2005, later rebranded ...

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Google Announces Chrome Operating System

Source: PC Magazine
July 10, 2009

was poised to continue its netbook dominance with Windows 7, Google on Wednesday announced an OS of its own, Google Chrome OS, which will run on both x86 and ARM systems. The emphasis of the OS is the same as what netbooks were originally designed for: light, Web-based computing. Obviously, Windows XP wasn't designed for such a scenario, but its relative light weight, low cost, and familiarity have made it a big hit with netbook buyers. Google's new open-source OS ...

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Believe It or Not, Gmail is Beta No More

Source: PC Magazine
July 10, 2009

On Tuesday, Google removed the “beta" tag of four high-profile Web properties, including Gmail, which had languished in beta form for over five years. Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and Google Talk are all now official products, Matt Glotzbach, director of product management for Google Enterprise, said in an interview. Google also announced that Fairchild Semiconductor is the latest high-profile business to switch over to Google Apps, bringing its 5,500 employees over from the Lotus Notes platform, Glotzbach said. In ...

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Need a Scratch Pad for Search? Yahoo Has One

Source: PC Magazine
July 10, 2009

Most of the hubbub about search lately has centered on Bing and Google. But the one that started it all, Yahoo, will try to make its own splash in search, with a new feature called Search Pad. The service will go live Tuesday night at 9:00 PM Pacific Time. Basically, Search Pad pops up a window that saves your search process as clickable links, that can be saved to the Yahoo service if you're logged in. Search Pad will automatically ...

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Google Will Launch Chrome OS -- Its Own Operating System

Source: Michael Ricci
July 8, 2009

'This is a direct attack on Microsoft's revenue base,' one analyst says. Google says it expects Chrome OS, initially aimed at users of netbooks, to reach the market in the second half of 2010.

It is the war of the tech titans.

Google will launch its own operating system, attacking the heart of Microsoft's business empire.

In a blog posting Tuesday night, Google Inc. said it will unveil Chrome OS, an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be ...

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Five Things Googles Chrome OS Will Do for Your Netbook

Source: All About Jazz
July 8, 2009

Chrome OS, Googles newly announced computer operating system, is coming this autumn and promises to revolutionize netbooks and other underpowered machines.

Essentially, the OS is a small, fast-booting platform whose purpose is to run a browser, and from there all the Google apps and other web services you know and love. But why bother? Your netbook already has a browser and access to Googles applications. What could Chrome do for you and your netbook?

Cost Netbooks are cheap. ...

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