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SPB Wallet Lands on Mac

Submitted by Webmaster on Thursday November 12, 2009

Many moons ago I used SPB Wallet on my Pocket PC. And by many moons, I mean not long after Y2K — you kids will have to look that one up on Wikipedia. The application stores passwords, credit card numbers and other personal data in a virtual wallet. There was also a Windows.

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Technology > Software

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In Depth: 20 essential free apps for your new Windows 7 PC

Submitted by Webmaster on Wednesday November 11, 2009

The world feels like a better place when developers work hard to create amazing free software that does the job just as well, or even better than the paid versions. Here are 20 free Windows 7 applications that stand out in terms of quality of results you get of them. Ninite is a quick and easy way to download most of these applications into a single customised installer.1. GIMP The Paint applicat

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Operating Systems > MS Windows

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Google Creates New Open Source Programming Language

Submitted by Webmaster on Wednesday November 11, 2009

Google has invented a new programming language designed to reduce the complexity of coding without compromising the performance of applications. Called Go, the language has been tested internally at Google but is still at an experimental stage, so the company is releasing it as open-source code in the hope that it will get help with its future development.

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IT Vendors/Companies > Google

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Google to have larger iPhone ad presence with AdMob acquisition

Submitted by Webmaster on Wednesday November 11, 2009

Google's purchase of AdMob Inc. will make it the Internet's largest mobile advertising company, and CEO Eric Schmidt said the acquisition will allow Google to have a presence in more iPhone applications.

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Cellular/Mobile Phones > IPhone

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Steer and Drive a Car Using an iPhone

Submitted by Webmaster on Tuesday November 10, 2009

While I’d never advocate this hack from a safety perspective, it’s one of the most amazing uses of an iPhone I’ve seen yet. The real magic is in all of the motors and gizmos to make it work, but Make shows that the Do It Yourselfers at Waterloo Labs are actually driving a car using

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Cellular/Mobile Phones > IPhone

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Orange Launch Day iPhone Sales Set a Record

Submitted by Webmaster on Tuesday November 10, 2009

Today is the day the iPhone stopped being an exclusive in the UK. Officially, as of 7 A.M. this morning, the device went on sale at Orange retailers across the UK, and the carrier is already claiming that the iPhone has gone over exceedingly well with consumers, despite it already having been available to O2

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Cellular/Mobile Phones > IPhone

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Users: New Oracle support portal a `fiasco`

Submitted by Webmaster on Tuesday November 10, 2009

A number of Oracle users are infuriated by reported access and performance issues with the vendor's new My Oracle Support portal, which superseded the long-standing Metalink site on Nov. 6.

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IT Vendors/Companies > Oracle

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Jailbreakers: First iPhone Worm Discovered, Features Rick Astley

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday November 09, 2009

The first iPhone worm has been discovered. It comes to us via Australia, and appears to be limited to that country for now, although it has the potential to spread. It also stars Rick Astley, so to speak. The work changes the iPhone’s wallpaper to an image of the 1980’s pop singer, who’s enjoyed

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Technology > Security

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Some iPhone Coders Padding Resumes With Lies

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday November 09, 2009

According to a report by the Silicon Alley Insider, if you’re looking to hire an iPhone dev, it’s probably best to make sure you do a thorough background check before you do. Some coders have been claiming credit for work they didn’t do, and are using the false accolades to try and wrestle more work

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Cellular/Mobile Phones > IPhone

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Ribbit Mobile Enters Beta; Invitations Available for WWD Readers

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday November 09, 2009

The folks at Ribbit Mobile are offering 100 invitations to WebWorkerDaily readers for the beta of their new communication service. Just sign up on the reservations page, and enter the invite code “wwd09″ in the appropriate box.
Ribbit Mobile has more features than Google Voice, and reminds me a bit of VoxOx, which I wrote about

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Technology > New Feature/Release

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Creating Social Value in the Midmarket

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday November 09, 2009

Companies need good insight into why Enterprise 2.0 technology is essential to building the business... and it starts with changing the culture

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Technology > General

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Google to Purchase AdMob

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday November 09, 2009

Google agreed to buy start-up AdMob, which runs a mobile-ad marketplace, for $750 million in stock.

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IT Vendors/Companies > Google

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Zune HD Firmware Updates -- Predictive Text, Better Keyboard, Desktop Site View

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday November 09, 2009

Thanks to a firmware update, Microsoft addressed some of the little niggles in the Zune HD. Matt Miller upgraded his device to version 4.3 and sees a fair number of positive changes:

Faster web browser
Option in browser for desktop or mobile sites
Predictive text in the keyboard
Auto capitalization
Larger landscape keyboard
Toggle between seek or presets for radio
Support for

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Technology > New Feature/Release

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EyeTV on the iPhone: In-Depth

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday November 09, 2009

Recently, Elgato released EyeTV for the iPhone (AppStore Link). At a cost of $4.99, its marketing blurb offers the following functionality: With the EyeTV app, you can watch, record, and enjoy live and recorded TV on your iPhone or iPod touch. At last, you don't have to leave all your great TV shows at home; the EyeTV

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Cellular/Mobile Phones > IPhone

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How Ad-Juster Saved Me From The Ad Ops Brink

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday November 09, 2009

Working at a startup, I wear a lot of hats. Although my title is Sales & Marketing Associate, what that really means is ad sales/marketing/event planning/writing/campaign maintenance/scheduling/invoicing/ad trafficking/ad operations/everything else. 
The most time-consuming part of my job is compiling ad delivery reports for our advertisers so we can ensure their campaigns are on track.

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Technology > Advertising

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Subsidized Toshiba Netbook Comes with 3G, Windows XP

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday November 09, 2009

Looks like you can add Toshiba to the ranks of netbook brands going the subsidy route. Over the weekend, jkOTR reader Hector Gomez and I both saw the deal in this week's Best Buy circular & which is actually square, not circular at all. The standard $399 price for a

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Technology > Marketing/Promotion

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Microsoft buys bridge between Java and .Net developers

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday November 09, 2009

Microsoft is acquiring SourceGear's Teamprise suite, which lets Java developers build apps via Visual Studio TFS.

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IT Vendors/Companies > Microsoft

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Microprocessor sales reach record levels, says IDC

Submitted by Webmaster on Monday November 09, 2009

Intel's Atom processor, which is used in netbooks, helped PC microprocessor makers sell record numbers of chips during the third quarter, although the overall value of the market fell, according to market researcher IDC.

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Technology > Business

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Microsoft Gives Up Windows Mobile Licensing Rights to BSquare

Submitted by Webmaster on Friday November 06, 2009

Say what? Did you read that headline correctly? I believe that you did, and it is befuddling to say the least. Microsoft has signed an agreement with BSquare giving them the international rights to distribute and support Windows Mobile products, including Windows Mobile 6.5.
"Microsoft is pleased to announce Bsquare as the first distributor for the [...]

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Technology > Laws/Policies

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New Twitter features borrow from 3rd party clients

Submitted by Webmaster on Friday November 06, 2009

Twitter feels more and more like an ecosystem these days. Twitter takes features out of clients and rolls them into the API. The client devs incorporate new Twitter features and then extend them. In the end, everybody wins!

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Popular Websites > Twitter.com

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