Yahoo peps Search, Mail and Messenger

Yahoo has added slew of new features and updates to its three core offerings – Mail, Search and Messenger. (more…)

Nokia introduces Booklet 3G 'mini laptop'

Nokia rocked the world this morning by introducing its spin on the laptop, called the Booklet 3G. If you’re the rude sort (like us) you could call it a fancy netbook, what with its Atom processor and 10.1-inch display, (more…)

Tech giants unite against Google

Three technology heavyweights are joining a coalition to fight Google’s attempt to create what could be the world’s largest virtual library. (more…)

PlayStation 3 Photo

Hot on the heels of K Mart’s pre-order page, comes Sony’s PlayStation 3 unveiling at Gamescom 09, complete with a non-blurry image of the console. (more…)

Gmail

Good thing Gmail is out of beta. It is now the third largest Web mail service in the U.S. In July, Gmail nudged past AOL Email with 37 million unique visitors compared to 36.4 million for AOL, according to comScore estimates. (Gmail is the orange line in the chart below). That puts Gmail within sight of the No. 2 player, Windows Live Hotmail, which has 47 million unique visitors. After that there is a wide gulf separating Yahoo Mail and its 106 million monthly unique visitors. (more…)

Facebook slims down

Facebook is testing out a pared-down “Lite” version in an aggressive move to attract more content-sharing. It comes a day after the company launched a real-time search and bought FriendFeed, showing that the company is incredibly focused on moving into the real-time space. The service is in beta testing and invites were sent to specific users. (The photo comes from Twitter and was spotted TechCrunch.) (more…)

IE6 - time enough?

Microsoft is sticking to its guns over its continued support of the much maligned IE6, insisting that it ‘keeps its commitments’. (more…)

Facebook Acquires FriendFeed

Facebook has acquired FriendFeed, we’ve learned. We’re gathering details now.

At this point details on the acquisition are still very sparse, but it’s clearly a good match. Over the last year or so, Facebook has “borrowed” quite a few features that FriendFeed popularized, including the ‘Like’ feature and an emphasis on real-time news updates. (more…)

Microsoft will own 3% of Publicis

Technology giant Microsoft is to sell its digital advertising arm Razorfish to French advertising company Publicis. (more…)