Google App Inventor... the Cat's Meow. [VIDEO]

Google dropped a bomb today on the mobile app market… and Apple. It made App Inventor for Android available to the public, after one year of beta testing it in classrooms. It allows people who don’t know how to code (like me) to make Android apps. It’s entirely web-based and it seems that apps can [Read More...]

 
Rd.io Beta Invites Rolling Out... Streaming Music Service

I’ve been invited to the Rd.io private beta and I can bring 10 of you along with me. Just email JON@TBOTTLE.COM to request an invitation. It’s a streaming music service like Pandora but runs entirely on-demand with unlimited skipping.  The Rd.io subscription model is $4.99/month web-only or $9.99/month web and mobile. The beta invitations entitle [Read More...]

 
Salmon Protocol ~ Unifying the Conversations...

You might be thinking, “what the hell is this about?” Well, the Salmon Protocol is a solution to a problem. The problem is we have fragmented conversations across the web on multiple platforms. I blast out TechBottle on Twitter, Facebook and Buzz. I have personal accounts on all three too and sometimes cross-post to my [Read More...]

 
Skype Killer: Google Voice + Gizmo5 App Soon, Place and Receive VOIP Calls

Google Voice and Gizmo5 integration is far along and TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington is reporting that a desktop app for placing and receiving voice calls from the desktop is being internally tested at Google. I wrote about the Gizmo5 acquisition back in mid-November. I’ve been whining about the Google Voice project but this is a significant development, [Read More...]

Mar 312010
 
Jolicloud Netbook OS - Major Improvements

The Jolicloud team has been busy at work improving upon their free netbook OS. The latest improvements include: A new browser instead of Prism for the web apps. It’s called “Nickel” and it’s based on Chromium, the open source project behind Google’s Chrome browser. Nickel is HTML5 ready. New support for up 100+ 3G keys [Read More...]

 
OnLive Broadband Gaming coming June 17, 2010

This looks awesome! OnLive is a video gaming system of sorts that streams games without the need to download them in the entirety. Games are streamed on demand and they can be played on a computer or on a television (with a small box). OnLive officially launches on June 17, 2010 but you can find [Read More...]

 
How to try out Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx without screwing up your computer

Ubuntu 10.04 “Lucid Lynx” (Beta) is a viable alternative operating system to Microsoft Windows. This post details how you can try out Ubuntu without screwing up your computer or dual booting. The method I use is referred to as “virtualization” and relies upon free Sun VirtualBox.org software. VirtualBox runs on Windows, Mac and Linux. Begin [Read More...]

Mar 272010
 
Blackberry Beta Zone Goes Live

RIM is offering all Blackberry users the ability to participate in testing pre-release device software and RIM apps like the upcoming Twitter client (which sucks, stay with UberTwitter). Presently, the only offerings appear to be variants of OS 5.0 for the 8520 and 8530. I have to say, this Blackberry Beta Zone makes a ton [Read More...]

Mar 272010
 
HTC Desire Reviewed by TechRadar

The HTC Desire is being reviewed in the wild. The hardware is quite similar to the Nexus One but adds some additional bonuses like an optical navigation pad (pictured) and HTC’s proprietary Sense UI. TechRadar got their hands on one and posted a rave review: We liked nearly every single thing on the HTC Desire [Read More...]

Mar 242010
 
Blackberry BOLT Browser 2.0 Beta [Review]

One of my very first posts to this blog was a review of the Blackberry BOLT Browser by BitStream. It’s a phenomenal browser and it just got better, much better. I’ve already touted its speed, rendering accuracy (perfect scores on Acid3 test), keyboard shortcuts and magnification feature. The new public beta version brings the following improvements: [Read More...]

 
Lessons For The Opposite Sex ~ Leftos.com [Startup]

LEssons For The Opposite Sex, a/k/a Leftos, is a community-driven website where users ask questions, offer opinions and anonymously network to improve their social or sex lives. It’s a beta web app offered by a Detroit-based startup that launched the site approximately one year ago. Leftos is broken down into six main categories: Single, Dating, [Read More...]

 
Ubuntu Netbook Remix vs. Google Chrome OS [Netbooks]

This is a follow-up to my post entitled, “Linux Netbook Showdown: Ubuntu Netbook Remix vs. Jolicloud Pre-Beta,” which is one of my most popular posts. Between Ubuntu Netbook Remix (“UNR”) and Jolicloud, I opted for UNR. Now, I find myself preferring Hexxeh’s Chrome OS Flow, though my netbook can triple boot into Windows 7, UNR [Read More...]

Mar 102010
 
Play with Google, RSS Advancements

Google unveiled its latest lab today, Google Play (http://www.google.com/reader/play/), a magazine-style RSS reader. It shows thumbnails along the bottom edge and the viewing window enlarges images and makes them more prominent. A slideshow mode also makes Play dissimilar from Google Reader. Play includes the ability to “like” an item, share an item and star an item [Read More...]

 
Twitter for Blackberry by RIM Leaked [Downloads]

Not much to say about this other than BlackBerryRocks.Com just posted the links. See the post here: http://bit.ly/9pGQjl.  Use the Desktop Manager install. P.S. Can’t handle multiple accounts. P.P.S. WTF? RIM’s finally getting around to releasing a Twitter app when Twitter is about to be owned by Google Buzz? 9 million buzzes in 2 days.

 
Civilization Beta Tests on Facebook in June

Get ready to see your Facebook stream flooded with Sid Meier’s Civilization Network, a sequel to his popular Civilization franchise. It will begin beta testing in June. Sid has hinted at what players can expect in the game:

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