ReadWriteWeb: August 2008 Archives

U.S. Elections: Obama and McCain Start Sharing in Google Reader

Written by Frederic Lardinois / August 18, 2008 11:06 AM / 4 Comments

Google today announced that it has signed up the Obama and McCain campaigns to share blog posts and news items they read on Google Reader. This program, called Power Readers Continue reading »

Patents: GraphOn Sues Google for Connecting Databases to the Internet

Written by Frederic Lardinois / August 18, 2008 10:01 AM / 8 Comments

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GraphOn, which considers itself a "leading worldwide developer of server-based application publishing and Web-enabling software solutions," today announced that it is suing Google for infringing on four of GraphOn's patents. Continue reading »

First Android Phone Approved By FCC

Written by Sarah Perez / August 18, 2008 7:14 AM / 32 Comments

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Today, the news broke that the HTC Dream, the first handset to run Android (aka "the Google Phone") has been approved by the FCC. In the documents provided, it appears Continue reading »

The New Mint.com Launches: Site Redesigned, But Still No Data Upload

Written by Sarah Perez / August 18, 2008 5:00 AM / 9 Comments

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When Mint.com launched, they were taking a big risk - would people trust a web app to manage their finances online? Web 2.0 apps don't necessarily have a reputation as Continue reading »

David Hasselhoff Creates His Own Myspace for Fans

Written by Corvida / August 17, 2008 11:53 AM / 12 Comments

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People are definitely beginning to understand just how crazy social networks are getting. Facebook, Myspace, Bebo and many more are taking off and taking the world by storm. With Continue reading »

Vimeo AIR App Coming Soon?

Written by Corvida / August 17, 2008 11:29 AM / 2 Comments

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We have to admit that we have a thing for AIR apps. Most of our most popular desktop tools include AIR apps. From Twhirl to Snackr, they help us Continue reading »

Pandora On the Verge of Closing Shop

Written by Corvida / August 16, 2008 5:34 PM / 105 Comments

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Pandora is an internet radio service that allows you to create your own radio station based on songs and artists that you like. While you can't necessarily pick and Continue reading »

How to Use Qik to Video Record With Your iPhone

Written by Corvida / August 16, 2008 4:41 PM / 5 Comments

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Earlier this week we announced that popular livestreaming services Qik and Flixwagon were now available for the iPhone. Unfortunately, the only way to get these apps was to have Continue reading »

4 Great iPhone App Review Sites

Written by Corvida / August 16, 2008 11:45 AM / 16 Comments

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The iTunes App Store is a bit of a big deal these days. Several new applications pop up in the iTunes store every day. With hundreds of apps to Continue reading »

Weekly Wrapup, 11-15 August 2008

Written by Richard MacManus / August 16, 2008 5:00 AM

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It's the weekend, so time to review the week's web tech news, reviews and analysis on ReadWriteWeb. On the product side we looked at rising music social network Imeem, reported Continue reading »

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