While SMS has already become one of the most important forms of communication in many parts of the world, the U.S. is only catching up to this trend slowly. Part Continue reading »

Just last week, we wrote about rumors that Google would be bringing offline access to Gmail and Google Calendar using Gears very soon. Today, Yahoo announced that it will be Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Google_Acquires_Microblogging_Service_Jaiku'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Finnish short messaging and microblogging service Jaiku has been acquired by Google, the company says. That Google bought this competitor

Twitter has been a runaway success since the status message inspired web app launched about a year ago. Its rapid adoption, ease of use and extensibility resulted in a lot Continue reading »

Open, freedom, dynamic, flexibility. Not words you'd traditionally associate with AOL. But they're pushing on with their Open AIM platform, announcing more upgrades to it today. The latest updates are: