A few countries are already seeing the pilot program of Youtube's new subscription tier to skip those darn ads. With Youtube videos now being peppered with ads every 10 minutes or so, this is a…
Google officially launches goo.gl URL shortener
Google has finally released it's own brew of it's URL shortening service to the public. Dubbed as the Google URL Shortener (goo.gl), it has been part of the Google Toolbar and Feedburner syndication service at…
Mobile: Flash 10 runs better than HTML5
Flash is faster and much more efficient than HTML5 on mobile phones, that is if Web developer Christopher Black's conclusions hold water. Black says, "HTML5 will sit side by side with Flash. Gradient fonts, drop…
Download Internet Explorer 9 BETA
Microsoft has released the public BETA of Internet Explorer 9 and it is available for download to all Windows Vista and Windows 7 users. IE9 packs a lot of enhancements and features such as HTML5…
Sony to setup an iTunes rival
Sony is set to launch a new service that's meant to rival Apple's iTunes. The announcement was made public Wednesday, September 1 at the IFA Technology Conference fair in Berlin, Germany . Details are still…
Yahoo! now officially powered by Bing
The transition from Yahoo's own search engine to Microsoft's latest search engine, Bing has begun. Yahoo! announced the completed conversion today: its Web, image, and video search experiences on both desktop and mobile devices are…
Internet Explorer 9 BETA to arrive in September
Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner has revealed at the company's annual financial analyst meeting that the first beta of the Internet Explorer 9 Web browser is planned for release in September. According to Microsoft,…
YouTube videos now 15 minutes long
An increase in YouTube's maximum video length is one of the site's most requested features and today, Joshua Siegel, product manager for upload and video management, announces just that. The limit for Youtube videos are…
Firefox unveils a new way of tabbing
With Firefox 4 still in Alpha testing, Mozilla is looking to introduce a new feature called Tab Candy. Mozilla’s Aza Raskin says that it’s still early in testing mode but you can get it with…