Headlines for October 1st, 2009
Posted on 01. Oct, 2009 by [modern media mom] in Lastest Headlines, Latest News, Links & Resources
- Will gamers go for Sony’s PSPgo? – "Sony’s new handheld gaming machine has barely just arrived on the scene and already gamers all over the world are gathering around, pelting it with questions like a mob of relentless reporters dogging a famous defendant outside a courthouse"
- Google’s Mobile Local Search Evolves – "Google has added new features to its mobile search that include synchronicity with a desktop version of Google Maps and categories that you can browse, so you can search without typing."
- Google Wave Invites for Sale on eBay – "With Google releasing 100,000 invites to test the beta version of the much-hyped Wave, one enterprising blogger decided to capitalize on all the buzz surrounding the new messaging and collaboration tool by selling his invite on eBay."
- Kindle DX: Not Ready for School? – "Amazon's Kindle DX is a lean and elegant eBook reader that may someday replace textbooks–or so they say. But is the device up to the task? According to a Princeton University study, the Kindle DX suffers from poor annotation tools and slow performance. And while future generations of Kindles (and/or other e-readers) may very well dispatch back-breaking textbooks to the trash heap of higher learning, they're not quite there yet."
- Google rolls out preview of Wave – "Google hit a key milestone Tuesday for a product that the search giant hopes will transform how people communicate and collaborate online, and perhaps hook more users on Google's menu of Web-based services."
- How to avoid monster fees when using your iPhone abroad – "The international roaming calling rates are bad enough, but data usage is what really delivers the sting. The root of the problem is that the iPhone, with all its apps, positively inhales data. Because domestic plans feature unlimited data, few users bother to track the amount they send and receive."
