| 8:42 PM: | For iPhone, the ‘New’ Is Relative. When the iPhone 3G goes on sale in AT&T and Apple stores, iPhone Mania will be considerably more muted. That's partly because the mystery is gone, partly because the AT&T service costs more and partly because there aren't many new features in what Apple is calling the iPhone 3G. David Pogue. | |
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| 8:40 PM: | Apple's new iPhone 3G: Still not perfect, but really close. For all the hoopla involving AT&T's speedier, third-generation network, I couldn't access 3G in parts of my northern New Jersey neighborhood and elsewhere. When the fast network isn't available, the phone automatically reverts to the pokier and oft-maligned Edge network. USA Today. | |
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| 8:36 PM: | Newer, Faster, Cheaper iPhone 3G. The base version of the new iPhone costs $199 — half the $399 price of its predecessor; the higher-capacity version is now $299, down from $499. Yet, this new iPhone is much, much faster at fetching data over cellphone networks because it uses a speedy cellular technology called 3G. And it now sports a GPS chip for better location sensing. Walt Mossberg. | |
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| 8:31 PM: | Flixwagon's Mobile Broadcasting Now Publicly Available. Mobile streaming service provider Flixwagon has added an array of new features in coincidence with its launch into public availability. TechCrunch. | |
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| 8:24 PM: | Bit.ly Is a Big Deal URL Shortener. Without registering for an API key, developers can shorten URLs, expand previously-shortened URLs, and get data about a Bit.ly URL. The information Bit.ly makes available includes the number of clicks, the referring sources of those clicks, and three sizes of thumbnails of the resulting web page. WebMonkey. | |
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| 2:50 PM: | SwitchAbit Launches Bit.ly, A Smarter TinyURL. Launching today: Bit.ly , a new Web URL-shortening tool from NYC-based SwitchAbit. Silicon Alley. | |
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| 2:18 PM: | With Lively, Google tries its own 'Second Life' Google's Lively project will look very familiar to those who've tried other virtual worlds, but it's got one big difference: it's part of the Internet. News.com. | |
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| 2:18 PM: | Google Launches Virtual World Called Lively. Google is launching a new service today called Lively, a browser based virtual world add-on that lets users create and customize avatars and worlds, interact with other users, and generally have a richer social interaction than is offered by GTalk today. TechCrunch. | |
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| 12:10 PM: | Bit.ly: Please Use This TinyURL of the Future. Bit.ly, a new URL shortening service from the innovation network Betaworks, is launching today with a staggering feature set for both end users and forward looking developers. ReadWriteWeb. | |
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| 11:16 AM: | Google's Handy Walking Directions To Pick Up Where Ask.com Left Off. Google is testing walking directions on its Maps site -- a once-handy Ask.com feature that no longer exists. Silicon Alley. | |
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| 9:12 AM: | Acer rolls out the Aspire X1200 home theater-friendly mini PC for $499. Acer's Aspire X1200, which for $450 includes on-board NVIDIA GeForce 8200 graphics, an AMD Athlon X2 2850e processor, and HDMI port. Acer promises full 7.1-channel audio support as well as the guts to work with H.264, VC1, and MPEG2 and the spunk to output 1080P. The whole shebang comes in a rack-friendly 10.6 x 4.0 x 14.4-inch enclosure. Engadget. | |
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| 9:01 AM: | Welcome to Drobo 2.0 -- Two Times Faster and Now Offering Firewire Support. Beginning today people can now begin placing orders for Data Robotic's second generation Drobo storage device. Drobo 2.0 will cost $499, the same price as the previous model. Thomas Hawk. | |
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| 7:59 AM: | Canon's EOS Rebel XS DSLR gets official, a price tag. The camera -- which ships in August -- will clock in at $699.99, and comes bundled with the EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens, rechargeable battery pack and charger, a handful of cables. Engadget. | |
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| 4:32 AM: | Get Productive with Social Media (and Stay Sane) We asked self-described social media junkie Steve Rubel for his tips on how to participate in online social sites like Twitter and FriendFeed without losing your entire workday. Here's what he said. Lifehacker. | |
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| 3:54 AM: | Sneak Peek of the 3G iPhone OS. We were able to take a look inside and find a few minute yet pretty cool changes. Wired. | |
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| 3:51 AM: | Eee PC 901 shows up for pre-order on Amazon for $399. A listing for an "Eee PC 900" with 16GB of flash and an Atom processor just went live on the etailer's site with a pre-order price of $399. Engadget. | |
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