Here’s the latest:
New online video service Pitchfork.tv launches — The well known music blog Pitchfork has launched its foray into online music video realm and has gotten generally positive reviews. ReadWriteWeb thinks it may challenge the just announced MySpace Music (our coverage), while NewTeeVee thinks it is “catering to the T-shirt-wearing, black-rimmed-glasses set,” which exactly describes me right now — better go try it.
Google Search hits 67 percent share in March — New data from Hitwise shows that Google’s search share in the U.S. continues to grow while its main competitors, Yahoo and Microsoft, continue to fall. This 67 percent marks Google’s all-time high, Silicon Alley Insider notes.
Apple notebooks to be redesigned and the 3G iPhone in 60 days? — Two fairly large Apple rumors have been circulating the past few days. First, both the MacBook and MacBook Pro lines of Apple notebooks are expected to undergo massive changes in their look and structure after remaining fairly consistent over the past several years. The new look could be along the lines of the aluminum and black seen in the new iMac series and to some extent with the MacBook Air and iPhone, notes AppleInsider.
Meanwhile, Wall Street Journal reporter Walt Mossberg matter-of-factly stated that the 3G iPhone would be out within 60 days during a Beet.tv executive summit last week. Mossberg is one of the select journalists that gets their hands on Apple products early, so if anyone would know something, it could very well be him. Watch the video yourself below (Mossberg’s comments are about 6:30 in):
Scrabble officially launches a Facebook app, kind of – After months of legal wrangling to try and shut down the hugely successful Facebook app, Scrabulous, the makers of the actual board game have released their own version. There is one huge problem with this new application made by RealNetworks’ Gamehouse: It’s only available if you live outside the United States, as CNET reports.
TripIt Mobile to make traveling easier — The online travel organizer has released a mobile version of the site that will allow you to organize itineraries on your phone rather than having to print out multiple sheets of paper. The service also has a “closeness alert” feature which tells you when someone on your friend list is near where you are traveling, reports CenterNetworks.
