Shodogg will let you pause and restart video from any device (exclusive)

There’s a series of DirecTV commercials where a TV viewer is immersed in an action scene but easily pauses and begins the scene where he left off in a different room. While that idea is easy to grasp, it’s not fully realized because our homes have more screens than just TVs. The viewer can’t begin watching again, on say, his smartphone.

Shodogg, a startup focused on consuming and syncing video easily across platforms and devices, … Continue Reading

iOS 5 available for all iPhone users October 12 with over 200 new features

Update: iOS 5 is now available for download.
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Apple announced today its latest mobile operating system update, iOS 5, will be available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners to download on October 12.

Today’s Apple event had little by way of new features available in iOS 5, but did recap what we can expect next Wednesday when we all plug into iTunes.

According to Scott Forstall, Apple’s senior vice president of iOS … Continue Reading

Google launches Chrome 12, pays out $10K to bug finders

Google on Tuesday launched a stable release of its Chrome 12 browser, including a tool to prevent downloading suspicious files. The company additionally noted that it had paid nearly $10,000 to people who found bugs and exploits in Chrome 12′s code.

Arguably the biggest enhancement the new Chrome offers is the ability to warn users before they download suspected malicious files, which can help keep users and businesses safe from malware. Using its Safe Browsing … Continue Reading

Apple's Reading List takes on Instapaper, ReadItLater

Apple is working on a feature called “Reading List” for its Safari web browser that will let users save stories to read later — pretty much the same thing that Instapaper and ReadItLater are doing now — reports MacRumors.

At the moment, Reading List only appears to be something that’s in early builds of Mac OS X Lion, Apple’s next operating system — but I would wager that it will also be something that’s implemented … Continue Reading

Microsoft shows off IE9 on Windows Phone 7, trounces iPhone, Android (video)

Microsoft wasn’t at all shy today about proclaiming the awesomeness of Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Phone 7, which will be part of a major fall update for the mobile platform.

Director of the Windows Phone program, Joe Belfiore, the closest thing the platform has to a public champion, showed off just how fast IE9 is compared to the iPhone 4’s browser and Android’s browser on the Nexus S. Not surprisingly, IE9 bested its competition … Continue Reading

Firefox 4 on Android will make iPhone users jealous

Mozilla’s latest mobile browser, Firefox 4, officially launches today after months of testing.

The browser brings features like Firefox Sync — which synchronizes tabs, personal data, and settings from Firefox 4 on any other platform — and a new interface that does away with distracting menus and icons. And of course, it’s also blazing fast.

Firefox 4 for Android shows just how innovative apps can be with an open mobile OS like Android. Apple’s iPhone … Continue Reading

Disconnect stops websites from tracking you

Still afraid of evil websites tracking you and stealing your information? Angel investor Dave McClure says Disconnect is the browser extension for you.

Chrome and Safari extension Disconnect, which blocks websites from tracking users and sending private information to other sites, launched today at the Launch conference in San Francisco.

The extension automatically stops pictures, icons and pixels on websites that send information to other sites from loading. Once installed, it adds a button next … Continue Reading

Google's Chrome browser hits 10 percent market share

While Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is still the dominant Web browser, Google’s Chrome has been growing consistently, as is evident from a new report from NetApplications. The report shows that Chrome’s slice of the market more than doubled during the past year, from 4.63 percent in December 2009 to 9.98 percent in December 2010.

Browser market share is closely watched for several reasons: It’s seen as a sign of health for the Internet strategies of major … Continue Reading

Mozilla ropes in ex-Adobe executive as new CEO

Mozilla Corporation announced today that it has appointed former Adobe executive Gary Kovacs at the helm of the company, ending the search for a new CEO to run the for-profit software subsidiary of the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation.

Kovacs was most recently general manager and vice president of mobile and devices at Adobe. He joined the software maker through its acquisition of Macromedia, where he was VP of Marketing prior, and has held senior roles at … Continue Reading

Apple catches up to Mozilla and Google, brings extensions to its Safari web browser

Apple released Safari version 5.0.1 today, and while the version number may seem minor, it’s actually a fairly important update since it finally brings extensions to the web browser.

Apple previously showed off its extensions last month, and Safari 5 users were able to get some early extensions from other sites, but this marks the first full release for extensions on the web browser. Today also marks the unveiling of Apple’s Extensions Gallery, which is … Continue Reading

iPad hacker group responds to AT&T, reminds Apple of major Safari exploit

Last night AT&T sent an email to iPad 3G owners regarding last week’s security breach (which has grabbed the FBI’s attention) that revealed the email addresses of around 114,000 iPad 3G customers. The email didn’t offer anything more than a quick summary of the situation, but AT&T made it clear that it viewed the hacker’s attempt as malicious, reports The New York Times.

The hacker group, known as Goatse Security, didn’t take too kindly to … Continue Reading

Safari 5 vs Internet Explorer 9: Why speed matters (video)

Last night AT&T sent an email to iPad 3G owners regarding last week’s security breach (which has grabbed the FBI’s attention) that revealed the email addresses of around 114,000 iPad 3G customers. The email didn’t offer anything more than a quick summary of the situation, but AT&T made it clear that it viewed the hacker’s attempt as malicious, reports The New York Times.

The hacker group, known as Goatse Security, didn’t take too kindly to … Continue Reading

Conduit announces Google Chrome support for its massive app platform

Last night AT&T sent an email to iPad 3G owners regarding last week’s security breach (which has grabbed the FBI’s attention) that revealed the email addresses of around 114,000 iPad 3G customers. The email didn’t offer anything more than a quick summary of the situation, but AT&T made it clear that it viewed the hacker’s attempt as malicious, reports The New York Times.

The hacker group, known as Goatse Security, didn’t take too kindly to … Continue Reading

Finally, Apple announces iPhone — vows to leapfrog other smart phones

Last night AT&T sent an email to iPad 3G owners regarding last week’s security breach (which has grabbed the FBI’s attention) that revealed the email addresses of around 114,000 iPad 3G customers. The email didn’t offer anything more than a quick summary of the situation, but AT&T made it clear that it viewed the hacker’s attempt as malicious, reports The New York Times.

The hacker group, known as Goatse Security, didn’t take too kindly to … Continue Reading