Blog Profile / ReadWriteWeb
| URL : | http://www.readwriteweb.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Technology | |
| Posts on Regator: | 23839 | |
| Posts / Week: | 86.2 | |
| Archived Since: | March 2, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Handbrake, The Best Video Conversion Tool You've Never Used
For some bizarre reason, you've probably never used Handbrake, arguably the world's best video transcoder. Maybe you're too young to have ever used a DVD ("Grandpa, tell me about the time when Netflix sent those DVD things via that thing called 'the mail'"). Show More Summary
Office For iOS App Limited In Audience, Features
The unthinkable has happened: Microsoft Office has finally arrived on the iPhone. Microsoft has quietly released a new app in the U.S. that brings the functionality of Microsoft Office to Apple's mobile platform - though sadly just for the iPhone at this time. There is, however, a catch: the app, while free, is useful for Office 365 subscribers only. Show More Summary
What's Holding Up The Internet Of Things
The Internet of Things - in which ordinary objects get smart and connected, making possible all sorts of new services - promises to give us smarter cities, fewer traffic jams, a cleaner environment and a Series victory for the Cubs.Show More Summary
Meet Brief: A New Design Collaboration Tool To Power Mobile App Innovation
One of the big problems in today's technology landscape is the lack of solid tools to help designers create better software. Now that Apple has seen fit to update the iPhone's look and feel with iOS 7, it’s even more critical for app...Show More Summary
My Fitbit Flex Hasn't Changed My Life, But It's Telling Me What's Wrong
I woke up this morning to the gentle buzz of the Fitbit Flex's silent alarm. It's one of the device's nicest features, despite having nothing whatsoever to do with fitness tracking.
And that's the limitation I've found after spending...Show More Summary
The New Mad Men Of Advertising Are... Everywhere
Crowdsourced advertising platforms - some with Silicon Valley backing - are sprouting up to liberate untapped talent from around the world and remake television (and video) advertising. Companies such as Tongal, Zooppa, Poptent and others...Show More Summary
Watch Your Twitter Life Flash Before Your Eyes
The most ephermeral social platform of all, Twitter is designed for real-time conversation - and if you miss the joke, the moment or the meme, well, you miss the boat. That's where Vizify has been helping out. Today the company, in partnership...Show More Summary
How To Downgrade From iOS 7 Beta Back To iOS 6 The Right Way
Upgrading to iOS 7 is a pretty painless process. All that's required is an Apple Developer account and the time it takes to download the install file. Going back, however, is not quite as easy.
Unlike instances in the past where upgrading...Show More Summary
Apple Realizing There Is No Sanctity With The iPhone
At some point, rumors become so persistent it is hard to dismiss them out of hand. Apple building cheaper iPhones retailing for $99? Yeah, there may be something to this after all.
Reuters reports, based on sources in Apple’s Asian supply chain, that the company is considering building two new iPhones. Show More Summary
Red Hat Looks Beyond Linux For Its Next Decade Of Growth
Ten years ago, Red Hat went "all in" on the enterprise. While the open-source software vendor had been selling distributions and support for Linux since 1993, it wasn't until 2003 that Red Hat completely dedicated its brand to the enterprise. Show More Summary
When Will Yahoo Actually Start Making Money?
Does anyone, including the folks at Yahoo, have a clue what Yahoo is doing these days? Fresh off a $1.1 billion buy of Tumblr, the company made two separate buys in wildly disparate sectors yesterday, leaving more than a few questions...Show More Summary
Pinterest: One Man's Surprising Journey
Pinterest is one of the most popular social media networks on the planet, yet for many men it remains a profound mystery. So I decided it was time to see what was really going on over there. First, the general perception that Pinterest is a largely female domain is not wrong. Show More Summary
What Instagram Taught A Photographer About Life
Dirk Dallas, a graphic designer currently residing in southern California, downloaded the photo-sharing and -filtering app Instagram the day it came out on October 6, 2010. He then promptly deleted it.
“It didn't make sense because unless...Show More Summary
How Apple's iOS 7 Changes Everything For App Designers
If you are a mobile developer getting to know what’s new in iOS 7, you’ve actually got it fairly easy. It’s the mobile designers who are banging their heads against the wall.
Everything app designers knew about the look and feel of iOS has basically been tossed out the window in iOS 7. Show More Summary
The Road Home: Rebirth Of A Sony PlayStation Fangirl
My, what a difference a generation makes. A console generation, in the case of Sony's PlayStation 4. After a well-crafted press event at E3, Sony's console has even Xbox diehards peering over the fence - and me too. It took Sony's bold offensive approach to the future of gaming to make me remember, but it all came crashing back. (See also: PS4 vs. Show More Summary
Facebook Stops Harshing On Hashtags
It was a long time in coming, but today Facebook made it official: hashtags, the popular tagging tool from Twitter, are coming to Facebook. From ABC News: Over the next few weeks all Facebook users will be able to include a hashtagged phrase, like #royalbaby or #puppies, in their posts and then watch it become clickable. Show More Summary
The Secret(s) to OpenStack's Overnight Success
OpenStack has been around since 2010, but it wasn't until 2012 that the open-source cloud computing project really took off. Since Rackspace established the OpenStack Foundation in September 2012, the project has exploded to over 1,000...Show More Summary
PS4 vs. Xbox One: Who Will Win The Living Room?
The PlayStation 4 made a dramatic entrance Monday at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) — and Sony had way more tricks up its sleeve than anyone could have anticipated. With Nintendo rendered mostly irrelevant, it's a two-party fight...Show More Summary
iOS 7 Development: Everything You Need To Know To Get Started
OK, so you have downloaded the iOS 7 beta and are ready to get to work. Now what?
There are some new things you are going to want to check out in iOS that directly inform how you develop your next app for the release of the next iPhone later this year. Show More Summary
Have The Nerdiest Wedding On The Block With GitHub
GitHub: Social coding platform. Revision control software. And now, wedding planner.
Less than a year after a woman posted an exacting boyfriend request to GitHub, the service—a site better known as a place where programmers collaborate on software code—has gotten decidedly more personal. Show More Summary