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Google Wave may not have lasted long as an official web app, but the search giant announced today that it intends to use the existing code to design a fully functional application that can be hosted by anyone who wants it. The service will lose its integration with Gmail, but will still give active Wave participants a place to use and modify new and existing Wave’s after the service shuts down at the end of the year.
In many ways Wave might stand a better chance of reaching its full potential as a community open source project than as a neglected Google product. At the very least it takes the sting away from those who used the service extensively before they found out it was being given the axe.
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Apple announced on late Friday that it’s Ping Social networking service has hit 1 million users since its launch 48 hours ago. Few doubted that the service would be an instant hit since, like Google Buzz, it was shoehorned into existing products that we are forced to use everyday.
According to Apple “One-third of the people who have downloaded iTunes 10 have joined Ping,“ said Eddy Cue, vice president of Internet Services. “As many more people download iTunes 10 in the coming weeks, we expect the Ping community to continue growing.“
It will be interesting to see if Ping catches on in any meaningful way, but it has a number of interesting limitations to overcome. Anyone who tried out the service since launch will know that unless you’re a Lady Gaga or Yo-Yo Ma fan most of your favorite artists have yet to establish a profile. This is likely because of the veil of secrecy maintained around all Apple products, but they would have been far better off risking an information leak than unveiling a service that many will try once, get frustrated with and never return to.
We are also left scratching our heads as to why we need to use iTunes to check our feed, haven’t these guys heard of a web browser? Time will tell if they can iron out the kinks, but can we at least agree iTunes did not need any more features? Read more at.... |
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Fallout 3 for the PC had a few technical issues that kept it from earning our coveted kick-ass award last year, but it was still a favorite around the office. With the sequel only slightly over a month away many of us can’t wait to get our hands on a new Bethesda open world, but those with an iPad/iPhone can get an early taste of the post apocalyptic world of New Vegas.
Bethesda has teamed up with Dark Horse Comics to release a free 12 page graphic novel created by senior designer Chris Avellone to give curious Fallout fans a taste of what is to come.
I’m not sure if Fabio (pictured above) is actually going to be a playable character, but this free offering is great for Fallout fans who are hungry for more. I would hope that this eventually gets released to the web (especially considering its free), but only time will tell. Read more at.... |
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