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MySpace Launches Free, Ad-Supported Cellphone
MySpace is launching a free, ad-supported cell phone tomorrow through its parent company News Corp. The hope is to gain more advertising for mobile web sites. Fox will also be offering specialized mobile phones with versions for FoxSports, the gaming site IGN, AskMen and other local TV affiliates, as well as Photobucket [...]
WidgetLabs is German for Clearspring
A new company has come out of Germany called WidgetLabs. This company has received funding from Germany-based iSteps Ventures, which is also the lead investor for imageLoop. What WidgetLabs aims to do is provide a resource for those companies that would like to create a widget for web syndication. WidgetLabs is also [...]
Gotuit Powers Video Clips for Fox Reality Channel Awards
Fox’s Reality Channel has chosen Gotuit for powering its interactive video channel for its Reality Channel Really Awards 2007 show comping up next month, on October 13 at 10pm ET/PT. The Reality Channel is an all-reality, all-the-time network, and its awards ceremony acknowledges the ever-present influence of reality TV by awarding those who contributed [...]
Ustreams Live Coverage of ABCs Dirty Sexy Money Premiere
Ustream just won’t stop bringing us new shows, premiers, and more Hollywood content. On Wednesday, Ustream will be debuting the premier of the new show “Dirty Sexy Money” which is being syndicated by ABC. And right now, as I type this post, you can watch the live coverage of the red carpet [...]
Facebook Virtual Currency AceBucks Raises $1.5 Million
The company behind AceBucks, the unofficial virtual currency for Facebook, has raised $1.5 million. AceBucks allows users to buy, sell, and trade virtual dollars that they will soon be able to use in a Facebucks store. The application was originally built by Aryeh Goldsmith, who sold it to the newly formed Buddy Media. [...]
Gmail Wish List: 10 Things Id Like to See in the New Gmail
With a new version of Gmail apparently in the works, its time to take a look at where the software is today and features wed like to see added. While Google has made a lot of enhancements to Gmail during its 3+ year beta, there are still many things that could make it even [...]
EMC Buys Mozy for $76 Million
Mozy, an online data storage service, has reportedly been acquired by EMC. TechCrunch says the price tag is $76 million. Mozy works by automatically backing up selected parts of your hard drive, which you can then access through their site. The company offers both a personal edition and a version designed for business [...]
Microsoft Lobbying Against Google-DoubleClick Deal
Reports have surfaced that Microsoft has employed a lobbying firm to help rally opposition to the Googles proposed acquisition of DoubleClick. According to The Observer, the lobbying firm Burson-Marsteller has been contacting a number of businesses in the UK, urging them talk to politicians, regulators, and the media about the monopoly the proposed merger [...]
New Gmail User Interface Coming
It’s been more than 3 years since Google changed the face of email, and reports today say that Gmail is set for an overhaul. A few Google insiders and “Trusted Testers” outside the company have been previewing the “New Version”, says Googling Google. The testing of the new UI was revealed by a [...]
OPEN SOURCE GOD: 480+ Open Source Applications
Open source software is booming: here we round up over 480 open source applications for you to use or build upon. Feel free to add more apps in the comments. And dont forget to subscribe to Mashable for the latest web news and resources. Also see the other entries in this series: [...]
20 Tools For Working With Fonts
It seems you can never have enough fonts at your disposal. We’ve gathered together 20 tools for finding and working with them. But remember: the more fonts installed on your system, the slower font-dependent programs will load.Related: COLORS TOOLBOX: 20+ Tools For Working With ColorsRecommended: Hi5 Stuff at Mashcodes!Share This