The Swiss Apple Online Store has just re-opened after being down for over one hour. And what Twitter users pre-told is true. You can pre-order Snow Leopard (Mac OS 10.6) and it will ship by August 28 (at least in Switzerland). Of course I’ve already ordered my copy 🙂 Now Digitec needs to hurry up […]
Continue ReadingPoken Destruction – How to Make Friends
Poken is a technology that utilizes Near Field Communication technology to allow the exchange of online social networking data between two keychain accessories. They can be used to connect people with Internet profiles like Facebook, Xing or other social networks. All you need to do is let the hands touch each other. Later you connect […]
Continue ReadingGoogle StreetView now in Switzerland
Google will announce today that StreetView will be available for some parts of Switzerland. Check the overview below for a short overview: To use Streetview simply drag the yellow man-icon on the zoom levels to any blue street on the map. I have to admit, it is actually pretty funny to “drive” around in Google […]
Continue ReadingThis time Facebook screwed up the Chat
Update 9:50 am CEST: The chat works again in Firefox 3.5.2. Quick fix? Facebook updates their chat quiet often. The last big update allowed to show your online/offline status to different groups you have set up. But tonight Facebook screwed big times. The newest release opens in a new window and displays this error message […]
Continue ReadingFacebook REALLY likes FriendFeed
As reported by TechCrunch and confirmed by Facebook’s press release, FriendFeed has been acquired by Facebook. So what will happen now? FriendFeed is such a small player compared to Facebook that this acquisition is not about users. It is all about the team behind FriendFeed. So within a short time FriendFeed will die. There is […]
Continue ReadingFairness in Tech
What are you doing on October 22nd 2009? Why not camp out in front of an Interdiscount, Media Markt or any other tech store. Why? Well, because a new revolution will be released on that day. Yes! Microsoft’s newest operating System, Windows 7, will be released. What? You think camping in front of a store […]
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