Archive for February 9th, 2007
“Last week, Engadget reported that sources close to Microsoft had passed along information about a Zune-based competitor to Apple’s iPhone. Following up on those reports, CrunchGear goes on to say today that the Zune phone is not just a rumor and is confirmed for a 2007 release. Now this is really interesting. It’s pretty safe to say that the Zune has done little to challenge the iPod in the portable music market. So, what potential reason would Microsoft have to believe that a telephone bearing the Zune brand would fare any different in competing against the iPhone?…” (Read full article here)
February 9th, 2007
“Good news and bad news. The Good News: Disney has announced that Pixar will release Toy Story 3 in 2009. And the Oscar nominated screenwriter behind Little Miss Sunshine is hard at work on the story. The Bad News: Toy Story and Pixar mastermind and all-around animation god John Lasseter won’t be directing. Lasseter and Disney Animation president Ed Catmull revealed the news at Thursday’s investor conference…” (Read full article here)
February 9th, 2007
“We may not have seen tent cities forming in from of Best Buy in the week before the launch of Windows Vista, but first market reports indicate that the operating system made a huge splash in U.S. retail. Compared to the same week of 2006, PC unit numbers were up more than 60%, revenue surged more than 50%…” (Read full article here)
February 9th, 2007
“Facebook released an API last year and new startup Mosoto is putting it to good use. Mosoto is a Flex 2.0 application that sits on top of your Facebook account via the API and allows you to share files, chat with friends, and discover new ones. The app has a desktop layout, where you control different mini applications for sharing files, chatting, discovering friends, and sharing music…” (Read full article here)
February 9th, 2007
