ROUNDUP – Facebook “Reply By Email”, Followbase, MyFord Touch, Comodo Time Machine and more
Every week ROUNDUP brings you quick updates on some interesting news and tips around the web from the past week that we didn’t get the time to elaborate. It also brings you what happened at DemoGeek.com in the last week, in case if you missed the updates.
NEWS
Facebook officially launches “Reply By Email”
Now you can use your email to reply to email notifications such as comments and wall posts without having to visit Facebook itself.
Yahoo keeps turning-off its services and the latest being its Shopping API.
Looks like Twitter’s traffic is flattening
According to Compete’s report, Twitter.com’s US traffic reached 22.81 million unique visitors in December, up 1.45% from November. This is still below its peak in June.
350 iPhone App downloads per second
Apple might be serving ~350 app downloads per second after they hit the 2 billion download mark.
CBS and The Wall Street Journal teams up with Digg for more traffic
The WSJ and CBS are now teaming up with Digg, by integrating the popular story widget in their websites.
Followbase does customer service via Twitter
Followbase is a simple Twitter client that does customer service and support via Twitter.
Facebook offers free McAfee software
Facebook will begin handing out free McAfee security software to its 350 million users in order to combat spam on the site.
Google Docs now allows uploading of files up too 250 MB in size
With the maximum upload limit raised up to 250 MB it looks like Google Docs would be used more as for storage than collaboration.
Apple snatched 16 domain names in one swoop
Apple filed a complaint to UDRP in November and won the rights to domains related to iPods, iPod accessories, iPhones, iPhone accessories, Macs, and MacBooks.
Apple Tablet is the “iPhone on steroids”
With its out-of-control multi-touch controls, faster ARM CPU and the usage of the iPhone kernel it looks like Apple Tablet would be “the iPhone on steroids”.
Desktop PC calculates Pi to a whopping 2.7 trillion digits
With nothing but a desktop PC “Pi” got a whopping 2.7 trillion digits accuracy.
Extension support comes to Google Chrome for Mac
The Dev Release versions of Google Chrome for Mac has finally received support for extensions.
Looks like Office 2010 prices will range from $99 to $499.
Ford introduces MyFord Touch
Ford took the SYNC technology a step further to encompass navigation, climate control and audio options — in addition to connecting with your phone and the Internet. The geeks now have a reason to spend more time on the road. Atlanta traffic seem like a breeze all of a sudden!
TIPS
Complete list of Verified Twitter Accounts
Amit reveals a simple trick to find out about all the Verified Accounts on Twitter.
Free System Backups with Comodo Time Machine
Comodo’s free app, Time Machine, helps you schedule free system backups.
Graphic designers will really enjoy the capabilities of Photoshop CS5
Use multiple Exchange accounts on a jail-broken iPhone
Modify a config file on your jail-broken iPhone to use multiple Exchange accounts.
Make extensions work in Firefox 3.6 RC
Use this trick to make extensions work on the pre-release versions of Firefox.
Xint Text Editor – another Notepad replacement
On the market for a notepad replacement? Try Xint Text Editor, it boasts some nice features.
Create fonts from your own handwriting
Use your own handwriting to create fonts on a Windows Tablet PC.
CATCHUP
Prevent Mac from automatically dimming the display
Use this simple trick to stop your Mac from automatically dimming the display after a period of inactivity.
Get things done quicker on your Mac with Dropzone
Dropzone makes it easier to do repetitive tasks on your Mac.
How to clear specific items from Mac OSX Recent Items menu?
Use this simple trick to clear specific items from Recent Items menu on Mac OSX
Find out who is talking about a certain topic on Twitter with Twendly
Twendly makes it easy for you to find out who is talking about a certain topic on Twitter.
Download O&O Defrag 10 Professional Edition for free
Download one of the best disk defragmentation application for free.
Free applications that help you create custom iPhone ringtones
These free applications helps you create custom iPhone ringtones for free and easy.
How to connect your MacBook to an external monitor?
Learn the many ways how you can connect your MacBook to an external monitor.
Note taking within your browser got easier with QuickNote
QuickNote makes it easier to take notes while you browse without leaving the browser.
Top 10 iPhone apps to help you find interesting iPhone apps
These are some of the 10 best iPhone apps that makes it easy for you to find useful iPhone apps.
