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New look for Google Image Search

Many people have noticed that Google Image Search was given a "facelift" -- though I think that would be giving it way too much credit. Images show less meta data by default, and mousing over an image brings up more information that might be helpful. Images are bottom aligned,...

Tags: Google Images, Google Inc., Google image search

Blog posts 2007-01-25

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ImagesForever 1.5 (Mac)

ImagesForever provides a browser-like interface to Google's Image Search. Enter terms in the search box or click the Random Word button. ImagesForever queries Google Image Search, selects a random image from the results, and displays the original image from the source website along with the number of matches. This is...

Tags: Image Search, Apple Macintosh, Image, Thinkyhead Software, ImagesForever

Software downloads 2009-11-26

Is Google the Center of the Universe?

It's not even a year since the triumphalism of Jeff Jarvis's Google 'reverse engineering' book 'What Would Google Do?' hit the book shelves, but it seems an age ago now. Jarvis's publisher Harper Collins claims this book is 'all about you' in their promo blurb - how you...

Tags: Google Inc., Rupert Murdoch, Jarvis, Wiki, Online Communications, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Microsoft tries toppling Google with a bribe

Big CatchMySpace, Fox News, couple dozen newspapers, couple dozen magazines, other Fox channels, Sky.The major News Corp viewers will see that if they want to search, they'll Bing it.Even if people link News Corp content in Twitter or Blogs, Google can't go to those links and crawl the content on...

Tags: Blogging, SEARCH, Bing, Google Inc., News Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Mailplane 2.1 (Mac)

Acting as a site specific web browser for Google's Gmail, Mailplane is a full fledged Mail client for the Desktop. It fully integrates the Gmail web interface into the Mac experience, offering you the best of both worlds. And since Mailplane doesn't change the way Gmail works, its unique features...

Tags: Google Gmail, Apple Macintosh, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Google Image Swirl: Looks neat, but useless

I agree - SomewhatAlthough I agree that Google's Image Swirl is basically useless, I would disagree with your prosition on Bing's Visual Search. Google's offering is mainly designed as an image discovery tool, by grouping pictures of similar content or features. While its presentation may be cool, I...

Tags: Google Inc., Bing

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Google Image Swirl: Looks neat, but useless

I have a problem with things like Google Image Swirl. Not the offering itself, just the strange notion that somehow cool design equals usefulness. There are tons of examples floating around that have the exact same problem -- things like Bing's "Visual Search". I'm the...

Tags: Software, Google Inc., Grid, Wireless, Tools & Techniques, Retail, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Management, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2009-11-17

Bing 2.0 debuts

Bing Image SearchSpeaking of Bing, I recently did some Bing Image Searches, and found that they produced better results than Google Image Searches.Just keeps getting better.I don't know how anyone using Bing could find anything to complain about. In fact all the complaints I do see come from people...

Tags: SEARCH, Bing, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Seven great (and free!) applications for Windows 7

You added Windows 7 to the title for page hits...Any tech enthusiast worth their salt has long known about all these apps. Nah ... ... for page hits I'd have added XP ... bigger user base ... User base yes but Windows 7is what everyone is interested in reading...

Tags: Operating systems, Ubuntu 9.10, Linux Distro, Paint.net, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, 7-zip

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Google Maps and the mystery of the non-existent town

anagram softwareDid you get the words "not real" out of it? With an extra "G" left over?Brilliant!Good find! If that isn't the solution, then it sure is one heck of a coincidence.It wouldn't surprise me at all if that is it. Similar things -- adding a fictional item...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Network technology, Zack, Yahoo Maps, Google Inc., Google Maps, Argleton

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over Alex, Nook

I kind of want to see barnes and noble win this one...The whole concept of a sliding image preview isn't exactly revolutionary, and it does look decidedly different from the bulky, 2003-esque block interface of the alex.On a personal note, I think the alex looks like some children's toy out...

Tags: Sales channel, E-books, NDA, Barnes & Noble Inc., B&N, credit card, patent, Nook, password

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

B-Image 1.0.0 (Mobile)

If you are looking for Google image search with advanced search options (e.g. Enable/Disable uncensored image/photo search), try G-Image. B-Image provides a fast and easy way to search images/photos. It's an ideal tool to search wallpapers, celebrity photos, icons, logos, etc. Simply enter your search keyword or phrase, and tap...

Tags: Image Search, Mobile, Photograph, Image, NeXtBIT Technology, B-Image, Baidu Image Search

Software downloads 2009-11-03

Symmetrix for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

With Symmetrix for iPhone create hilarious symmetric pictures from photos of yourself, your friends, family, and favorite celebrities. Take a photo with your camera, select it from your album or download it from Google images. Select which half of your photo to mirror along the vertical axis, which creates an...

Tags: Apple iPhone, EMC Symmetrix, Mobile, Photograph, Image, Ichigon

Software downloads 2009-10-26

Windows 7 killer deals commence; 7 days of PC specials, $30 OS upgrade

That Best Buy deal ain't bad at all......stop Geek Squad at the door take the merchandise pop in the Ubuntu CD's and I'm ready to go. Thanks Win 7 for the cheap hardware.Apple should be offering deals now, tooJust to steal some thunder from the Win 7 (vista 2.0) over-hype.Fanboi...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Media Center PCs, Operating systems, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Snow Leopard, Media Center PC

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Windows 7 demo: Search tools

The has to be the laziest piece of work ever!You have condensed Ed Botts work into a paragraph, including his video, and then posted it. Can you not write your own piece about Windows 7 search?Hope its better than Vista searchI was really surprised how bad the search is in...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PRODUCTIVITY, SEARCH, Microsoft Windows 7, search tool, Windows 7 demo, Vista Search, Microsoft Windows Vista, tool, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

News to know: Intel; Microsoft; Cisco; Google Voice; Postini; Nokia

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Intel: Solid third quarter; Sees brighter prospects ahead Sam Diaz: Analysts interested in Intel's 2010, not just...

Tags: Google Inc., Postini Corp., Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Voice, Camcorder, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Data Centers, Wiki, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Climb! 2.8.1 (Mac)

Pilots worldwide have chosen Climb! for its speed of operation, simplicity of design, and ease of data entry. No matter what you're flying, Climb! has the tools to make quick work of data entry and update. And now there's a new way to enter data "on the fly"... Mobile flight...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Data Entry, Apple iPod Touch, 2ndSegment Software, SegmentView, Flight Data, Smart Phones, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-13

TuneSleeve 1.0.12 (Windows)

TuneSleeve is a utility that downloads album art from Amazon for each album in your iTunes library or in a specific playlist. You can choose which image is the best among all the images returned, and if there is no good match you can launch a search on Google Images...

Tags: Album, Microsoft Windows, Image, Polkapps, TuneSleeve

Software downloads 2009-10-12

Google's ongoing quest for home page simplicity

RE: Google's ongoing quest for home page simplicityI wouldnt get too annoyed, after all Google will rule the world one day!RTwww.true-privacy.net.tcCopied from Bing?You mean to say that this is similar to how Bing displays its home page - however the mouse over the image, and you can see more information....

Tags: SEARCH, Mice, Web browsers, Google Inc., Bing, home page simplicity

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

News to know: AT&T; Apple; Google; Verizon; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dancho Danchev: Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak Larry Dignan: The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Wireless, Wireless Coverage Data, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Wireless And Mobility, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Mobile Applications, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-07