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iPhone Apps Fridge Magnets
We have come across some interesting products inspired by Apple's iPhone such as the giant iPhone wedding cake, iPhone icon pillows and iPod Touch bedding. And the latest one in town is the iPhone apps fridge magnets, which brings the magic of the iPhone into the third dimension. The whole package of 18 eproxy magnets each measuring 7/8" x 7/8", comes with a price tag of just $13.Are You Obsessed With Your Cell Phone? [INFOGRAPHIC]
A decade ago, cell phone was an luxury that only the rich can afford. But today it has evolved to a necessity in our lives. Almost every citizen in a developed country like Singapore, United States and United Kingdom do own a mobile device, and now the trend is skewed towards to the smartphone market -- Apple's iPhone, Google's Android and Nokia's Symbian. Cell phones are no longer an ugly brick-like structure that weighed a ton, and have changed the way we live and work. No matter the location, whatever the time, we have grown accustom to constant available content.
The folks over at cellphones.org have put together some really astounding numbers into an attractive infographic encircling the topic on how obsessed we are with our cell phones.
Top 10 Geekiest Cake Designs
Do all these the cakes below threaten to devour us all? Yes they do. These creative and beautiful cakes are done for popular gadgets, and some of them are so accurately rendered that you probably can't spot any difference between the cake and the genuine one. One quintessential example would be the giant iPhone wedding cake. The icons are neatly arranged in four columns and rows, and it even displays the four bars of AT&T's 3G signal, digital time and a battery status bar. Another favorite of mine is the Nikon D700 camera cake. It looks pretty in both the exterior and interior.China’s Biggest IM Service QQ Three Times Larger Than Windows Live Messenger
Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger has over 330 million users around the world and is capable of delivering the infrastructure for approximately 40 million simultaneous conversations, according to statistics provided by the Redmond-based company. These numbers might convince you that Windows Live Messenger is the world's most popular instant messaging platform. However, there is actually an instant messaging platform from China that is much bigger than MSN in terms of number of users, and you probably would have never heard of that service before.
With over 1 billion usernames, China's largest instant messaging network Tencent QQ is at least three times larger than Windows Live Messenger and even two Facebooks couldn't even keep up on par with it. And this isn't just it. Microsoft To Spend $9.5 Billion On R&D This Year
A decade ago, Microsoft was clearly leading the tech industry. But the Redmond-based company is now facing stiff competition from tech juggernauts Apple and Google. In an effort to develop killer products that would keep Apple and Google at bay, Microsoft plans to spend a massive $9.5 billion on research and development this year, which a senior executive said the figure is $3 billion more than the next closest technology company.
Microsoft's chief operating officer Kevin Turner spoke at the CeBIT trade show in Hannover, Germany that much of this multi-billion dollar investment will be centered around improving software in the cloud.
"Especially in light of the tough difficult macroeconomic times that we're coming out of, we chose to really lean in and double down on our innovation," said Turner. "We're going to change and reinvent our company around leading in the cloud."Official YouTube Buttons For Your Website
Looking for some buttons or badges to promote your YouTube channel on your website? Well, you can select from a vast array of well-designed buttons in various sizes, and download them from YouTube's Downloads section. You can then place them on your blog's sidebar, e-mail newsletter or wherever you would like it to show up.The Google Books Monster Will Eat Up Your Library [PIC]
Asaf Hanuka's two-mouthed Google Books monster, which was featured in this month's issue of California Lawyer, paints a grim picture of how the search juggernaut is actually trying to demolish physical libraries, and groups are protesting Google's plan to scan millions of books and build the biggest digital library store. This graphic you see below, however seems to contradict Google's famous slogan -- Don't Be Evil.
The controversy over Google Books Search goes all the way back to 2005 when Google decided to to carry out an ambitious plan to make digital copies of 10 million volumes by 2015 and create a vast library of electronic books.The Yahoo Yodelizer – Record And Send Yodels
Together with creative company PokeLondon, Yahoo! UK has come up a rather interesting website that allows you to satisfyingly annoy your friends or colleagues. Launched last month, the Yahoo! Yodelizer enables users to record 3-second Yodels and share them with via social networking websites.
To get started, simply head over to Yodelizer, tap some keys on your keyboard, and those pre-recorded Ya's and Hoo's will form a customized Yahoo Yodel. You can then download it as a MP3 file and make it your dope ringtone, publish it to Facebook or Twitter, or even attach it with something on the web by entering the URL.