Firefox gains 30 million users in eight weeks

Mozilla’s open-source Firefox browser has gained 30 million users over the past eight weeks, as it continues to gain on Internet Explorer.

Chief Executive John Lilly revealed the increase in user adoption in a Twitter post on Monday, and Tristan Nitot, president of Mozilla Europe, confirmed it to ZDNet UK on Tuesday.
“We’ve seen a significant increase [...]

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Google Maps’ appearance takes new direction

Google is notoriously slow and calculating about changing it the user interface of its services.
In fact, Google hasn’t made any major changes to the look and feel of Google Maps since its launch in 2005.
On Friday, the company launched several refinements to Maps–the biggest changes to its look since launch. While you might not [...]

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Twitter goodness: Twee for Palm Pre

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Hey, Palm users. If you’ve been waiting for the WebOS Twitter app Twee to leave Homebrew status and graduate to Palm’s App Catalog, get moving. Twee 1.0, by Delicious Morsel, has hit prime time.
The Twee Twitter app comes in two versions: free and pro ($2.99). TweeFree has more features than other WebOS [...]

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Amazon set to release Kindle for PC app

Amazon already has a free Kindle iPhone app. And soon it will have a free Kindle app for Windows PCs.
While the new app won’t be available for download until next month, Microsoft demonstrated it at the Windows 7 launch event in New York City on Thursday. Like the iPhone app, Kindle for PC turns your [...]

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TechCrunch50: Show me the money

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SAN FRANCISCO–The world of Web 2.0 has been criticized for being too much about the nifty ideas and not enough about raking in the dough. So there were likely more than a few sets of ears in the audience on Monday at TechCrunch50 that perked up at the start of the [...]

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New hardware at TechCrunch50

SAN FRANCISCO–Most of the new ventures launching at the TechCrunch50 conference are standalone Web sites, but not all. In years past there have been the few hardware launches, and this year is no different. Here are two new bits of hardware, and a new hardware platform that are gunning to make their way into your [...]

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Skype comes to Canadian iPhones

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Good news for Canadian iPhone owners. On Wednesday, Skype for iPhone finally crossed the border into Canada, where it is now available for download from the App Store. The well-known voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, app first became available for the Apple smartphone about five months ago, on March 29.
Skype [...]

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Facebook, Twitter integration comes to iTunes

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One of Apple’s smaller announcements at Wednesday’s music-focused event was that you’ll be able to share your deepest iTunes hopes and dreams through Facebook and Twitter.
Well, more specifically, you’ll have “Share on Facebook” and “Share on Twitter” options in a drop-down menu on album purchase pages in the iTunes Store to [...]

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No money? AffordIt can get you a PS3, anyway

Want a PlayStation but don’t have the cash for it, nor a credit card to charge it on? You can get the device delivered to you nonetheless at the low, low price of just $120 down, plus $13 a week for 24 weeks, from a new business called AffordIt.
Now, if you do the math, you’ll [...]

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If you’re an entrepreneur, it’s time to get social

Whether you’re creating the next Facebook or you have a patent on three-tiered umbrellas, you’re an entrepreneur. But finding funding for your idea, getting some advice, or even just talking to people in your same situation can be difficult. Social networks designed specifically for entrepreneurs aim to help you achieve your goals. [...]

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