Nokia Announces C5 “Smartphone”

Nokia has unveiled a new “smartphone,” the Nokia C5, a Symbian S60 third edition handset offering decidedly mid-range features in a slimline candybar design.

While Nokia calls the device a “smartphone in a feature phone body,” what the C5 offers isn’t arguably that smart in an increasing competitive market.

The Cseries… read more

Browser security: “The main thing is not to install Flash!”

Flash lovers usually talk about how many games are only available using Flash. Flash haters usually talk about performance issues, especially on the Mac. Adobe tries to make the argument that not including Flash is bad for users’ freedom of choice.

When it comes to browser security, Charlie Miller… read more

Opera 10.5 is Out, Dubs Itself the Fastest Browser on Earth

The debate about web browser speed never ends. When it came out, Firefox was considered speedy, but then Opera and Google Chrome kept recapturing the “speediest browser” title and the race hasn’t ended to this day. Still, Opera is the browser that has been focusing on speed the most,… read more

12 Alternative Web Browsers You Should Try

Chances are you’re viewing this page in one of the following web browsers: Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Chrome. I can make this assumption because these three browsers combine for about 90% of the market share. Then again, you might be one of the few people that have adopted an alternative… read more

Online Gaming Faceoff: Xbox LIVE vs. PlayStation Network

It’s time once again to pit two contestants against each other in an all-out battle for the hearts and minds of Mashable readers. In this week’s Web Faceoff, we wanted to get a sense of which online console gaming service Mashable readers prefer: Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE, or Sony’s PlayStation… read more

Topaz Adjust 4 AND a New Cintiq 21UX

Hey everyone, Happy Monday! Today I am happy to hear that there are two really cool additions that I think you’d be very interested in.

Topaz Adjust 4
Topaz Adjust is one of those products that sits on the computer of many a digital artist (myself included). it takes… read more

Upgrading to Windows Phone 7 May Not Be Possible

Yes, most of us want Windows Phone 7 to be very different from Windows Mobile. And Microsoft promised that it will, indeed, be different, closer to the latest generation of Zunes than to a Windows Mobile 6.x phone. But it comes with a price: chances are owners of Windows… read more

The Perfect Office #26

We’ve seen some great gadgets and equipment for designers. So many cool stuff, that we could actually assemble infinite perfect office spaces! Every week we’ll assemble a perfect office, and we’d like you to help us. What equipment would the perfect office have?

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Not only gadgets and equipment, but also furniture,… read more

5 Best iPhone Apps For Controlling Your Mac or PC

With more than 140,000 apps in the iPhone App Store, finding task-specific apps or utilities for your iPhone or iPod touch (and soon iPad) isn’t the hard part. The hard part is finding the best app for the job. That’s why we’re launching a new series here at… read more

10 Firefox Add-ons to Beautify Your Browser

You’ve clearly made an educated decision in choosing the Firefox browser, so why not make further decisions about how it looks? As you may know, Firefox can give you a totally personalized browser experience, with plenty of options to customize its look and feel.

We’ve trawled the plethora of available… read more

My on-again, off-again Apple relationship

The Apple IIe was the only computer I used in school through 1990. I spent most of seventh grade cooking up little text-based adventure games in BASIC, and I even learned some rudimentary drawing and audio programming, all of which I forgot long ago. In mid-1990, the school revamped our… read more

Quantcast: Apple share of OS growing while Microsoft shrinks slightly

<parch released today indicates that in North America, Apple's Mac OS X is gaining traction, while the Windows share of the OS market is shrinking ever so slightly. That's the report from Quantcast, a company that measures and analyzes web traffic. They say that the market share for Mac OS… read more

Found Footage: Google’s ad, Mac style

Happy weekend! Google may have won some hearts with its Super Bowl ad a little while back, but we all know that Apple is the king of advertising when it comes to technology, so YouTuber allenmonroeiii decided to make a little parody of the Google ad and promote the Mac… read more

Photofont WebReady: A Revolutionary Font Converter

Photofont WebReady is a revolutionary technology for website typography. Fontlab’s Photofont WebReady can be called a font converter meant for Windows and Mac OS X systems, which can help you customize the fonts on a web page. Since the main technology lies in the conversion of texts into Flash objects,… read more

HTML5 Knocks Out Adobe Flash in Reader Vote

A few weeks ago, tensions between Adobe and Apple rose to all-time highs after Apple prominently left Flash off of the iPad. A lashing by Steve Jobs, calling Adobe lazy and Flash buggy didn’t help matters at all.

The problem: Apple believes that Flash shouldn’t be part of the… read more

Usability Review of Charity Websites Taking the Lead

Over the years designers have pushed themselves to create unique and inspiring designs. Companies have yearned to have websites which are innovative and make them stand out against their competitors. Yet charity websites have not progressed along with trends and expectations — they seem to have been designed for launch… read more

Mac 101: Navigating OS X with your keyboard

Enter the world of keyboard shortcuts. A keyboard shortcut is exactly what the name implies: a way of using the keys on your keyboard to quickly perform tasks that typically would require multiple steps using a mouse. Before we dive in to the magic keystrokes, let’s take a quick look… read more

Parallels gets down to bare metal with new server software

Parallels has announced a new version of Parallels Server for Mac called the Mac Bare Metal Edition. It’s optimized to provide better performance for virtual machines running on an Xserve, and allows multiple, isolated virtual machines to run simultaneously on the same server. Using “hypervisor” server virtualization, system administrators… read more

iPhones you’ll want to sink your teeth into

Now, via Cult of Mac comes word of iPhone cookies from several bakeries around the globe. The first, as seen in the photo at right, is from the Green Gables Bakery in Japan. It has a “camera” indent on the back, a nicely framed display on the front side, and… read more

Quicken Comes Back to Mac

When you think personal finance software, the first thing that comes to mind is probably Quicken. While Quicken has been a mainstay on Windows desktops for years, its Mac presence has been less than stellar. That changes today, with the release of Quicken Essentials for Mac. Re-built from the… read more

Skype Pulls Its Windows Mobile Apps

Mobile device owners running Windows Phone Classic (i.e. any version of Windows Mobile OS) will no longer be able to download Skype.

The company has just announced that it has removed Skype for Windows Phones and Skype Lite from its mobile site. The announcement was made this morning in a… read more

Quicken Essentials for Mac now available

After a four year absence, the next version of Quicken for the Mac is here. It’s called Quicken Essentials for Mac and is a ground up Cocoa rewrite. I’ve been using the program for a few weeks now. Is it worth the wait? Well that depends what you need in… read more

How To Supercharge Your Calendar With BusyCal

If you are anything like me, you have scraps of paper lying around with dates, times, and names all over the place. Hopefully, you aren’t relying mainly on your head to keep yourself on-time and in the right location. Maybe you are stuck in the world of iCal misery, with… read more

Eliminate the blue outer glow in Exposé

Unfortunately, the blue glow that Apple’s designers have chosen to overcome this gap is somewhat garish and just plain lacking in style. In response, creativebits has posted a tip for changing that glow into something a little more eye-catching and a little less flashy.

The process is fairly simple… read more

Switch 101: A guide to using OS X

<phe resident Mac expert for my family and friends, I often find myself fielding questions from the recent switchers in my life. A lot of those questions come in the form of "how do I <insert random Windows task here>?" Apparently Apple's support folk have also encountered this phenomenon as… read more

Create an Abstract, Textured Artwork in Illustrator

Ever wondered how to create a textured, abstract piece of art only using Illustrator. Well, here your challenge is to learn how to do it! We’ll be using mostly the Blend Tool, Paintbrush Tool and textures to enhance the image. A basic understanding of each and every tool is advised.

Final… read more

Vitrahaus, The 12 Houses in One

Try to imagine a lot of houses built overlapped, 12 houses, one over another. Well, this is the project Vitrahaus, designed by Herzog e De Meuron to the Vitra’s showroom, a beautiful sample of deconstruction and modernity.

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Located at the Weil Am Rhein, between Switzerland and Germany, will be latest architectural… read more

Web Faceoff: Adobe Flash vs. HTML5

Every week, we pit two web apps or companies against each other in our web faceoff series. In the past, we’ve put Android vs. iPhone, Digg vs. Reddit, and Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard order to see which one was truly the people’s choice.

This week, we’re tweaking the… read more

5 tips for switchers

<pvery now and then I'll have an "I never knew about that" moment as I come across a setting or nuance in Mac OS X that I never realized existed. Take, for instance, character viewer, which allows you to display a variety of characters in your document. Whether you're a… read more

Windows 7 Commercial Gets the Perfect Parody [VIDEO]

You know those Windows 7 commercials where everyone’s joyfully finishing each other’s sentences, musing about what they want out of an operating system? Yeah, well, that now-ubiquitous format was due for a parody, and College Humor was only too happy to oblige.

This video is pretty spot-on in terms… read more

Top 5 Web Apps to File Taxes Online

It’s tax season again, at least in the States, and if you haven’t filed your taxes already then you probably will soon. Every year, more and more people file their taxes online. Not only are online tax applications making taxes easier than ever to file, they’re also making it easier… read more

Assemble HDR sequences QTPFSGUI

In the world of HDR imagery, Photomatix is the leading application. However, if you only occasionally need to assemble an HDR sequence, you can save your pennies and use the open source application, qtpfsgui. In this post I’ll show you where to find the application and how to get started… read more

15 Notable Note Taking Apps for Mac

Ever wanted to keep your notes together and not create a bunch of text files which would eventually be strewn across your hard drive? Ever wanted more than just the ability to enter text, but also the possibility to include photos or other media in your notes?

If that’s the case,… read more

Smartphones in 2009: Symbian Dominates, iPhone, RIM and Android Rising Fast

Research and advisory company Gartner has released their worldwide mobile phone sales report for 2009, showing a seemingly unchanged smartphone landscape, but with trends that paint a very different picture.

Smartphones as a category grew fast in the last quarter of 2009, with 53.8 million units sold, a 41.1% increase… read more

13 Useful Google Chrome Extensions for Web Developers

Google Chrome, like Firefox, has the ability to increase its functionality and capabilities through the use of extensions. If you’re a web developer, Google Chrome comes with a nice set of developer tools built in that will make your life easier. But there are also a number of extensions… read more

Apple Looking to Bring iPhone OS to More Devices

A recent Apple Inc. job posting has revealed that the company intends to focus on bringing the iPhone OS onto new gadgets, devices and platforms.

The job posting from the Cupertino, CA, company specifically calls for an engineering manager to handle “platform bring-up.” In the job description, Apple states… read more

Facebook Beats Twitter and Google Buzz in Reader Poll [RESULTS]

It’s been yet another exciting matchup here in our Web Faceoff series, with the newcomer Google Buzz going head to head with Facebook and Twitter for the heady title of Mashable readers’ favorite social network.

Last week we saw free beat out premium in our online dating services head-to-head, and… read more

Our Favorite Tweets of the Week Feb 14-Feb 20, 2010

Every week we tweet a lot of interesting stuff highlighting great content that we find on the web that can be of interest to web designers.

The best way to keep track of our tweets is simply to follow us on Twitter, however, in case you missed some here’s a quick… read more

Best of the Week #107

It’s time for our best news of this week, the first one of 2010. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we’ve selected for your inspiration and to… read more

7 Operating Systems You Probably Never Heard Of

This is one of the very best list of its kind where you can find out of the box operating systems that you probably never heard of and these would be great enough to bookmark or just for knowledge. I hope everyone of you will like this list, you can… read more

Ask TUAW: Key remapping in Boot Camp, iPad tethering, file-sharing with a media extender, and more

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you’re using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we’ll assume you’re running Snow… read more

Notational Velocity, Simplenote, and Dropbox bring child-like wonder

<p had heard about Notational Velocity when Merlin Mann posted about it on 43Folders. It changed how I use my iMac, MacBookPro, and iPhone, bringing them all together in a very cool way.

The app has been around for awhile (we talked about it five years ago!) but some… read more

Europeans Get a Taste of the Browser Choice Screen

It might seem like a minor thing, but it isn’t. Microsoft has been fined billions over browser choice (or lack thereof) in Windows, and the solution that finally satisfied EU regulators was a browser choice screen, which would let users choose a web browser rather then having Internet Explorer… read more

4 Digital Photography Tips for the Year Ahead

Once in awhile, we all need to step back and take stock of where we are and where we’re going.  As readers of DPS, you probably do this periodically in pursuit of better photographic skills.  Photography should be a fun, creative outlet and way to express yourself.  Unfortunately it’s easy… read more

Windows Mobile 6.5 Will Live on as Windows Phone Classic

Now that Microsoft has officially unveiled the new Windows Phone 7 Series mobile operating system, what happens to all the smartphones out there running Windows Mobile 6.5? According to i started something’s interview with Microsoft, the company intends to keep supporting the current platform in tandem with the forthcoming… read more

iPhone devsugar: App Store approval in…one hour?

His update wasn’t complicated. “It was a simple problem,” he told me over the phone this morning. “One of the buttons stopped working because of a stupid error. I missed a break in a case statement.” So he uploaded his bugfix at about 11 PM local United Kingdom time…. read more

50 Useful Coding Techniques (CSS Layouts, Visual Effects and Forms)

Although CSS is generally considered a simple and straightforward language, sometimes it requires creativity, skill and a bit of experimentation. The good news is that designers and developers worldwide often face similar problems and choose to share their insights and workarounds with the wider community.

This is where we come in…. read more

TUAW Exclusive: Aaron Patzer on the future of mobile finance, Mint.com, and Quicken on the Mac

<phe age of twenty-six, Aaron Patzer founded the financial website Mint.com. In many ways Mint was much like an Apple product: it had a simple interface, it was easy to understand and use, and many of Mint's early adopters became very loyal evangelists. Word of mouth spread, and just 18… read more

Daily Inspiration #435

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

Microsoft Will Charge Carriers for Windows Phone 7

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system looks snazzy and up-to-date, but it will be at a disadvantage in the handset market because Microsoft plans to charge carriers to use it on its devices.

CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday that Microsoft won’t be leaving behind the old Windows Mobile licensing… read more

15 Highly-Useful Resources for Cross Browser Testing

Browser testing is one of the parts of the design and development process that is necessary but never really enjoyable. With the number of browsers and operating systems that are available, it can be a very time-consuming process to test your website in the environments of visitors. There are a… read more

Acrobat, Adobe Reader & Flash updated for critical security fixes

The first flaw is related to a Flash Player issue that was revealed last week; if you have not updated Flash to the latest version (10.0.45.2 as of this moment, see your version & current versions here) & you aren’t blocking Flash, you should go get the latest build right… read more

Top 5 OSes to Leverage Cloud Computing

Due to cloud computing, anyone can perform routine computer tasks anywhere, at any time, without installing applications. All users need a computer with operating system installed, connection to the internet and a compatible web browser; available at just about any coffee shop, library or other public places.

This technology has given… read more

Fix iPhone EXIF rotation from the command line

Adding to the trouble is that Mail.app and the Finder will also “auto-correct” the rotation, so it can be hard to tell which images need to be “fixed” and which don’t.

You could use the ‘/usr/bin/sips’ program (sips –rotate 90 picture.jpg) if you knew which pictures need to be… read more

Scripting Illustrator Part 1 – How to Convert a Flat Process Color into its Matching Gradient

We all are quite familiar with Adobe Illustrator and its User Interface. In our daily creative tasks we use a lot of features, such as: menu, pallets, colors, plug-ins and tools. We use these features in the form of a UI. These UI features are brought forward to us through… read more

40 Detailed and High Quality Mobile Phone .psd Source Files

.psd source files are truly amazing and unique resources – not only do they showcase the talents of the artist, but they also offer the opportunity to dig deeper and discover how they were created. They give you the chance to learn, unlike tutorials which are step-by-step, with a .psd… read more

Consumers Lose as Redbox Delays New Releases 28 Days for Warner Bros.

We’ve written a lot about the biggest battle raging in Hollywood today: Redbox vs. the Studios. Today, Redbox is following Netflix’s lead, announcing that it has entered into an agreement with Warner Bros. that will, among other things, put a 28-day window in effect for new releases.

Battle of… read more

Nuance acquires MacSpeech

The first product from MacSpeech was iListen, which was available until 2008. At that time it was the only speech recognition app that could provide dictation services for the Mac after IBM discontinued ViaVoice. iListen was replaced with MacSpeech Dictate, and the company licensed the Dragon recognition engine created by… read more

HTC Friend Stream Adds Social Aggregation to Sense UI

Besides showing off the Desire, the Legend and the Windows Mobile based HD mini, HTC also showcased a new version of its Sense UI (available only on the new Androids, and not on the HD mini), which has several very cool features.

One of them is Leap, which lets you… read more

4 SlideDeck Pro Licenses up for grabs, comment to win.

SlideDeck is a new way to display content on websites, mobile phones and kiosks. It delivers a better user experience by removing the information overload and providing a fun, quick and beautiful way to interact with digital devices.

Use SlideDeck For:

Product Tours
Service Descriptions
Explaining Complex Processes
How-To Tutorials
Feature Rich Slide Shows
Landing Pages

SlideDeck is… read more

Daily Inspiration #433

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

How To Control Multiple Flashes Wirelessly With A Canon 7D

Among the features listed on our recent review of the new powerhouse Canon EOS 7D is wireless flash control. Sought after by many photographers, this version 1.0 feature has some useful capabilities thanks to the addition of a popup flash to Canons X D line. Controlling flash ratios, as well… read more

17 Google Chrome Extensions for Web Designers and Developers

Firefox is the browser of choice for most designers and developers in part because of the vast selection of add ons that are available. While Chrome does not offer anywhere close to as many extensions (yet), there are still a number that can be very handy for designers and developers…. read more

The Myth of DPI

The size of an image in a website layout is important. From proper alignment to getting just the right amount of white space, sizing photos and graphics properly beforehand is essential to creating a balanced look.

Images on the web are measured in pixels. Yet many people… read more

Apple bans hackers from App Store

“Your Apple ID was banned for security reasons”, that’s what i get when i try to go to the app store, they must be really angry :) )))) and guess what my apple ID was, “sherif_hashim@yahoo.com”, what a fool was me not to notice :) )), can’t help laughing, they… read more

Microsoft Launches Windows Phone 7 Series With Xbox Live and Zune Integration

Microsoft has just unveiled the latest version of its mobile operating system: Windows Phone 7 Series. The company is currently presenting the features live at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Among the highlights, the company says in a statement that “for the first time ever, Microsoft will bring together Xbox… read more

10 Free Tools For Effective Project Management

Project management is the process by which projects are defined, planned, monitored, controlled and delivered such that the agreed benefits are realised. Projects are unique, transient endeavours undertaken to achieve a desired outcome. Projects bring about change and project management is recognised as the most efficient way of managing such… read more

Macworld 2010: Rogue Amoeba shows off RadioShift 1.5

The recent RadioShift 1.5.x refresh (first introduced at the very end of 2009; the latest version, 1.5.3, came out February 3) now features thousands of additional streaming sources, including many in the Windows Media and Real Media formats that are inaccessible to iTunes users, and several sources previously only playable… read more

LEAKED: Windows Mobile 7’s Interface [PICS]

In a few hours, Microsoft is expected to reveal Windows Mobile 7 to the world at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Some leaked pictures of the interface have spoiled its debut, though.

Learnbemobile, a German mobile blog, got a couple snapshots of the interface and has posted them on… read more

Free Beats Premium in Online Dating Faceoff

Valentine’s Day has passed, and now that we have sifted through the roses (and the heartbreak) of the year’s most love-obsessed holiday, it’s time to return to the real world and all of the dating that it involves.

Earlier this week in our Web Faceoff series, we asked you, the readers,… read more

How To Shoot Lava With Photographer Bryan Lowry

During a recent trip to Hawai’i’s Big Island I was treated to a wonderful volcano tour thanks to KapohoKine Adventures.  We toured around a number of sites and had the great fortune to watch fresh lava from Kilauea pour into the sea.  The majesty of watching an island be built… read more

Control Your iPhone From Your Couch With Bowtie

One of our favorite little Mac utilities, the iTunes controller Bowtie has just hit version 1.0! Bowtie lets you easily control iTunes with customizable shortcuts, view album art and automatically send songs to Last.fm (and mark songs you love and songs you want to ban). Even better? There’s now a… read more

HOW TO: Make a Google Buzz Desktop App

Whether you’re using it on your phone or your desktop, Google Buzz is quickly becoming an interesting and popular way to share content with your Gmail friends. However, because it’s tied to Gmail, Google Buzz is also tied to your web browser. That can be fine for lots of instances,… read more

9 Powerful Firefox Add-Ons That Can Save Your Time

As we all know that Firefox is the fastest growing popular web browser and its growing more and more every day. There are too many handy options provided by the firefox and this is the main reason for its popularity. You can easily find lots of free download able firefox… read more

The Definitive Guide To Styling Web Links

Hyperlinks (or links) connect Web pages. They are what make the Web work, enabling us to travel from one page to the next at the click of a button. As Web Standardistas put it, “without hypertext links the Web wouldn’t be the Web, it would simply be a collection of… read more

15 Essential Tools for Windows Based Web Developers

I’ve drawn up a list of the essential Windows based tools that perform a range of functions, from writing and editing code to checking for errors, running local servers to testing speeds, but all will make you and your web sites more efficient. read more

Macworld 2010: Microsoft’s MacBU talks Office for Mac 2011

<pnext version of Microsoft's Office suite, slated for arrival during the fourth quarter of 2010, has a new name, enhanced functionality, and even a more streamlined look. TUAW met with members of the Microsoft Mac Business Unit (MacBU) on Thursday to hear how the developers of Office for Mac are… read more

Microsoft may create Office for iPad

The iPad already has the ability to run a productivity suite — Apple has created iPad-specific versions of its own iWork programs, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for $9.99 each — but as T3 notes, bringing Office over to the iPad would go a long way toward establishing it as a… read more

What’s that menu item mean on my Mac?

<p since you've started using your Mac, you've been looking at those icons towards the top right of your display in your menu bar. These items can direct to many different things, from connecting to a wireless network, to finding items on your Mac. These items not only can be… read more

Using a Pre-Launch Checklist for your Website

More Than One Week Before Launch
Site-wide

Notes
Task
Completed by
Date
Comments

Check the home page, contact page, and any pages with different templates. Update browsers and versions as necessary. Checking each browser on every platform is a separate task because not… read more

Windows 8 Will Blow Your Mind. Hopefully Not Like Vista

The folks at Microsoft Kitchen dug up some cool quotes from Microsoft employees about the upcoming Windows OS, currently code-named Windows 8. Though it does bring painful memories of what was promised about Vista (the marketing campaign, you may remember, was called “the wow starts now”), Microsoft did partially redeem… read more

Ask TUAW: iPad VGA out, changing keyboard shortcuts, Time Capsule worries, and more

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you’re using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we’ll assume you’re running Snow… read more

KENTICO CMS For ASP.NET: An All-In-One Solution For Your Web Site And Now With Free Editon Too

Kentico CMS for ASP.NET is a powerful and fully featured Content Management System. This robust and stable CMS can be used for building and maintaining websites including Intranets, Online Stores and Social Community Networks using the Web 2.0 features on the ASP.NET platform. In addition it comes with a Free… read more

Your first Apple, or how it all began…

For me it began in the late 70′s when my dad bought an Apple II in a bike store. There were no computer stores at the time, so this bike shop had a computer hobbyist corner, complete with Altairs and other blinking-light computer systems. He was intrigued by the keyboard,… read more

ASUS wants to be “another Apple”

As for their ambitions to become an “open Apple,” good luck to them. So far Chrome OS and Android have both seen adoption rates best described as “niche,” and Linux has been a widely-espoused “open” alternative to Windows and OS X for over a decade (in which time, they’ve gained… read more

Make your iPhone hands-free for less than the price of a ticket

<post states it's illegal to drive while holding an iPhone to your ear, with the average price of a ticket coming in at at least $100. Personally, I'm lucky since my Lexus 400h, like many cars, allows me to make and take calls through my car stereo. My interaction is… read more

Now You Can IM Your Facebook Friends With AIM

Facebook and AOL Instant Messenger have made a deal: Now you can send IMs to your Facebook friends using the new AIM beta client for Mac or Windows.

It was already possible to merge AIM’s Lifestream with Facebook’s News Feed — and with Twitter, too. But Facebook’s IM network has always… read more

7 million iPhone and iPod touch users tried to download Flash, and left sad

Despite the widespread disdain for Adobe Flash, it remains a ubiquitous platform delivering streaming media to millions of browser windows — except for mobile Safari. Adobe claims that its site received more than 7 million download requests for Flash in the month of December, originating from iPhone and iPod touch… read more

21 Free Music Players For Your Website and Blogs

For one reason or another, a lot of designers use Music Players on their website. An online Music player needs no more introductions for web developers or simple users. Online Music players offer you flexibility and creativity in building your own Jukebox on your Web spaces the way you want…. read more

Kerio Connect 7 — A new name and powerful new features

John Jones of Kerio explained the details of the new release in a recent phone interview with TUAW. Kerio Connect 7 now allows distributed servers to work with one another, making it possible for large enterprises with widely-dispersed facilities to place servers at locations local to each office.
<br… read more

9 Architectural Photography Tips

Classical or contemporary; architectural photography can be as challenging as it is rewarding. Here are some pointers to help you get started…

Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center – by Stuck in Customs

1. Be sensitive to the direction of light as this can increase contrast, shadows, textures and reflections. High levels of… read more

Answers for the ‘rents about the iPad

As we were talking, I began to realize that he didn’t really have a clear idea of exactly what this gadget is — and lots of you probably have parents in similar situations. So I put together this Q&A using actual questions my Dad asked throughout the course of the… read more

Mobile Web Design: Tips and Best Practices

Last year, more than 63 million people in the United States accessed the Internet from a mobile device. It’s forecast that by 2013 there will be more than 1.7 billion mobile Internet users worldwide. With those kinds of numbers, it’s imperative that web designers and developers learn optimal development and… read more

15 Free Mac OS X Apps That Can Make Your Lives Easier

This is the post where we are listing out few great free apps for Mac Operating System, this is an exclusive post for our those readers who are the Mac users. But our other readers will also enjoy this post. Don’t forget to bookmark this post for your future reference… read more

60+ Comic Strips for Web Designers About Internet and Technology

As long as there have been computers there have been computer geeks. And as long as there have been geeks there have been geeky comic strips. Don’t you miss reading comic strips in your daily newspaper? It’s kind of ironic to see what designers can do with comic strips and… read more

16 month-old bug continues to crash Flash

16 months later.

If you’d like to test it for yourself, make sure there’s nothing important open in your browser window and head to http://flashcrash.dempsky.org/.

In Safari and Google Chrome, this crashes the plugin but not the browser. It took Firefox 3.6 down entirely.

Why would Matthew… read more

Does Your Small Business Need an iPad?

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

Now that the dust has settled and we know what the Apple iPad is, many people have begun trying to answer the question, “How can I justify… read more

The Rise of Tablets, and Why You Should Care

Even before Apple announced the iPad last week, the Internet was going tablet-crazy. After speculation, literally years in the making, finally came to a crescendo, the public reaction has been decidedly mixed. Discussions about what’s missing and why the announcement was a disappointment have been covered from nearly every angle.

However,… read more

The 10 Oddest Apple-Themed Products [PICS]

Apple fandom has inspired a generation of designers to create products that complement, contrast or clash with design guru Jonathan Ive’s cleverly thought out consumer electronics.

We’ve pulled together a list of Apple-themed products — both real and conceptual –- that ooze wit, and celebrate those that nod to the fun… read more

Beautiful Motion Graphics Created With Programming: Showcase, Tools and Tutorials

When you hear the word “creative”, what type of profession comes to mind? Maybe a graphic designer, painter, sculptor, illustrator, or writer? It’s unlikely that you would consider a “programmer” when thinking of creative fields of work. But programmers have the potential to be creative and come up with ideas… read more