Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced that they are handing off Google Wave to the open source community. This is because Google decided to end development of Google Wave as a standalone product.
The Google Wave team will expand on the 200,000+ lines of code that went into the product and detailed on the website waveprotocol.org. The open source project will be known as “Wave in a Box.”
The Wave in a Box project will have an application bundle that includes server and web clients that support real-time collaboration. Threaded conversations will be supported in the Wave in a Box application. Wave in a Box has gadget, robot, and data API support. Wave data can be imported from wave.google.com.
The open source project will not have the same functionality as Google Wave, but developers will have the ability to run wave servers and host waves on their own servers.
[Google Wave Blog]
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Good news for owners of a BlackBerry smartphone that make daily use of Facebook, because the application has been updated to version 1.8.0.49 and is already available to download at the BlackBerry App World.
With that being said, Facebook v1.8.0.49 for BlackBerry includes the following new features:
- loading times are much faster;
- you can upload videos;
- replacement of BIS-E notifications with the BlackBerry Push API;
Visit the BlackBerry App World for the download link.
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Twitter has announced a new feature called “Suggestions For You.” This feature suggests people who you do not already follow and that you may find interesting. The suggestions are based on people that you already follow and who they follow. This feature is tucked in the “Find People” section.
If you find the suggested user interesting, click on follow. If you do not find it interesting, click on Hide and Twitter will remove them from suggestions. Twitter is also providing this feature as an API for developers to use when creating desktop, mobile, and web applications.
[Twitter Blog]
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Well, it’s about time. Touted back in March as one of the pillar apps to benefit from the new multitasking API, Skype has finally been updated to iOS 4 compatibility. We’re seeing crisper, more retina display-friendly graphics and, more importantly, background VoIP (not for iPhone 3G, naturally). A notification window will pop up when you’re called or messaged, and you can use other apps while on the line chatting to international friends at reduced rates. Even on the lock screen, if you receive a call, sliding to unlock will take you immediately into the call. Video chat still isn’t here — a darn shame given the lack of other options now — but now you’ve got even more of a reason to rack up those rollover minutes on AT&T’s voice plan. Download away!
Update: Remember when Skype was talking about charging extra for calls over 3G starting this month? Straight from the horse’s mouth: “we no longer have plans to charge a supplement to make calls over 3G.”
[Thanks, Tyler C]
Skype updated for iOS 4, background VoIP is a go (update: no plans to charge for 3G use) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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