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Buying Books? Two essential sites

By Net4Now
Books

Amazon may be a great place to buy books online but unfortunately they do not operate direct in every country and shipping costs can make the cost of purchase prohibitive.
Australian readers should certainly check out www.booko.com.au. This site will easily locate the cheapest supplier for your book, including both Australian and International suppliers. Not only… »

Twitter direct from Flickr

By Net4Now
Flickr

Flickr have launched Flickr2Twitter integration.
Flickr members can now share Flickr content either via “upload by email” or feature existing Flickr content in their Twitter stream.
Check out the FAQ on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/help/sharing/#953361 to learn the full detail on how to make the most of this… »

Pirate Bay set to go legit

By Net4Now
Video Bay

A small Swedish software provider called Global Gaming Factory has agreed to acquire the Pirate Bay for US$7.75 million. The Pirate Bay is a file-sharing service whose founders were recently sentenced to prison for assisting in illegal copying.
The new owners are reported as wishing to… »


Firefox 3.5 arrives together with “Porn Mode”

By Net4Now
Firefox

Firefox 3.5 has gone live today together with its new Private Browsing feature.
Private Browsing, also referred to as “Porn mode,” keeps all traces of your web activity off your computer,… »

Pirate Bay launch Video Bay

By Net4Now
Video Bay

A new service from file sharing website The Pirate Bay has been launched albeit in a basic and very beta format.
The Video Bay site is in its early stages, with… »

Where were you when MJ died? The Net knows.

By Net4Now
Micheal Jackson

In years to come, a new generation will be exposed to the “where were you when X died phenomenon”. You know, the kind thing your parents say “where were you… »

Windows 7 Pricing Revealed

By Net4Now
Windows

Microsoft have revealed the pricing for Windows 7 ahead of its launch scheduled for 22 October… »

Jackson’s death crashes Twitter and Google

By Net4Now

Millions of people who Googled Michael Jacksons name between 2.40PM Pacific and 3.15PM Pacific today were greeted with an error page rather than a list of results. The page warned… »

Flickr adds “Photos taken nearby” to mobile site

By Net4Now
Mobile Flickr

Flickr have added a snazzy feature to the mobile version of their site. For those devices that support it (currently Android and the iPhone with the new 3.0 software), the… »

UPDATE: Steve Jobs Liver Transplant confirmed by hospital

By Net4Now

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will be returning to work at the end of this month following recovery from a liver transplant two months… »

Today’s Twitter is tomorrows MySpace?

By Net4Now
Social Networks

As sure as social network sites rise, they fall and MySpace employees are the latest casualties in the evolution of online businesses that are yet to find profitable business models.
Through… »

Apple Sells Over 1 Million iPhone 3GS During Launch Weekend [Updated]

By Net4Now
Apple iPhone 3G S

Looks like the analysts were wrong. It wasn’t 500,000 units or 750,000 units sold as forecasted by Piper Jeffray analyst Gene Munster. Apple announced that the company sold over 1… »

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