Published by Alex
Well I made an announcement last Sunday in one of my post that I would be releasing a new feature that would be released on Saturdays. Well, it is Saturday and this is the first one! Tonebee.com is a free website to create your own ringtones from MP3s that you already have.
Register:
When I first visited the site I was impressed by the simplicity of the web page. It took about 30 seconds to register on the site and start creating my first ringtone. The e-mail came with a confirmation link in it that you must click before you can begin to use the website.When I logged in there was a link to add credits, but when clicked on it currently displays a message that Tonebee is currently free to use for a limited amount of time.
First Impression:
After logging in you are presented with a simple dashboard where you will have to enter some personal details, your name, sex, and birthdate. After you enter those details you are able to go into the ringtone creator and editor or click “Surprise”. The surprise page has a list of videos of songs that you can create ringtones from or you can click some of the links to find out more about the song/video and artist.
Ringtone Creator:
The ringtone creator is extremely easy to use. First load a song to begin the process, after it is uploaded it will begin a search for the song and see what clips have already been created. You can choose one of those and it will automatically set the position of the clip and all you will have to do is save it. You have to save it to your computer, they currently don’t provide a way to get the ringtone automatically onto your phone. You can use websites that allow you to upload files and download them onto your phone, or if your phone supports it you could transfer the ringtone using a data cable.
. Apr 05, 2008 at 8:16 am
Filed under: Reviews, check this out, ringtones, tonebee
Published by Alex
A few places are reporting that they have sources that are close to discussions between Microsoft and Yahoo, and they are reporting that Microsoft is reevaluating its latest bid of $44.6 billion. Reuters is one that is reporting that some sources are claiming that Microsoft may be trying to get Yahoo’s board to discuss their offer but there hasn’t been any new news lately. Reuters estimated that at this time Yahoo may only be worth $42 billion. Yahoo’s stock was down 5 percent after this news started to break from various sources.
. Apr 04, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Filed under: News, microsoft, yahoo
Published by Alex
Microsoft has decided to once again extend the life of Windows XP, for low cost and low spec computers. Users have been making petitions ever since Vista was released to save Microsofts’ Windows XP and they partially got their wish when Microsoft announced that the life cycle of the product would be extended for these computer manufacturers. SaveXP has over 100,000 users who have signed the petition to keep XP around longer, most of the users believe that currently there is no reason to switch to the resource hungry Windows Vista. PC World even posted an article showing that Windows XP is sometimes even faster then Windows Vista SP1. Likely the low cost Eee PC which runs XP will benefit most from the new extension. The Eee PC will launch on April 9th with a reported cost of $400.
Don’t forget to check back tomorrow for our new feature, Check This Out. We will be providing an in depth review into a Web 2.0 site or application.
. Apr 04, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Filed under: News, eee pc, vista, windows xp
Published by Alex
As expected, today Myspace held a teleconference where they released details about their planned music service. The service is not available yet, but the details released makes it sound extremely promising. They are taking an amazon approach to delivering music and will deliver the downloads in an unprotected MP3 format. The service will also stream free ad supported music and will offer a ringtone selection as well. The goal of this new service is to make Myspace the source for music buying and enjoyment on the web. From the details released it appears that the Myspace Music service will combine what Last.fm, Amazon MP3, and various ringtone services have been providing for a while but allow users to access all of the features in one place. Myspace currently has licensing agreements from all the major labels except EMI. Apple today declared themselves the largest online retailer of digital music, will Myspace disrupt Apple’s growth? Myspace is able to target their over 110 million users with this new service.
. Apr 03, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Filed under: News, amazon, itunes, mp3, myspace music
Published by Alex
Finally, you can use Google docs offline. After Google gears was released most the web was expecting google to allow users to edit documents offline using their online suite of applications. Google gears allows online applications to be used offline and then be re synced once you connect back up to the internet. Zoho, a suite similar to Google Docs, has been allowing users to edit documents offline for a while now using Google gears. Google gears is available for Firefox and Internet Explorer here.
. Mar 31, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Filed under: News, google docs, google gears, zoho
Published by Alex
It appears this may be a April Fools joke from the gang, read it anyway. They forget that April fools doesn’t start, well until April.
Techcrunch’s Micheal Arrington just posted an article explaining why they are suing Facebook for $25 million. He and his lawyers believe that Facebook is using his picture i
n advertisements without permission and are seeking damages for the use in court. Techcrunch is a strong supporter in startups and covers news from plenty of them on their blog. In fact Techcrunch has bought out some startups, today they bought Tech Beat. Visit their post to read more about why they are suing them and why they believe it is right to do so.
. Mar 31, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Filed under: News, facebook, techcrunch
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OpenSocial, a non-profit foundation between several social communities has gained another member into its founding group. Today Hi5 announced that it would be joining the foundation, it will be joining Google, Myspace, and Yahoo. OpenSocial’s goal is to create an common API for social networks and developers. By simplifying the process developers will not have to create different applications for each network, and rather can use a common code based on HTML and Javascript to create a application that will work on multiple networks. Facebook, one of the largest social networks, has still not announced if they will join this new foundation.
. Mar 31, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Filed under: News, google, hi5, myspace, opensocial, yahoo
