Open source blogging platform WordPress may have won most peoples’ hearts as the best blogging platform in town, but that doesn’t mean its core developers are resting on their laurels. The company made two statements last night about moves its users are sure to love.
WordPress announced last night on the company blog that WordPress.com users have a new blogging option called "Turbo," which uses Google Gears to speed up the service’s admin functionality. Just an hour earlier, WP founder Matt Mullenweg indicated that users should look for OAuth support in future versions of the software.
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The new WP.com Turbo feature uses Google Gears to download more than 200 files to users’ local computers so they can be run without accessing the web. Though many of the most high-profile Gears implementations elsewhere are focused on providing off-line functionality, it’s not clear whether that’s the case here or if Gears is just being used to ...
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SanDisk working on new Sansa Fuze?Source:
http://www.buzzya.com/2008/03/04/sandisk-working-o...Post Date: 2008-03-04 14:48:07
While it’s not official, SanDisk is getting ready to launch a new mid-market PMP called the Fuze. Aimed at the 3rd generation iPod Nano, the Fuze will be an SSD-based tiny-screen having PMP that appears to have almost all the same features as the iPod Nano, plus an FM radio, but with more storage, possibly up to 16GB.
So far, SanDisks PMPs have been pretty decent, I’ve had a Sansa for awhile and it’s a great alternative to the iPod. You contrarians should have love in your hear...
Rock Band drum kit modded for beatbox controlSource:
http://www.buzzya.com/2008/03/04/rock-band-drum-ki...Post Date: 2008-03-04 14:43:00
Filed under: Gaming
The Rock Band drum kit continues to attract modders of all stripes, and we’re loving the crazy directions people are taking it -- like this beatboxing kick drum mod from Kevin Child. It’s a simple hack -- Kevin simply used a Thumper vocal-percussion mike to activate the pedal trigger -- but it’s pretty sweet in action, responding to nearly any noise he makes. We’d love to see this thing filtered through a computer with the different pads assigned to va...
Qtrax says it now has deals with major labels, doesn’t actually have dealsSource:
http://www.buzzya.com/2008/03/04/qtrax-says-it-now...Post Date: 2008-03-04 14:34:00
Filed under: Portable Audio
Man, Qtrax just can’t stop lying about those label deals, can it? The company issued a press release over the weekend saying it has (finally) signed up with Sony / BMG, Universal, EMI and Warner, but Wired did a little bit of digging and found out that Qtrax isn’t being exactly honest -- spokespeople from all four labels flatly denied that any deals were in place. Apparently there have been some experimental licenses and older deals made, but most ...
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