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Google has joined Microsoft and Yahoo in providing traffic data. Google Maps displays traffic data using the industry’s color coding standard that shows Green: fast, Yellow: maddening, Red: miserable.
Here’s a list of cities that have traffic data on Google Maps.
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British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), will soon have its own channels on YouTube which will show news, TV shows, and documentaries. BBC will be the latest content provider to have their own channel on YouTube. YouTube has also finalized revenue-sharing agreements with other content providers like the NBA and Wind-Up Records.
I think we’ll probably see […]

Anytime within the next six months, Adobe plans to release a web-based version of Photoshop which will be in competition with Google’s Picasa. The online Photoshop version will have less features than the standard Photoshop since it’s not the same version that will be offered online. My guess is the web version will be free […]

The BitTorrent site is down for the moment as it prepares to launch the BitTorrent Entertainment Network. BitTorrent on its return; will be in partnership with Paramount, MGM, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Bros to offer legit tv shows and movies. Movies and shows offered are supposed to be higher in quality compared to the […]

Google has just launched Google Apps Premiere Edition which comes with web-based word processing and spreadsheets. Aimed at large businesses, the suite costs $50 a year per user. This subscription will also provide users with 10 gigs of email storage and comes with Google Talk (instant messaging). Phone support is also available to subcscribers.
Those who […]

It looks like YouTube won’t have the monopoly on offering free videos online for long. Viacom Inc. has announced that it will deliver free films and television shows through Joost. Joost is run by the same people who started the Kazaa music sharing, and the Skype internet call service.
Some of you might remember that 2 […]

After more than a year of being available as a free beta, Adobe finally ships Photoshop Lightroom version 1. Users who downloaded the beta 4.1 version will still be able to use it until it expires on February 28.
For those unfamiliar with this application, Photoshop Lightroom  works hand in hand with Adobe Photoshop to refine […]

Yahoo mail has followed the example of Gmail by adding chat capabilities without leaving the inbox. Some lucky users will get a message when they log in inviting them to try the new chat feature. It hasn’t been formally launched yet so users that don’t receive the message when they log in will have to […]