27 posts and columns on widgets
Sony’s SmartWatch Not Ready for Primetime
The wearable device pairs with some Android smartphones to send notifications and snippets of info straight to the watch.Collecta: Another Real-time Search Engine Bites the Dust
Los Angeles-based start-up Collecta has shuttered its real-time search business, including a destination site, API and publisher widgets. The company follows OneRiot, Ellerdale and other competitors that have hightailed away from indexing status updates from social services, which a couple of years ago had seemed like an enormous opportunity.Topsy Hands Out Real-Time Search Widgets
Real-time search engine Topsy today is launching customizable widgets for publishers to display topical tweets.How Do You Solve a Problem Like a GeekPhone? Sprint’s Android Makeover
While much of the early marketing around Android touted its power and all the ways you could trick out the devices, Sprint has launched a new effort to more easily tailor Android phones to non-techies. Its latest step: A partnership with MTV.Microsoft’s New Windows Phone 7: Novel But Lacking
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 operating system has a novel and attractive interface, but it lacks key features now common in its rivals’ phones, writes Walt.News Byte
Yahoo Connects With Top European TV Maker
Vestel Group, the largest television manufacturer in Europe, announced today that early next year it would begin turning out Yahoo Connected TVs, bringing widgets, apps and all manner of Internet entertainment into living rooms across the continent.News Byte