Tech Mania: Twitter new interface coming up soon plus 1 more articles

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 07:50 PM PDT

Twitter has announced that it would be rolling out a new version of its web interface. Some users will start seeing the new look as soon as tonight, though the company says on its blog that it "will roll out as a preview over the next several weeks."

There is also news of the company's plan to integrate multimedia into the stream leaked out earlier, but we've now learned that the redesign goes much further than that, with an interface that resembles that of a far more sophisticated web app (as well as Twitter's recently released iPad app).The multimedia partnerships we hinted at earlier today extend to 16 different companies: DailyBooth, DeviantART, Etsy, Flickr, Justin.TV, Kickstarter, Kiva, Photozou, Plixi, Twitgoo, TwitPic, TwitVid, USTREAM, Vimeo, yfrog, and YouTube.

Much has been made in recent months of Twitter's move into areas previously owned by third-party applications. This announcement will no doubt renew such discussion, with many of the best features of Twitter clients like Tweetie, Seesmic Desktop, and TweetDeck now becoming a part of the default Twitter interface. As we also pointed out earlier this afternoon, it also makes Twitter feel a bit more like Facebook.

Twitter CEO Evan Williams prefaced his announcement by mentioning that Twitter.com is already far and away the most popular way for accessing the microblogging service, commanding 78% of unique users (which the company defines as "Of all the people who logged into their Twitter account during the month, what percentage did so via each service."). Combined with Twitter's growing need to serve up impressions to advertisers, it's certainly no surprise that the company is now looking to keep people more engaged on its website.Mean while check the video below and I will update once I get more screenshots.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Via Mashable

By Blogsdna

Nokia launches 3 new Symbian^3 phones

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 07:39 PM PDT

Nokia announced three new Symbian^3 smartphones at its Nokia World event viz the Nokia E7, Nokia C7 and Nokia C6. These three share the OS with the upcoming Nokia N8, which (according to Nokia) is the only N-series device which will be based on Symbian^3.

The E7 is a device aimed at business users, with a full QWERTY keyboard, a 4-inch, 640×460 pixel touchscreen with Nokia's ClearBlack technology for improved outdoor visibility and an 8-megapixel camera capable of recording 720p video. It also touts 16GB of storage memory, and 350 MB of internal memory. In accordance with its business pedigree, the E7 can create PowerPoint slides on the go. It comes with a price tag of €495 ($638).

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Nokia C6 has a 3.2-inch AMOLED screen (also with ClearBlack technology), while the C7 has a 3.5-inch AMOLED screen and a case consisting of stainless steel and glass. Both devices have an awesome 8 megapixel camera with dual LED flash and the ability to record 720p video.

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Nokia C6 has 340 MB of internal user memory, while Nokia C7 has up to 350 MB of internal memory and 8 GB of storage memory. The memory in both devices can be expanded with a 32 GB microSD memory card, and the price is €260 ($334) for the C6, and €335 ($430) for the C7. All three devices should become available before the end of 2010.Let’s hope Symbian^3 gains some market share and widens it’s reach when compared to iOS and Android.