Blogging

Google offers HTML APIs and browser extensions in Chrome (InfoWorld)_

InfoWorld - Google's release Monday of a "stable channel" update of the Google Chrome browser for Windows features HTML and JavaScript APIs as well as browser extensions, according to company blogs.

No, An Apple Tablet Won't Revolutionize Gaming (PC World)_

PC World - Yes, Apple's inviting game bloggers to its January 27 super-secret product reveal, but I wouldn't read anything into it.

In a first, Obama 'tweets' visit to aid center for Haiti (AFP)_

AFP - US President Barack Obama 'tweeted' his very first message on Monday, joining the millions who have used the Twitter micro-blogging site as a vital information vehicle for the Haiti disaster.

'Beware Internet use', Malaysia warns (AFP)_

AFP - The Malaysian government has warned against excessive use of micro-blogging sites like Facebook and Twitter, arguing that they could erode the country's culture, a report said Sunday.

Quake relief: The culture of now v. the real world (AP)_

AP - More than a week after an earthquake leveled swaths of the Haitian capital, the recriminations are circulating faster than clean water. From CNN's Anderson Cooper to blogs and social networks, questions echo: Why is help taking so long? Why can't the relief process be streamlined? Can't this t

Apple's Future is in Solar-Powered Devices (PC World)_

PC World - Apple's work on solar-powered devices has garnered renewed interest from the blogosphere with the granting of a few new patents and the resurfacing of an older one dealing with solar battery recharging. Although the chatter about Apple and solar power started a couple of years ago, it's

Bill Gates Joins the Blogging World (PC Magazine)_

PC Magazine - Does Bill Gates have a little extra time on his hands? Just one day after joining Twitter and re-joining Facebook, the Microsoft co-founder also launched his own Web site, called the Gates Notes.

Google Docs: Not the Only Free Cloud Storage in the Sky (PC World)_

PC World - In the coming weeks, Google Docs users will be able to store more of their important files online, where they can access them easily and share them with others, according to a Tuesday post on The Official Google Blog.

Symbian lays out mobile OS road map (InfoWorld)_

InfoWorld - Symbian Foundation, responsible for development of the Symbian mobile OS, is readying its Symbian^3 and Symbian^4 versions of the platform, with version 3 likely to be feature-complete next month, a Symbian blogger said this week.

OpenStreetMap Attracts 200,000 Volunteers (PC World)_

PC World - A volunteer-led project to create an open-source map of the entire earth, calledOpenStreetMap, has amassed over 200,000 contributors since its inception, the founder announced in a blog entry.