Tag archive: Pop

Selling out is all the rage these days. In what feels like the latest in an endless stream of endorsements, Lady Gaga is now pushing Google Chrome in a new 1.5 minute ad for the Web browser. The new video, pretty much a music video, splices shots of Gaga dancing across a bridge looking like Madonna with YouTube videos of her fans and some fake footage of her using Google Chrome. The song featured is her new single “Edge of Glory,”… Read More

Almost a full year after Nintendo first allowed gamers to peak under the lid on WiiWare, the company has finally pushed it live. The freshly launched service allows Internet-connected Wiis to access an online collection of games for download. The primary appeal of WiiWare since its announcement has been its potential as a channel for smaller game studios to put out games without the cost of distributing them through conventional means. The… Read More

Microsoft has released details of the first products to ship under its new Zune brand of portable media players. The first devices will sport 30 GB hard drives, wireless sharing capabilities, and come in three colors in time for the end-of-year holiday buying season. “The digital music entertainment revolution is just beginning,” said J. Allard, Microsoft VP of design and development. “With Zune, we are not simply… Read More

Sprint Nextel and RealNetworks announced today that Sprint customers can subscribe to RealNetworks' Rhapsody Radio as part of the Sprint PCS Vision Multimedia Service. The service will be available throughout the U.S. for an additional $6.95 per month on top of the normal PCS Vision Service fees and enable customers to access high-quality streaming audio from the Rhapsody service, as well as selected podcasts, music news & videos,… Read More

“On Wednesday, the company began providing free POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) access on Gmail accounts. The rollout is expected to reach all users over the next two weeks, said George Harik, director of Googlettes, the name of the Google group overseeing its startup services. “This [access] is an important part of e-mail because of all the things not enabled by Web-based e-mail,” Harik said. POP3 access, for… Read More

Pop Goes the Gmail is a program that sits between the http://gmail.com web server and your email client, converting messages from web format into POP3 format that a program such as Outlook Express or Thunderbird can understand. Download now at MajorGeeks