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G.ho.st Virtual Computing Adds API for Web-Based Apps

ReadWriteWeb  May 27 09

A fabulous, ambitious virtual operating system, G.ho.st launched at Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco two years ago. The browser-based computers allow users to leave their desktop, files, and applications in the Amazon-hosted cloud and access them from just about any place or device with an internet connection.

G.ho.st, which already implements well-known applications such as Google Docs, Meebo, Last.fm, and Pandora, has now announced an open API for developers, allowing them to add any web-based application as an integrated part of the G.ho.st virtual desktop.

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According to the site's developers' page, "The API is designed to be very light weight with a simple convenient approach to launching third-party apps by a URL and passing data as parameters to that URL. Full story...

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Weekly Wrapup: Nexus One, Facebook, Ai Weiwei, And More...

ReadWriteWeb  11 hours ago

Our top story this week was about bad news for the big guys: Google, Facebook, Digg's top users. As you catch up on the news, be sure to watch the conversation about China, tech and democracy that took place between activist/artist Ai Weiwei, Twitter's Jack Dorsey and ReadWriteWeb's Richard MacManus.

The Virtualization Wars: Microsoft and Citrix v. VMware

ReadWriteWeb  15 hours ago

Watch this battle unfold. The virtualization wars are just getting started.

On one side we have Microsoft, which announced changes in its licensing structures this week.

Rulers of the Cloud: Google Becomes the Cloud, Search is a Feature

ReadWriteWeb  23 hours ago

The shortest way to describe this is that Google is no longer a verb. It's becoming a noun. Not just the few clicks to find information, but the information itself and the experience surrounding it.

Weekend Reading: Rework, by Fried and Hansson

ReadWriteWeb  24 hours ago

This week we've got a book hot off the presses for your weekly dose of entrepreneurial reading as 37signals founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson are back with their second book in four months.

Microsoft Updates Bing iPhone App and Removes It from All International iTunes Stores

ReadWriteWeb  24 hours ago

Microsoft just launched a new version of its Bing iPhone app. The iPhone app gives you comprehensive access to Bing's core services, including Bing maps and directions, as well as news and image search.

General Motors Wants To Augment Your Windshield

ReadWriteWeb  less than a day ago

Last week we told you about how Chevrolet, a division of General Motors, was bringing an augmented reality (AR) marketing promotion to SXSW in Austin.

Travelers Love the Mobile Web - But Most Don't Use Travel Apps Yet

ReadWriteWeb  less than a day ago

Once upon a time, you had to bring travel guides, maps and paper tickets on every trip. Today, you can just take your smartphone and get access to all of this information without having to lug a couple of books and magazines around with you.

Formspring.me: Another Startup Packing Its Bags for Silicon Valley

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News broke yesterday that popular online Q&A startup Formspring.me had raised some $2.5 million in venture funding and would be relocating to Silicon Valley from Indianapolis.

Twitter Search Is About Popularity

ReadWriteWeb  less than a day ago

For many people, Twitter offers a larger, more diverse stream of constantly flowing data than they've ever had to deal with before in their life.

Novell Gets Ready To Release Pulse and Federation with Google Wave

ReadWriteWeb  less than a day ago

Novell is providing the first glimpse of Pulse, its new real-time collaboration service. The new service will eventually fully integrate with Google Wave.



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