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Rafe and Josh debate Google's Buzz

Is Google Buzz effective competition to Twitter? Or is it just FriendFeed light? Webware writers Rafe Needleman and Josh Lowensohn debate.

Google's social side hopes to catch some Buzz

Facebook and Twitter are the darlings of the social-media world, not Google--which hopes to change that with Buzz, betting it can organize your online social life.

Google Gmail press conference (live blog)

We're heading to the Googleplex to find out what's happening to Gmail. Earlier reports have pointed to Google taking on Twitter.

Mozilla plans to drop Mac OS X 10.4 support

Dropping support for Tiger means Firefox could be better optimized for newer Mac OS X versions, but Mozilla is meeting some resistance.

TweetDeck gets a few tweaks

The latest version of TweetDeck is out, and although it's a minor update it also introduces some useful changes worth noting.

Adobe promises faster Flash on Macs

The Mac version of the widely used browser plug-in should catch up to the Windows version soon. Also: an apology for mishandling a bug.

Netflix to get 1080p streaming later this year

The popular DVD-by-mail and video-streaming company plans to stream full HD content to its users later this year.

Google to make Gmail a little more social

Sources familiar with the company's plans tell CNET that Google is ready to integrate status updates into Gmail in Twitter-like style, with a stream of text and multimedia updates.

EA's game arsenal coming to Facebook?

An exec at the gaming company hinted that its 'Madden NFL' franchise will launch a Facebook version, the first application we've seen of EA's Playfish acquisition to its existing game titles.

How CoverItLive failed users during iPad unveiling

When you're covering tech's Super Bowl equivalent live, you really don't want your broadcasting platform to collapse.

Facebook's photo uploader gets an overhaul too

Facebook is rolling out its prototype photo uploader to all users over the next few weeks. Small change could have a big impact on how many uploads the social network sees each day.

Add-ons in Firefox's first mobile browser

We give you a video tour of Firefox 1.0--first seen on Nokia--and talk mobile add-ons.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

Mozilla yanks infected add-ons, warns users

Two Firefox add-ons, Sothink Web Video Downloader 4.0 and all versions of Master Filer, were found to contain Trojan horse code aimed at Windows users.

Google tapped for a new 3D view of the Bay Bridge

Google Earth now lets users zip around an unfinished version of the Bay Area's Bay Bridge as it's constructed.

More social, please: Facebook nixes banner ads

Not only will Microsoft no longer serve Facebook's banner ads, the social network is shifting away from them altogether.

Google seeks to patent new Web app tech

Four patent applications embody the search company's ambitions to make the Web into a more powerful platform for applications.

Tweet from multiple accounts with Seesmic for Android

Among changes to the free Twitter app Seesmic is the capability to manage more that one account.

Originally posted at The Download Blog

Facebook revamps home page

Having turned 6 years old Thursday, Facebook unveils yet another redesign, tweaking the home page to display more of the core features and settings in one single place.

Slacker Radio: Pandora's Palm WebOS rival

Streaming radio app Slacker Radio breaks into Palm's App Catalog for WebOS, creating rivalry for Pandora Radio.

Will you, like Sun's CEO, become a Twitter quitter?

CEO Jonathan Schwartz thought it best to announce his departure publicly via microblog. Was it offensive? Or might this be the start of a new trend?

Originally posted at Technically Incorrect