BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech » ajax http://www.bgr.com Thu, 31 May 2012 02:53:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Yahoo decides to revisit its 10-year-old calendar http://www.bgr.com/2008/10/08/yahoo-decides-to-revisit-its-10-year-old-calendar/ http://www.bgr.com/2008/10/08/yahoo-decides-to-revisit-its-10-year-old-calendar/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:54:48 +0000 Zach Epstein http://www.bgr.com/?p=6092

We think there might be one or two people out there still using various Yahoo services as opposed to jumping on the Google train. You know, the same people who used to wear spiked dog collars in high school and get angry when their favorite Emo bands started to get popular. Well rebels, you’ll be glad to know that Yahoo has finally decided to end its decade-long hiatus in terms of calendar development and it is now testing out a shiny new Ajax-based online calendar. Honestly, the new drag and drop based interface is definitely sexy. No question. The Flickr integration is also very smooth and attractive. In terms of true added value above and beyond competitive offerings however, meh. This will basically be a nice add-on for those already swimming in the Yahoo pool but don’t expect the masses to come rushing over so they can enjoy, umm, pictures on their online calendars. If you’re a resident of the US, UK, India, Taiwan, or Brazil and you want to check out Yahoo’s new calendar beta, hit the read link and let us know what you think.

[Via TechCrunch]

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]]> http://www.bgr.com/2008/10/08/yahoo-decides-to-revisit-its-10-year-old-calendar/feed/ 4 http://www-bgr-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/yahoocalendar-150x150.jpg Skyfire brings full browsing experience to mobile phones everywhere http://www.bgr.com/2008/08/01/skyfire-brings-full-browsing-experience-to-mobile-phones-everywhere/ http://www.bgr.com/2008/08/01/skyfire-brings-full-browsing-experience-to-mobile-phones-everywhere/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:57:41 +0000 Joshua Karp http://www.bgr.com/?p=4468 Skyfire has just launched their new mobile browser client, and if early reports from the beta are any indication, the company has a real contender on their hands. The Skyfire Browser aims to bring a desktop-like experience to your handset. In addition to providing scaling, zoom, and reformatting duties, Skyfire’s real claim to fame is its support for Flash and Ajax. The software manages to provide usable access to Flash and Ajax assets by relying heavily on external server resources to do the heavy lifting, taking much of the burden off of the limited resrouces on your handset. We’re guessing the results will be somewhat mixed, but any attempt to bring this sort of functionality to the palm of your hand is certainly worthy of a round of applause. The client launched today for Windows Mobile, with a private Symbian S60 beta taking place with plans for a wide scale launch soon.

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