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Week in Review: 19th September 2009
Shiver me timbers! It's been a swash-buckling week here aboard HMS Download Squad, but if you've been off plunderin' other shores and missed the maelstrom of news here's a fair summary of what's been happening..
Hulu sets its sights on a subscription service
As one of the Brits here on the Download Squad team, I can't help but be envious of the Hulu service. Sure, we've got the BBC iPlayer, but as a self-confessed US TV fan it'd be nice if they rolled out internationally. Before they get to that however, it seems that Hulu is hard at work getting the necessary technologies together to make a subscription service possible. There's few details available (and definitely no date for any service) but we're keeping a close eye on this.
7 ways to save a packet on Windows 7
If you're hankering after the new Redmond release that's just around the corner, we've got 7 (entirely legitimate) ways that you can grab a copy. There's plenty of educational ways to get Windows 7 on the cheap, but there's a few others here that might just be of use to the average Joe.
Twitter scores another $50 million
Regardless of whether you see Twitter as the pulse of the planet or an incredible time sink, the San Francisco company that everyone's talking about has just raised another $50 million in venture capital, valuing the company at a cool $1 billion. That's an bucketload of cash - especially when the previous cash injection is far from spent (Twitter still has $30 million in the bank from its last round of fundraising).
Microsoft offers a sneak-peek of its Office Web Apps
Microsoft's much-hyped Office Web Apps entered Technical Preview this week, with a small number of customers chosen to take a look at the online counterparts to Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Whilst Microsoft also took signups for the next wave of the preview, the demand was so strong that they soon-after stopped taking signups.
Intuit gobbles up Mint.com
There's been plenty of reactions to the acquisition of Mint.com by finance behemoth Intuit this week. After two highly innovative years for Mint, their customers seem to be concerned that bringing the product into Intuit's fold isn't going to do Mint any favours.
Meme-tastic
In between a presidential blooper and Twitter hype, it's been a week of Kanye West mashups. From apology generators to website overlays - we've seen pretty much every type of Kanye West joke made. Next!
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Talking of Internet memes, today happens to be International Talk Like a Pirate day. If you're in need of Pirate translation - or any other web-service for today, be sure to check out our past coverage as well as the official website!
All about Download Squad
If you've ever wondered "Who on earth are the folks behind Download Squad?" we've recently added a fresh coat of paint to our team page with the details you'd ever want to know about us!
It's International Speak like a Pirate Day so forgive the introduction. We're back to regular programming after the jump!
Hulu sets its sights on a subscription service
As one of the Brits here on the Download Squad team, I can't help but be envious of the Hulu service. Sure, we've got the BBC iPlayer, but as a self-confessed US TV fan it'd be nice if they rolled out internationally. Before they get to that however, it seems that Hulu is hard at work getting the necessary technologies together to make a subscription service possible. There's few details available (and definitely no date for any service) but we're keeping a close eye on this.
7 ways to save a packet on Windows 7
If you're hankering after the new Redmond release that's just around the corner, we've got 7 (entirely legitimate) ways that you can grab a copy. There's plenty of educational ways to get Windows 7 on the cheap, but there's a few others here that might just be of use to the average Joe.
Twitter scores another $50 million
Regardless of whether you see Twitter as the pulse of the planet or an incredible time sink, the San Francisco company that everyone's talking about has just raised another $50 million in venture capital, valuing the company at a cool $1 billion. That's an bucketload of cash - especially when the previous cash injection is far from spent (Twitter still has $30 million in the bank from its last round of fundraising).
Microsoft offers a sneak-peek of its Office Web Apps
Microsoft's much-hyped Office Web Apps entered Technical Preview this week, with a small number of customers chosen to take a look at the online counterparts to Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Whilst Microsoft also took signups for the next wave of the preview, the demand was so strong that they soon-after stopped taking signups.
Intuit gobbles up Mint.com
There's been plenty of reactions to the acquisition of Mint.com by finance behemoth Intuit this week. After two highly innovative years for Mint, their customers seem to be concerned that bringing the product into Intuit's fold isn't going to do Mint any favours.
Meme-tastic
In between a presidential blooper and Twitter hype, it's been a week of Kanye West mashups. From apology generators to website overlays - we've seen pretty much every type of Kanye West joke made. Next!
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
Talking of Internet memes, today happens to be International Talk Like a Pirate day. If you're in need of Pirate translation - or any other web-service for today, be sure to check out our past coverage as well as the official website!
All about Download Squad
If you've ever wondered "Who on earth are the folks behind Download Squad?" we've recently added a fresh coat of paint to our team page with the details you'd ever want to know about us!
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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