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A new beta version of Google Reader for iPhone is designed. By visiting http://www.google.com/reader/i on your iPhone, you are able to continue your feed reading anyway.

This beta version has no much changes from desktop version besides quick and easy to act on items. List view is set to default for reading. Functions like starring, sharing and keeping unread are remained.

For more information, visit http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2008/05/brand-new…

Just a 1 minute plus video demo on some Windows 7 new features. Video after jump.

Adobe Photoshop Express enhance the ability for users to access to photos through Flickrs or Picasa.

What’s new?

1. Users are now able to upload or download photos from Flickr, Facebook, Photobucket or Picasa into Photoshop Express, edit and add effects then send them back.
2. Users can save multiple versions of an image with new “Save As” feature.
3. An embeddable player can now be used to post slideshows to Facebook MySpace and other social networking Web sites.

Adobe claims that more than 60,000 albums have been created in Photoshop Express during the first month of public operation.   :roll:

Good news for iPhone and iPod touch users. Google news is now available for this both Apple hot selling items.

You will be able see a full-fledged version of Google News on iPhone and iPod touch, improved Google News results and, where available, relevant YouTube videos embedded with news stories.

Google News for the iPhone looks simple and nice, as you can see in the image below.

To have Google News on iPhone, you can:

• Go to www.google.com, click on the “more” tab and follow the link to Google News.

• Go to www.google.com and do a search, then click on the News link at the top of the screen.

• Go directly to Google News at news.google.com in your browser.

Yahoo! released an all-new voice-enabled Beta version of Yahoo! Messenger for Vista. This brand new version included the voice and SMS features with lots of improvements to help improve overall speed and stability.

New Features

Yahoo Messenger 9.0 added support for free text messaging to mobile phones (SMS). It’s free for you to send SMS messages from Messenger but your friend may incur charges for receiving depending on their mobile data plan.

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Update: Facebook Chat is available in every country now.

Facebook Chat is launching this week, started from few selected networks, then slowly to all the Facebook users. You will notice Facebook Chat bar at the bottom of your browser when Facebook Chat reaches your network. No installation or assembly is required to run this Instant Messaging service.

You can check your list of online buddies through this Chat bar. It works similarly like any other Instant Messaging services - chat windows, online friend list, notification, chat setting and your online status (shoutbox).

Below are some screenshots from insidefacebook.com.

Whenever a chat comes in, a chat box will be appeared and highlighted with a red bubble.

This is how the conversation box looks like. Simple interface.

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Webware.com just announced the winners of the 2008 Webware 100.

There are 10 best Web 2.0 application in 10 categories, chosen by Webware readers and Internet users across the globe.

Over 1.9 million votes were cast to select these Webware 100 winners.

Voting Summary

• Maxthon won the most votes in Browsing category.
• Gaia’s 136,000 votes got the most votes in Social category.
• Top 10 vote-getters are Facebook, Firefox, Google, iTunes, MySpace, YouTube, DeviantArt, Friendster, Gaia Online, and Maxthon.

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About.com organized a competition for Instant Messaging services on March 21, 2008. There are six categories in this competition: Best IM Experience, Most Improved IM, Best Mac IM, Best Third-Party IM, Best Feature and Developer(s) of the Year.

200 e-mailed nominations from the world and ten IM clients were named nominees of the first IM Best Awards reader’s survey.

After a ten-day voting period, more than 22,000 votes cast, winners of the 2008 IM Best Awards are finally announced by today. Full results after jump.

Best IM Experience - Messenger 9.0

• Digsby 35 percent (3,317 votes)
• Meebo Two percent (208 votes)
• Yahoo! 60 percent (5,590 votes)
• Windows Live Messenger One percent (125 votes)

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Skype has expanded its unlimited land-line calls service to Europe and Asia (previously only available is US and Canada), with the price of $9.95 per month only. Countries covered by this new extension include the majority of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and Malaysia.

…»»Continue reading Skype Launches $9.95 New Package For Unlimited Land-Line Calls

Flickr Video is now supported in Yahoo Messenger 9.0 Beta. Users of Yahoo Messenger 9.0 Beta can share Flickr video directly in the IM window (even though a bunch of people is protesting Flickr Video).

It’s simple to share Flickr videos in IM window. Just copy and paste the link from the Flickr video’s URL(e.g. http://www.flickr.com /photos/fraying/2391084921/), the particular Flickr video will be embedded in your IM window.

Download Yahoo Messenger 9.0 Beta.