Rumors have been swirling for about a month or so, but today the news is official. Disney and Hulu have entered a partnership that will see Disney content appearing on the increasingly popular online video site.
Skype for iPhone Officially Available
Update: Skype says:
Congress Tells Martin He Officially Sucks
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin won’t be leaving his post with his legacy in tact or without a kick to the backside from Congress.
White Spaces Officially Cleared For Wireless Broadband
A big story flew somewhat under the radar yesterday as the Election was at the forefront of minds not only all across the America, but around the world. The FCC has approved the use of the unused airwaves between broadcast TV channels, otherwise known as "white spaces" for public wireless broadband service.
Mechanical Turk Officially Closed Outside of the US
Being outside the US I wasn’t able to use Amazon’s Mechanical Turk program so far – they required me to provide a US bank account to start developing with their API. At least that was the case in the beginning; perhaps there were ways to still get into the system outside the US as Requester before.
Microsoft Officially Opens Expo
The company set up the Expo.org domain to make it easier to remember, and implemented some feature tweaks and updates to the site.
“Google” Officially a Verb, We’ve Got More For You
I don’t think I have ever said “google it”, but it appears enough other people have to warrant Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary adding the verb to it’s latest edition.
Google Maps API Version 2 Officially Released
Today via the Google Maps weblog (Bret Taylor, Product Manager) word of Veresion 2 of the API was announced. From the Blog…
MSN Officially Launches MSN Messenger 7.0 And MSN Spaces
Today, Microsoft raised the curtain on two services, the first being an update to the popular MSN Messenger, which has been updated to 7.0.
Microsoft Officially Launches MSN Search
It’s time to welcome another search engine into the family. This morning at 12:00 am, Microsoft removed the beta designation from MSN Search and officially launched, complete with an improved index and a redesigned MSN.com homepage.