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Today Adobe announced via their website “plans to release source code for Adobe® Flex™ as open source. This initiative will let developers worldwide participate in the growth of the industry’s most advanced framework for building cross-operating system rich Internet applications (RIAs) for the Web and enabling new Apollo applications for the desktop. The open source […]

[clickz] Online video platform Joost has signed three-month contracts with a group of 31 big brand advertisers, including Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Nike, General Motors and Visa. It will offer these marketers traditional units such as :30 mid-roll spots as well as unique formats, including a small digital overlay ad.
“The foundation is the traditional :30 […]

MySpace has offically launched their Spanish speaking site at latino.myspace.com in BETA.
According to the 2000 U.S. Census there are more than 28 million people who live in the U.S. and speak Spanish as their first language.
Along with the U.S., MySpace has already been offering sites for Internet users in the UK, Japan, France, Germany, Australia, […]

Today MySpace launced it’s much rumoured Google News and Digg competitor MYSPACE NEWS (news.myspace.com).
The news system is built using Newroo technology, a firm Fox Interactive acquired last year.
TechCrunch has an exclusive in-depth look at the new system.
Here are some FAQ’s from the new MySpace News site:
Q: What is MySpace News?
MySpace News aggregates news from around […]

Perfect Market Technologies, Inc., operator of Snap.com, today announced a new web service for delivering contextually relevant content directly to Web users. Called Snap Shots™, this new, open platform intelligently delivers related content such as stock quotes, streaming audio or video, product information and more, directly to users as they browse an enabled web page […]

Microsoft has given a go-to-market name for its cross-platform, cross-browser plug-in for delivering the next generation of user experiences and rich Internet applications for the Web (basically it is Microsoft’s equivalent to Adobe’s Flash). The technology formerly known as WPF/E is now known as Silverlight.
Microsoft announced Silverlight at the National Association of Broadcasters conference in […]

This story on Gigaom.com will clear up all the details surrounding the $3.1 billion DoubleClick purchase by Google as well as the partnership they’ve just setup with Clear Channel to sell radio ads.
“If there was any need for proof that Google considers advertising its core competency, then last few days provide ample testimony to that […]

T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announces the new T-Mobile® Sidekick® iD, offering the latest in personalization on a communication device at an accessible price of $99.1 Designed to include the spontaneous communication features synonymous with the iconic brand, the T-Mobile Sidekick iD also offers spur-of-the-moment personalization with easily removable and replaceable exterior panels.

The customizable exterior of […]

APC reported today that “computer makers have been told they’ll no longer be able to get Windows XP OEM by the end of this year, despite consumer resistance to Vista and its compatibility problems”.
And that by early 2008, Microsoft’s contracts with computer makers will require companies to only sell Vista-loaded machines. “The OEM version of […]

Comcast purchasing the popular movie site Fandango for an undisclosed amount (sources via TechCruch say the amount is around $200 million or more).  Apparently, since Comcast is a public company, the price may be disclosed once the deal is finalized.
It’ll be interesting to see what the cable company’s plans for Fandango are.