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De-clutter Google Reader with Absolutely Customisable
If you're not using Greasemonkey - the super-extensible way to customise sites as you visit them in Firefox - then you're missing out! There are a ton of Greasemonkey scripts available to customise...
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Tell DLS: What are your Top 10 Web Apps?
We're continuing our Tell DLS column by leaving the desktop and heading to the web. There's tonnes and tonnes of webapps out there -- however here's just 10 that I use day-in, day-out. If you're got...
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Clarke lets you update FireEagle from within OS X
Yahoo's FireEagle project has long been a great (albeit under-used) service to let you share your location with other websites. Services such as Dopplr, Brightkite and many others can all update &...
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Echofon (neé TwitterFon) heads to OS X
There's been plenty of iPhone Twitter clients released over the last 18 months, however the goldrush to develop for the mobile device has meant the OS X Twitter clients have seen just the arrival of...
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ICANN drops its US Government affiliation
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (otherwise known as ICANN) has, since its inception in 1998, enjoyed been strongly ties with the US Government's Department of Commerce -...
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Time-Waster: So you think you know Helvetica?
Earlier in the month we covered Cheese or Font - a fantastic perpetually-running time-waster that challenges you to choose whether the name displayed refers to a cheese or a font. However, the web is...
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Find out GPS co-ordinates with Get Lat Lon
For the last few months I've been working on a small side-project away from Download Squad that requires the use of GPS co-ordinates. Whilst the system I'm using has some default co-ordinates...
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Week in Review: 3rd October
It's been quite a week here at Download Squad - and contrary to popular opinion there's been more than Google Wave in the news, so here's quick roundup of the news from the last seven days alongside...
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WSJ taunts the NFL with couch-based live-blogging
At the end of August, the NFL decided to institute a number of rules prohibiting the use of social media by teams and referees on match day - as well as rules that banned the media from providing live...
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Facebook brings Latin back to life with new language option
Facebook have always worked to make sure that the service is available in as many languages as possible - from French to Føroyskt, Polish to Pirate, the service is available in 70 languages for the...
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Tweetie for iPhone hits 2.0
We've covered iPhone Twitter clients to death here on Download Squad, but we simply couldn't help but post about Tweetie 2.0 which launched just yesterday. If you're not familiar with Tweetie - which...
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RSS and SimplePie makes for PHP developer heaven
This is definitely one for the developers amongst you, but if you're developing an application in PHP and need to handle the reading of RSS feeds, SimplePie is a god-send. Some folks will point you in...
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So long, iTunes: DoubleTwist now syncs with iPhone and iPod Touch
If you're searching for a free alternative for iTunes on Windows, DoubleTwist - the handy media player for Windows and OS X - just became even more attractive with today's launch of version 2.4 that...
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Viewfinder brings powerful Flickr search to your Mac
Every now and then I find myself working on slides in Keynote and writing Download Squad posts - and struggling to find a suitable image. Of course, Flickr is the best way to find images - their clear...
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Reeder for iPhone lets you read your Google Reader feeds in style
For the last few weeks I've been looking for a suitable RSS reader application for my iPhone. I've found myself frustrated with long-time favourite NetNewsWire (which currently lacks any of the Google...
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Mobile Minute: Palm WebOS 1.3.1 is out!
If you're one of the folks sporting a Palm Pre, it's time to check for updates as you'll want to grab the WebOS 1.3.1 update that dropped over the weekend (at least for Sprint customers in the US)....
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Calling all WebOS Developers: Tell us about your Apps!
In early December, Palm is set to launch its App Catalog to showcase third-party applications for its WebOS devices (the Pre and recently-launched Pixie). Whilst the App Catalog may be later to the...
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Back from the dead? Yahoo Upcoming gets some surprise feature love
It's been a number of months (if not longer) since Yahoo showed any love to its Upcoming events service. Since acquiring the service in October 2005, the service has seen just one re-design - and few...
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Palm unveils "Project Ares" webOS developer tool
Ever since Palm announced its webOS system earlier in the year, the company has been continually working out its approach for application development for the device. With the App Catalog in beta for...
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Mobile Minute: Palm webOS 1.3.5 is now available
It's been just over a month since Palm last updated their webOS devices, however today the Palm Pre has seen webOS 1.3.5 released (well, at least in the US). The update is notable, albeit for the items...
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Online bookmark service Instapaper gets a facelift
Over the last year, I've almost entirely abandoned browser bookmarks - instead switching to Instapaper: the service that lets you save webpages for reading later, whether in the browser or via the...
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Charadium brings charades to your iPhone and iPod touch
I'll admit I'm not a particularly avid gamer on my iPhone, however over the Christmas period I've found myself playing Charadium: a stylish take on the classic game Charades. Using the ngmoco Plus+...
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Tweeteorites brings more Twitter Favourite fun to your iPhone
Earlier this month, Jay mentioned Favit - a great iPhone application that lets you find comedy gems from Twitter, based on the Favstar service. Hot on the heels of Favit comes Tweeteorites - an iPhone...
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Palm Pre Media Sync Showdown
Ever since Palm and Apple started their dance about the Pre's ability to sync with iTunes, I've been keeping an eye out for alternative ways to move media to my Pre. Over the last few weeks I've been...
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Foursquare beta now available for the Palm Pre
For the last month or so, I've been keenly keeping an eye on the progress of the open source webOS application for Foursquare: the location-based mobile game that's been in the tech spotlight since its...
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Palm's webOS App Catalog hits 1,000 apps
It's not quite the App Store frenzy by any stretch, however Palm's webOS App Catalog has hit an important milestone with 1,000 applications now available for the Palm Pre and Pixi devices. We're going...
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webOS homebrew brings DOOM to the Palm Pre
If you've used a Palm Pre, you're probably wondering just what's possible with the webOS developer SDK. Over the last few updates, it would appear that Palm are really working to bump the number of...
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Facebook for iPhone 3.1 gains Push notifications
iPhone Facebook junkies rejoice - for you no longer need to wait for email notifications from the service! With version 3.1 of the widely-acclaimed iPhone application (which has just arrived) you can...
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Nine Inch Nails fans turn 400GB of data into downloadable 2009 tour video
Back in March last year, Nine Inch Nails were touring the US with their Lights in the Sky tour - albeit without a professional production team to produce the tour DVD. Given the band's history with...
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Latest Chromium build for Mac finally adds a bookmark manager
In amongst a chorus of "what took them so long", the Google folks working on the Chromium project -- the open source project behind the Chrome browser -- have at last added basic support for bookmark...
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Tumblr lets you ask questions of your favourite Tumblogs
If you're a Tumblr user, you may have noticed the Tumblr staff teasing a new feature on their own Tumblogs over Christmas -- Ask a Question. It allows you to easily pose a question to the Tumblr user...
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Getting Started with Wine on Mac OS X
Whilst there's a couple of excellent, paid-for, virtualization options around for OS X (Parallels and VMware), they can be a little heavy-handed if you only need to run one or two applications. Not to...
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Mobile Minute: Palm's 2010 plans for webOS
In case you're wondering why your RSS reader has gone into overdrive, it just so happens to be Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week -- and that means that all the mobile companies...
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Foursquare for the Palm Pre gets a new look and a speed boost [Gallery]
It's been just one week since the Foursquare webOS app entered beta, and amidst a flurry of news around the location-based game that broke free of its city-limits this week the webOS application has...
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Leave virtual notes around your neighborhood with BlockChalk
With all the location-based services sprouting up, it's surprising to find one that's a little different from the now-formulaic location-based game. However BlockChalk is just that. Instead of...
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First-Person Tetris messes with your mind - Time Waster
If you're a fan of Tetris (who isn't?) you've no-doubt lost hours to the fabled game. Due to the cult status of the original and its sequels means I've rarely found a variant I've wanted to play....
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Palm webOS update 1.4 goes live for Pre and Pixi users
Way back in January at the Consumer Electronics Show, Palm announced the webOS 1.4 update for Pre and Pixi devices, and late last week it finally dropped. The biggest new feature is the much-craved...
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Facebook for webOS loses its Twitter envy and finally becomes useful
It's been a little while since Facebook launched their (admittedly barebones) application for Palm's webOS devices -- that's the Pre and Pixi to you and I. However, in amongst the news of the webOS...
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Mobile Minute: Free EA games for UK and Ireland Palm Pre users!
With Palm's webOS App Catalog finally starting to roll out paid applications around the world, EA Mobile and Palm seem to be enticing folks to start using the App Catalog with a trio of free games....
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Gowalla hits webOS with a slick new client
We covered location-based game Foursquare's webOS client earlier in the year, noting that competitor Gowalla had a client for the Palm Pre and Pixi 'in the works' - and today, just in time for SXSW,...
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