The operating system for the new Palm Pre, WebOS, is supposed to offer some killer apps. Apart from its wireless charging capabilities is some really intuitive functionality. Supposedly, the new device will use the calendar, which will contain the location, time, and attendees of meetings, and couple all that with your GPS location, to calculate the estimated travel time to a meeting. If the phone decides your going to be running late, it will text the attendees, let them know your running late, and give them an estimate on your arrival time. Pretty nifty.
Economic Recovery May Be Aided By File Sharing
Social Networking
The new MySpace webmail app will have a user base outbiggened by only Yahoo! and Hotmail
Facebook music integration stalled again – this time by Warners
Startups
Gynx may be some sort of mashup of an RSS reader and Twitter. We’re not sure yet because the service is still in “pre-alpha” development. Shouldn’t there be a Greek letter for that? Omega maybe?
Youtube alternative Motionbox closes Series C funding at $6M. Connecticut VC firm Canaan Partners is listed as primary source of funding. I can imagine the pitch. “You know Youtube? This is like Youtube. Only, you can get in on the ground floor! And it’s in New York!” Hopefully, they’re not just trying to save their earlier cash investments in the project. Canaan has brought you companies like Match.com (now part of the Barry Diller empire) and DoubleClick (gobbled up by Google).
Kyle Hayes