TechNews
Blekko – search the web using slashtags
Nov 1st
Blekko search engine ended the private beta phase and is now available for all users. The new search engine doesn’t want to be a Google-killer and comes with a new feature called Slashtags, that uses specific tags to refine queries and get more relevant results. Blekko offers a suite of tools which help users understand what factors are driving Blekko’s rankings as well as allows users to view any url’s web search footprint.
Here is a video presentation of the project:
blekko: how to slash the web from blekko on Vimeo.
New iPhone 4 launched
Jun 8th
Steve Jobs officially announced yesterday the launch of the new generation iPhone, the iPhone 4.0, at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).
The new iPhone promises greater battery life, high definition video, a higher resolution screen. The screen size is the same as the one from iPhone 3GS, but contains four times the pixels.
Hardware:
- Saphire glass front and back panels
- Apple A4 CPU
- 3-axis gyroscope
- Micro SIM
- 960×640, 326 pixel per inch display
- IPS Technology screen
- Front facing camera
- Rear facing camera, LED Flash, 5 Megapixels
- 5x Digital Zoom
The price range will be $199 for the 16GB version and $299 for the 32GB one. Both will be available in black and white.
The phone will be available from June 24th, with pre-orders starting from June 15th.


