Facebook to launch their own IM service

Facebook has been testing out their own instant messaging service and it looks like its just about ready for the public.
Its believed that it will be built on Jabber, the open source IM platform (and the same one that Google Talk uses).
It could be launching as soon as next week, so keep your eyes peeled [...]

Apple rejecting applicants from iPhone Developer Program

If you’re a developer that has applied to join Apple’s iPhone Developer Program and received a rejection email, don’t feel bad–you’re not alone.
Apparently Apple is turning away a lot of developers, both independents and from companies, even though the program is something they’ve announced and have a pricing structure for.
Why?
The program is in beta, so [...]

glo Pillow prototype gently wakes you up in the morning

Named to Time’s list of the Best Inventions of 2007, the glo Pillow is both a pillow and an alarm clock, but not in the way you might think.
According to the products website, when we sleep we constantly cycle between light and deep sleep. When our alarm clock goes off in the morning it shocks [...]

Microsoft confirms Windows 7 coming in 2010

Microsoft has confirmed that the next version of Windows, currently still called Windows 7, is coming in 2010.
When exactly they can’t say (obviously–that’s a ways off still), but do say that they will give a release date when Windows 7 “meets its quality bar for release.”
By “meets its quality bar for release” I hope they [...]