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Caught with a hand in the cookie jar?

When I was little, I'd spend hours plotting how to get my hands into the cookie jar. I didn't always manage it, but more often that not, the result would be that my grandmother would notice the jar was empty and tell me I had to help her make more. I didn't mind, of course. I don't think I would have minded getting caught with my hand in the Cookie Cutters-in-a-Jar, either. This cookie jar comes filled with a set of twelve different cookie cutters: a leaf, an apple, a car, an ice cream cone, a … Read more

Report: Mobile app demand to explode by 2012

Worldwide demand for mobile applications is set to explode in the next three years as the total value of the market could grow to $17.5 billion, according to a new report released Wednesday.

A study commissioned by GetJar, the second largest mobile app store in the world, predicts that mobile downloads will climb to 50 billion in 2012 up from about 7 billion in 2009. This rapid uptick in downloads will generate about $17.5 billion in revenue for the mobile app market. The mobile market was worth about $4 billion at the end of 2009.

"The global … Read more

GetJar: The unknown app store leader

I'm sure you've heard of Apple's App Store for the iPhone. But have you ever heard of an independent mobile app store called GetJar?

No? Well, that's not surprising. The tiny company now based in Silicon Valley has done virtually no marketing. And yet in the nearly five years it's been around, the company has managed to build the second largest application store front for mobile phones in the world, likely making it the biggest mobile app store you've never heard of.

The privately held Getjar claims it has nearly 57,000 applications in … Read more

Mozilla gives add-on developers a tip jar

Mozilla has introduced a new pilot program for Firefox developers to make a little money off add-ons they've created. Developers now have the option to place a "contribution" button on their add-on page, which lets users donate any amount they wish via PayPal.

Contributions are optional, meaning users can continue to download and use add-ons without having to pay anything. Mozilla is also letting developers pick their own suggested price, although users can choose to pay whatever they wish.

For the pilot program, add-on creators get the entire amount of the contribution, minus PayPal's transaction fee. … Read more

Solid WinZip alternative

A new interface kicks off TurboZip 8, a reliable compression alternative to WinZip. The easy-to-use archiving tool now supports an even wider range of formats, including 7Z, MS Office 2007 archives, ISO, and BZIP. Two new features make it worth considering: the robust preview feature that makes peering into archived files much simpler, and the Auto Compress Script, which allows you to build new archives based on predetermined criteria.

The preview window can show the contents of not just JPEG and DOC files, but MSI, EXE, and others. It's also blazingly fast, and previewed large files without delay. A … Read more

An assist with the twist

Growing up, my grandmother taught me a dozen tricks for getting the lid off of a jar. She'd run it under water, tap it on the counter, and try a whole list of other things in her attempts. But it was hard for her to get a grip on most jars. The Grip-N-Twist Jar Opener's best feature is that it can effectively grab on to a jar with its powerful suction cup, which fits most jar sizes. And while the jar opener holds on to the lid, all you need to do is turn the soft grip handle: … Read more

Webware Radar: Teens in Tech acquires Youth Bloggers Network

Teens in Tech, a blogging network that's written by young adults, announced Friday that it has acquired Youth Bloggers Network for an undisclosed sum. According to a post on the Youth Bloggers Network blog, both companies "decided that by joining forces, our projects could help each other vastly." Going forward, the combined company wants to create unique Wordpress themes, e-books, coupons, and a variety of community features "to slowly transform Youth Bloggers Network into a social network for young and teen bloggers."

Kardia Health Systems, a company that was formed to commercialize the Echocardiography Information … Read more

Buzz Out Loud 929: Live from SXSW - Day One

Somehow we packed a conference room with more people than we had chairs for here at South by Southwest. Special guests Caroline McCarthy, Wine Library TV's Gary Vaynerchuk, and The Onion's Baratunde Thurston join us for today's show.

Listen now: Download today's podcast EPISODE 929

The Web turns 20 http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10195512-60.html

It’s Red Nose Day http://www.rednoseday.com/

Apple ready for third generation of iPhone- Demo 3/17 http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10195098-37.html

iTunes 8.1 http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10194549-37.html

iPod Touch explodes, sets kids’ pants on … Read more

Gadgettes 90: The 'No Way' Episode

Some items make us go "No Way!" Others make us go "No Way?!" That question mark makes all the difference in the world. Listen now: Download today's podcast EPISODE 90

The KickTrack http://medgadget.com/archives/2007/12/baby_kick_counter.html

Fusion man soars above Swiss Alps on Personal Jet Wing http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/14/ photos.rocketman/index.html

Japan plans face recognition cigarette vending machines http://dvice.com/archives/2008/05/japan_plans_fac.php

Analyst: Amazon.com’s Kindle to generate $750 million by 2010 http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9945112-1.html… Read more