5 hand-picked links for August 10 2009

0Daniel Ionescu • 10th Aug 2009 • [Linked]

Toshiba Planning Blu-ray Disc Players, Laptops | PC World
After losing the high-definition discs format war to Sony, Martyn Williams reports on Toshiba’s plans to launch players and laptops with support for Blu-ray discs later this year. Will we see some cheaper players? I hope so.

Url Shortener Tr.im Shuts Down – What happens to your links now? | Inquisitr
Just in case you will miss tr.im, TinyURL, Bit.ly, and is.gd are still up and running. Meanwhile, I would love to see more media outlets using their own domain for short URLs on Twitter. Hear that CNN and Guardian?

Apple Tablet Could Shake Up Netbook Market, Analysts Say | eWeek
Nicholas Kolakowski brings the latest on the rumors that Apple could roll out a tablet PC in early 2010. As you might have heard before, the Apple Tablet should be more like an oversized iPod Touch and prices somewhere between $500 and $700. If it ever comes out, I want one.

Google Voice Can Sneak onto iPhone | PC World
Paul Suarez reports on Google’s plans to put Google Voice on the iPhone in the shape of an web app, after Apple rejected their official app. Meanwhile, the FCC is looking into the whole drama of the Google Voice app rejection and is questioning Apple, AT&T and Google.

Adobe kills low-end Photoshop, urges users online | CNet
As Adobe discontinues Photoshop Album Starter Edition, Stephen Shankland reveals the company’s alternative online photo editing suite. I’m not really sure about it, but so far Piknic in Flickr does the job just fine for me (just in case Photoshop CS4 decides to take a nap on my laptop).