There is a lot of talk going around the Web regarding Vista’s Aero interface eating up precious battery life on laptops. Today the Windows Vista Blog responded to the concerns that a lot of people had by saying:

When Flickr meets Google maps, what do you get? A really cool mashup that shows you in real-time, geo-located Flickr photos. Flickrvision was just released yesterday and it’s created by the same person who made Twittervision, if you’re familiar with that.

Trillian Astra is going to be the next generation of desktop chat client that will drastically change the appearance and features that are included in the Trillian software package. From what we’ve seen so far, Trillian Astra’s interface looks pretty amazing and it is packed with so many features that it would take awhile if you tried to go through them all.

The Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) was going on for the last few hours and I watched it live online.

Getting your hands on a Nintendo Wii is still no simple task. However, now there’s a way (while it lasts) to not only get a Wii, but get one for $50 through an offer over at Gamefly (video game rental service).

Meebo is determined to set themselves apart from other messenger alternatives. Google has been working on a better online messenger, and Yahoo! has been working on integrating chat with their email, but Meebo has been working on something the others don’t have…chat rooms!

One month after announcing their “to infinity and beyond” unlimited email storage, Yahoo has finally started rolling it out to their users. The entire process of enabling all users with the unlimited storage will take a few months, and they do this to make sure that it’s a smooth process.

There is no doubt that my favorite feature in Windows Vista is the integrated search. It is everywhere you need it to be, and it can do so much more than you realize.