Ning launches!
Ning, also known as the official name for 24 Hour Laundry's project, just launched. I actually had to keep myself from posting early because I was excited about it. Now that I got the word from them...
NewsGator acquires NetNewsWire
The rumors and stories this morning are true...NewsGator has acquired NetNewsWire. Here's the press release, and a Q&A about the deal. This is awesome news - we're all very excited about it! — The...
Newsgator buying who? NetNewsWire?
Richard asked about who is on the menu for Newsgator? He has many guesses and one of them is right: Ranchero Software, the company behind Mac-a-licious RSS reader NetNewsWire. Sources in Silicon Val...
Sun Welcomes You To 1999 With Its Google Non-Announcement
from the i'm-forever-blowing-bubbles dept. — The rumor mill's been working overtime the last few days as hype built up surrounding an announcement from Google and Sun. Much of the speculation was t...
Google faces obstacles in S.F. Wi-Fi bid
SAN FRANCISCO—Google is the celebrity runner in San Francisco's race to become the first U.S. city with affordable or free wireless access to the Internet—but any such deal faces likely lawsuits or le...
Apple planning launch of video iPod
Apple Computer has begun production of a new version of its iPod digital music player that will be capable of playing videos, AppleInsider has learned. — Reliable sources believe the iPod could be i...
HP to ship Netscape browser on new PCs
update In a move that harks back to the browser wars, Hewlett-Packard plans to ship Netscape's Web browser on new consumer PCs and notebooks starting early next year. — The agreement, announced Mond...
Digital music revenue 'triples'
Digital music sale revenue tripled in the first half of 2005 compared with 2004, figures have suggested. — The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) estimated 6% of record ind...
Lost Underground? Check Your IPod
Site Offers Subway Maps for Download; Some Cities Claim Copyright Violation — A few months ago, New York-based Web designer William Bright came up with a simple idea: Take digital images of subway m...
OpenDocument could 'turn everything inside out'
A Sun Microsystems executive says the OpenDocument format has the potential to change the world. — Tim Bray, the director of Web technologies at Sun, said at the OpenOffice.org conference in Sloveni...
Lycos, Yahoo Pushing to Put Media Online
Major Internet sites are vying to become more like traditional media companies, setting up online clearinghouses for books, television, music and more in a bid to lure viewers. — Today Lycos Inc., a...
Microsoft says Office beta coming in November
Has the battle over document file formats forced Microsoft to blink? — Microsoft has been gradually opening its Office formats for years, adding support for options such as Rich Text Format and HTML...