A requiem (beta) for Edgeio
Edgeio, the much-hyped Web 2.0 tag-sale site, has only been live for a few hours, but it's already wearing a corpselike look. — Cofounded by Michael Arrington, the madam of the great Web 2. brothel ...
Apple's big news: Lights, camera, Mac-tion!
Apple's mysterious summons to Cupertino this afternoon has the rumor mill watching the maker of Macs and iPods closely. The smart money is on movies. — SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0) - Apple has issu...
Super-Stealth Ether to Launch Tonight
Tonight at midnight the doors open (to beta testers) at Ether, the new super-stealth startup that is wholly-owned by the pay-per-call folks at Ingenio. — The concept of Ether is straightforward, but...
Tux-shaped computer runs Linux
Acme Systems is shipping a Penguin-shaped case for a tiny SBC (single-board computer) powered by an innovative MCM (multi-chip module) that runs Linux. The 6.7-inch tall, 30-Euro "Tux Case" houses th...
OPML 2.0 Announcement
Late last year I wrote a series of RFCs and guidelines on the main OPML website, ideas for improvement of the format and the documentation for OPML. They were extensively discussed and refined. In F...
Nintendo DS Lite Update: Lik Sang takes the Nintendo DS Lite on a Test Ride [Details + Image Gallery]
Let there be Lite. Lik Sang has today received its very first Nintendo DS Lite, which has been shining in our office since this morning (literally). In this report hereafter …
Productivity: Meet, Greet, Then Market
THE INTERNET HAS MATURED INTO the most important medium since television. But the Internet is still evolving, and the latest "killer application" is social engagement, a development paralleled by the...
Senators back new broadband taxes
WASHINGTON—New broadband taxes may be on the horizon, if an influential senator and his like-minded colleagues get their way. — At a Tuesday hearing convened by the Senate Commerce Committee, severa...
Vodafone shows face recognition phone
Vodafone has announced a new handset from Sharp that includes a face-recognition security system. — The 904SH handset will go on sale in Japan on April. Its VGA screen with 480 pixels by 640 pixels...
Microsoft Works on Computer Foot Pad
REDMOND, Wash. - Ever feel like you're not making good enough use of your feet when you're catching up on your e-mail or sorting through all those digital pictures you took on that last vacation? — ...
AMD's lawyers call on Skype
As part of its ongoing antitrust case against Intel, Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday served Skype with a subpoena demanding documents related to its deal to make one feature in Skype 2.0 available e...
Memeorandum, my favorite memetracker, sports new design
Hey, Gabe, love the new design of Memeorandum! I guess that this proves that I actually do read it about 10 times a day. — There are two Memeorandums, by the way: — 1) For tech news junkies. — ...
Napster plays blame game
NAPSTER'S chief executive has blamed technical glitches from Microsoft and music player makers for hampering his company's ability to compete with Apple's iTunes music service. — "There is no questi...
Study: Cellphones can impact cockpit devices
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Talking on cellphones or using laptops on an airplane could disrupt cockpit operations, especially global positioning devices that are increasingly being used to help land planes saf...
Yahoo sues former workers, alleging trade secrets were stolen
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Yahoo Inc. sued seven former employees Monday, alleging that the workers stole trade secrets as they defected to MForma Group Inc., which provides entertainment and information tail...