Microsoft Ships 'URL Tracer' to Hunt Down Typo-Squatters
Microsoft Research has released a new tool to help pinpoint large-scale typo-squatters that are known to be gaming pay-per-click domain parking services. — The lightweight prototype, called Strider ...
The problem with podcasts and web video
Forrester reported that only 1% of on-line households in the USA use podcasts. PodTech.net disagrees...of course. Mathew Ingram says the podcast numbers are no surprise now, but 18 months from now p...
Going beyond the alphabet
KEYBOARD PAD FREES USER FROM WESTERN MODEL — Hewlett-Packard has unveiled a computer keyboard pad that should make typing tasks like Web browsing easier for millions of people in India who read and ...
Windows on Mac, Simultaneously
Apple Computer's surprise software release allowing the company's newest Intel-based Macs to run Windows has put "virtualization" — an alternative, and arguably superior, method of achieving the same ...
Apple to ditch iBook brand alongside notebook launch
It's almost official — Apple Computer will re-brand its iBook consumer notebooks under the "MacBook" moniker when it releases new models based on Intel Corp.'s Core Duo processors later this month, Ap...
Editor's Letter
Are you taking advantage of the 'social media'? Or are you a complete idiot? — There's this guy named Allan Jenkins. Chances are, you've never heard of him. — Well, he's a communication consulta...
Whistle-Blower Outs NSA Spy Room
AT&T provided National Security Agency eavesdroppers with full access to its customers' phone calls, and shunted its customers' internet traffic to data-mining equipment installed in a secret room in ...
Google Successfully Tested Mobile Web Ads in Japan (Update2)
April 6 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc., the most-used Internet search engine, has successfully tested advertising on mobile phones in Japan, signaling a new revenue opportunity for the company. — ``Mobil...
Carrying Coals to Newcastle
Ah, where to begin. In case you aren't aware of it, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has filed suit against Direct Revenue, makers of the reviled Aurora adware program, Offeroptimizer and othe...
Fornay's comments are not an indication of PS3 pricing - Sony
Statements made on French radio have been "mistranslated or misunderstood" — Comments made by Sony Computer Entertainment France boss Georges Fornay which appeared to indicate the price point for Pl...
Aussie BlogHer/Web2 DoubleHeader with Dave Winer?
There was an email today between myself, 2.0 Grandmaster MacManus Flash and the RSS, OPML Pimp Daddy Inventor Himself - Mr David Winer. The OPML topic was whether Mr Winer would come out to Australia...
Yahoo! Tests New Search-Engine Ad Model
RBC analyst Jordan Rohan reports that Yahoo! has released a test version of its new search monetization in Scandinavia and will expand the rollout to the U.K. in July. — Codenamed "Project Panama," ...
Video games get very, very naughty
NEW YORK (AP) — Online games have so far mainly revolved around the killing of fantasy monsters. The occasional fight with a Stormtrooper provides some variety. — Companies are now developing a han...
Pac-Man, Gundam, and more at Xbox 360 press conference
In addition to the news that anime is on the XBLM, there is plenty more from last night's Japanese press event. You can read the horrible machine translation of Famitsu's coverage here, or read on fo...
Infrared Blood Alcohol Test
There's a new technology out that will actually allow officers to "scan" for drunk drivers via infrared! This crazy technology was originally developed to help diabetics scan their blood without a ne...
Far Cry Instincts Predator: Map Making Madness Contest
Map maker, map maker, make us a map. Yes, it's that easy to have a chance at winning some super-snazzy gaming gear, including a home theater system, a free year of Xbox Live Gold service and much mor...
Windows on Mac: Who Wants It and Why?
Microsoft Watch asked who out there in Windows land would be interested in running XP on Intel-based Macs. Here's a sampling of who is (and isn't) ready to jump on the bandwagon - and why. — It was...
PayPal Launches Mobile Payments
PayPal Mobile Enables Anytime, Anywhere Payments, Purchases and Donations — SAN JOSE, Calif., and LAS VEGAS - April 6, 2006 - PayPal today introduced PayPal Mobile, a text message-based service allo...
OnHand wrist PDA unstrapped
The last time we heard anything about the OnHand wrist PDA was probably close to two years ago. So, given its almost complete lack of marketing, distribution, buzz or sales, we're not exactly surpris...
Microsoft snaps up UK games guru
Microsoft has snapped up one of the UK's leading figures from the world of video games, Peter Molyneux. — The veteran game maker is best known for inventing the god game genre, where players control...
Blockbuster says it will fight Netflix patent lawsuit
DALLAS (AP) - If there is a bright side to being sued, movie-rental giant Blockbuster Inc. claims to have found it in its battle with Netflix Inc. — Blockbuster initially declined to comment when Lo...
Going Unconventional to Market Movies
A MOVIE opening tomorrow, "Take the Lead," has an appropriate title, and not just because it is about dancing. — The studio releasing the film, New Line Cinema, wants to take the lead in finding alt...
Gateway M280 Video Review
Gateway launched their Convertible Notebook series last summer and they have been a hit with the consumers - mainly due to price / performance benefit. As you'll see in our latest video review, it is...
Cell Phone Warns About Sexual Predators
ORLANDO, Fla. - When 11-year-old Jessica Lunsford was kidnapped and murdered last year, Joe Dawson immediately began gathering signatures to enact stricter penalties for registered sex offenders. Now...
Internet Calls Untethered From Your PC
WHY does Skype get so much hype? Sure, this software lets you make free "phone calls," computer to computer, anywhere in the world. But it wasn't the first such program, it's not the most feature-la...