The evolution of the NetFlix envelope
The key to Netflix's lean operations is its lightweight, versatile mailer. Here's how 7 years of tweaking paid off. — SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0 Magazine) - When the DVD first came out, Netflix fo...
Artist's family asks Google to take down Thursday's `painted' logo
After angering authors last fall with a wide-ranging book-copying project, Google may now be alienating some visual artists as well by allegedly reproducing famous works in drawings on the search gian...
My Virtual Life
A journey into a place in cyberspace where thousands of people have imaginary lives. Some even make a good living. Big advertisers are taking notice — As I step onto the polished wood floor of the...
Google in China: The Big Disconnect
The World Wide Web, Abridged: Patrons in an internet cafe in Beijing. Chatting about sports, posting entries to blogs — fine. Visiting pro-democracy sites — no way. — For many young people in Chin...
Yahoo Visual Timeline 1996-2006
Building upon Philipp's idea, which is as simple as it is unique, I thought that since Google was dominating so much search engine oriented news recently that it's time to give a bit of attention to Y...
Apple pushes to unmask product leaker
A California court in San Jose on Thursday is scheduled to hear a case brought by Apple Computer that eventually could answer an unsettled legal question: Should online journalists receive the same ri...
Alltel Introduces "Limited" "Unlimited Free Calling" with "My Circle Plan"
By offering unlimited free calls to ten pre-selected numbers with their new "My Circle" plan, Alltel hopes to increase ARPU and offset off-net settlement charges resulting in overall improved profits ...
Initiative
There's no other way for me to start this other than by firing away: Last week I left my full-time job at Joyent, for the sole reason so that I can write Daring Fireball as a full-time job. — Two ye...
Hugo Ortega spends time with the Lenovo X41
Tonight my intention is to review the Lenovo X41 Tablet PC. Having not been a great fan of "reviews" in the past I've often struggled to put my own thoughts into a review. My biggest dilemma with re...
Seagate Leaks 750GB Barracuda 7200.10 Details
Seagate insiders contacted us early this morning with a few snippets of information (PDF) concerning the upcoming Barracuda 7200.10 series hard drives.
MoveOn.org's "net neutrality" petition is naive and silly: Pulver's Save the Internet initiative is not
This week, liberal political and citizens' actions organization MoveOn.org sent a "Save The Internet" petition to its more than three million members.
Typo Confounds Kryptos Sleuths
For more than a decade, amateur and professional cryptographers have been trying to decipher an encrypted sculpture that sits on the grounds of the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Three-fourth...
Google Posts 60% Gain in Earnings
Google returned to favor among investors yesterday as its profit for the first quarter increased 60 percent, well above expectations. — Three months ago, the company disappointed investors, even tho...
Google First-Quarter Net Rises 60%, Beating Analyst Estimates
April 20 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc., the most-used search engine, said first-quarter profit rose 60 percent, beating analysts' estimates, as the company took market share from Yahoo! Inc. and Microsoft...
UK drivers trust GPS more than their own eyes
We've heard reports before about the dangers of driving while under the influence of GPS, but it looks like drivers in the UK have taken trust of their navigation units to the extreme. Twice in the s...