Controversy about our "Web 2.0" service mark
Sara Winge, our VP of Corporate Communications, asked me to post this: — The blogosphere has been buzzing today about O'Reilly sending a cease-and-desist letter to IT@Cork, demanding (yes, that's th...
Apple Loses Bid to Unmask Bloggers' Sources
A California appeals court has smacked down Apple's legal assault on bloggers and their sources, finding that the company's efforts to subpoena e-mail received by the publishers of Apple Insider and P...
Google Reaches Agreement to Have Its Software Installed on New Dell Computers
SAN FRANCISCO, May 25 — Google and Dell have reached an agreement to install Google software on millions of new Dell computers over the next few years, Google's chief executive said on Thursday.
Blackberry-killer plans leaked
Data-only clamshell nears launch — A HIGHLY-PLACED mole in a North American company has attempted to leak details of a data only clamshell to the INQ. The device is intended as a mass market versio...
Company: Hackers can crack top antivirus program
WASHINGTON (AP) — Symantec Corp.'s leading antivirus software, which protects some of the world's largest corporations and U.S. government agencies, suffers from a flaw that lets hackers seize control...
Steve Jobs: Iconoclast and salesman
Apple founder's newest store wows fans in Manhattan … NEW YORK - — Brian Williams — If Steve Jobs is synonymous with Apple, then the new glass cube rising up out of the Midtown Manhattan streets i...
Microsoft adds Ultimate edition of Office
Ultimate is becoming a popular word in Redmond. — After already announcing plans for an Ultimate edition of Windows Vista, Microsoft confirmed this week that it also plans an Ultimate edition of Off...
Recording Industry Still Trying To Shut Down Allofmp3.com
from the damn-them-for-selling-a-product- customers-want dept — Last week there was all sorts of concern from online music buyers, because the Russian download music store Allofmp3.com was offline f...
Has the MySpace Downturn Begun?
Guy Kawasaki held a focus group with six teenagers — this is a small sample, of course, but their view of MySpace is telling: … This points to two key MySpace vulnerabilities (among many): — 1. When...
PIcasa on Linux, so far
Last week in New York, I shared a cab with a friend who works for Google. He was the guy who, with permission from his company, gave me a scoop that had to stay embargoed until 8pm Pacific time tonig...
Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements
I just got off the phone with some Microsoft peeps. They walked me through what features the Live update will include and said it will hit around next Friday. Among other things, the update includes...
Microsoft to refine Vista's PC-rating tool
SEATTLE—Microsoft is retooling a PC-rating feature in Windows Vista following criticism from hardware makers and others, a situation that suggests the next-generation operating system may not yet be r...
Nokia CK-20W Car Kit
Nokia has just showcased its first integrated handsfree product which delivers top notch communication, music, navigation and push-to-talk features in a vehicle. The new Nokia Multimedia Car Kit CK-2...
Mosquito repeller necklace
For reasons unknown to me, God (or whoever/whatever you believe created us) apparently equipped me with delicious blood irresistible to all the mosquitoes flying within a 2 miles radius of me. I have...
The questioning of career, life, family, love follows grief (taking a week off of blogging)
Two days ago Maryam told me that she always wanted a BMW (we've been planning a car purchase for a while cause her Toyota was starting to show its age). — So, last night, what did I do? I bought he...
My Thoughts on The Vonage IPO
Many will look at the first day performance of the VONAGE public offering as an indictment for VoIP overall. That's not fair, nor is it accurate. What has happened in my view is that the Emperor's n...
What is the Future of the Book?
A friend pointed me to The Institute for the Future of the Book because he's currently participating in the discussion around the creation of GAM3R 7H30RY by McKenzie Wark. I've just begun to explore...
Botnet pushes Zango software
It's official - we've all gone Botnet crazy. Unfortunately, so have 180 Solutions because today I had an interesting set of links appear - and wouldn't you know it if those links took me to files des...