The skinny on desktop Linux pros, cons and adoption
There are all sorts of stories whirling around the Internet regarding the pros and cons of desktop Linux as well as its chances of adoption (or track record so far) that I thought I'd try to connect t...
Exclusive Microsoft Zune Picture - Zune In The Wild!
Thanks to our awesome tipsters, we scored this exclusive picture of the Microsoft Zune. Yes, it looks almost exactly like the images we've shown you before on Gizmodo. The player also comes with a p...
The Great Cable Bandwidth Debate
The Wall Street Journal got hold of a secret Cable Labs report, that essentially says that CableCos will not be able to withstand a bandwidth challenge from Verizon's fiber network. They will have to...
BizDev 2.0
When another blogger notices something you said, and points out its blogworthiness, the temptation is strong to scoop them. And so I'm scooping Fred, who contacted me about a small startup that wante...
Boeing Boeing .... Gone
Is it a case of don't trust the early adopters? Boeing's Connexion "broadband in the sky" service received rave reviews from most of the early adopters who wrote long paeans about the service, and ho...
Create an API for any site with Dapper
A new service called Blotter from startup Dapper (dappit.com) is getting some good coverage around the blogosphere today. Blotter graphs Technorati data for any blog over time. Most exciting to me t...
Linux-based HandyPC to challenge Nokia Communicator
German phone maker Road has announced its answer to Nokia's Communicator. Dubbed the HandyPC, the phone-computer combo is based on the Linux operating system and Trolltech's Qtopia GUI. It's a quad-...
Project Hoover: Suck up every TV show in the new fall season, be your own TV critic
Each fall, the avid television watcher faces the daunting task of sorting through all of the new shows to decide what to watch. The traditional method would be to trust a reviewer to suggest a few ne...
Hindsight 2.0: Lessons From A Failed Web 2.0 Startup
Certain circles are buzzing with the news that Kiko is on sale on eBay. I first heard the news last week, but it wasn't public until today so I didn't want to write about it. — For those that don't...
Apple says 'no' to wireless iPod claims
Apple has denied claims that the company is getting ready to offer a wireless iPod - an unusual move for a firm that usually refuses to comment on unannounced products. — According to a report at Di...
Wireless Works Wonders in Tibet
DHARAMSALA, India — Across the border from Chinese-occupied Tibet, the tech infrastructure in this high mountain village is a mess. — But a former Silicon Valley dot-commer and members of the underg...
Microsoft Viral Marketing: Gaming Hardware?
Another day, another sad attempt by Microsoft for a viral marketing campaigh. Yeah, that I Love Bees campaign worked really well for them, but since then they have a new gig every damn week. This on...
HelloWorld to take on YouTube? Nope says "BlinkTest"
When people send me stuff I give it the "BlinkTest." Named after Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink" book. — What is my impression after the first 10 seconds? Especially in comparison to something I alread...
Del.icio.us Redesigns, Again. Plus Contextual Ads
Del.icio.us has redesigned yet again, and just when I was starting to get used to the last change! Only the main page of del.icio.us has had significant changes made, now including screenshots, hot s...
Citywide Wi-Fi equipment maker boosts speeds
Cities using gear from Tropos Networks to build their citywide networks could have more bandwidth capacity at their fingertips this fall, as the company introduces its next-generation wireless gear. ...
Exclusive Microsoft Zune Picture - Zune In The Wild!
Thanks to our awesome tipsters, we scored this exclusive picture of the Microsoft Zune. Yes, it looks almost exactly like the images we've shown you before on Gizmodo. The player also comes with a p...
Mandriva Linux 2007 Beta version "Odin"
Odin release notes — Release note for the second Mandriva Linux 2007 beta version — Linux 2007 Odin is the second beta version for the Mandriva Linux 2007 release. — You can see the technical de...
Microsoft Viral Marketing: Gaming Hardware?
Another day, another sad attempt by Microsoft for a viral marketing campaigh. Yeah, that I Love Bees campaign worked really well for them, but since then they have a new gig every damn week. This on...
AOL Search Queries Open Window Onto Users' Worlds
Out of more than 36 million search queries that hundreds of thousands of AOL users typed into AOL's Internet search engine from March to May, here is the term most queried: Google. — That so many cu...
Back to School, With Cellphone and Laptop
It used to be that getting ready for another school year meant buying a few new No. 2 pencils, spiral notebooks and a lunchbox. Not anymore. Young children and teenagers, as well as college students...
Windows Live Drive Info: Deleted Post From Team Member
We've speculated that Windows Live Drive, Microsoft's upcoming online storage service, may be launching very soon. New information today suggests that the internal Live Drive team formed around the e...
Zune interface, features detailed
If you've been wondering how the Zune's user interface will compare with the iPod's, we have some real answers for you this morning: the similarities are significant, but Microsoft has made a number o...
Third party downloads triggered by viewing Google AdSense
Several days ago, reports starting coming through about people being prompted to download third party applications on pages containing AdSense, prompting publishers to receive complaints from site vis...
Red Hat a no-show at LinuxWorld
Red Hat's no-show at LinuxWorld generated a lot of buzz on the show floor and had attendees scratching their heads about why the biggest Linux distributor didn't exhibit at the biggest Linux show. — ...
Google's Writely released; will another sector be squashed?
Online ajax-rich word processor Writely began accepting new accounts today after closing registration when the company was acquired by Google in March. A number of startups who used to compete with W...
YouTube aims to show music videos
Video sharing website YouTube is in talks with record labels about offering current and archive music videos. — YouTube co-founder Steve Chen told Reuters news agency it was hoped that within 18 mon...
How To Keep Your Search History Private
How can you help prevent damaging privacy invasions like AOL's data leak? Along with spreading the word about this debacle, you can take steps to protect yourself online. Beneath the fold, we've lis...
YouTube gets its close-up
Just about everyone these days seems to be talking about the video-sharing phenomenon that is YouTube. — That was definitely the case at a digital media conference in San Jose on Tuesday. In the ha...
IBM takes potshots at OpenSolaris
SAN FRANCISCO—OpenSolaris isn't a true open-source project, but rather a "facade," because Sun Microsystems doesn't share control of it with outsiders, executives from rival IBM say. — "Sun holds it...
Hear About PopSugar Yet?
If you haven't heard of San Francisco-based PopSugar yet, prepare yourself. You are going to start hearing about them a lot in the mainstream press. They are a blog network, and more recently a soci...
Revealed: The top 50 mobile & cell phone websites
When China Mobile overtook Vodafone as the biggest mobile phone company in the world last week we started thinking about which companies had the biggest websites. There are a variety of mobile & cell...
ODE TO A (FELLOW) CURMUDGEON - NICK CARR
Before anyone goes off on one about an ode being poetic, it doesn't have to be. And this isn't. — I was going to give this a miss but then I know not many people who come here read Nick Carr. Many...