What Windows 2000 and XP say about Vista's schedule
Will Microsoft finish Windows Vista on schedule? That's one of the biggest questions facing the company these days. And the completion of the first Windows Vista release candidate last week creates ...
Six Apart Acquires Rojo
Blogging platform company Six Apart will announce this morning that it has acquired Rojo, a feed reader and search engine that competes with Bloglines and other companies. — Terms of the deal were n...
Google opens up 200 years of news
Web giant Google is further expanding its online empire with the launch of the Google News Archive Search. — The web-based tool allows users to explore existing digitised newspaper articles and more...
Sprint is First to Offer Full-Length "Pay Per View" Movies on Mobile Phones in U.S.
Many recent and classic titles available from Buena Vista VOD, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures through mSpot Partnership — Media Contact: — 703-433-8246
Facebook Gets a Facelift
You've probably noticed that Facebook looks different today. We've added two cool features: News Feed, which appears on your homepage, and Mini-Feed, which appears in each person's profile. — News ...
European sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 delayed until March
TOKYO Sony's upgrade video-game console PlayStation 3 will be delayed until March in Europe, but will go on sale in November as planned in the U.S. and Japan, the executive in charge of the project sa...
Fingerprinting WiFi could secure MAC addresses
MAC address spoofing on wireless networks could come to an end with a new security technique that would allow network administrators to see a unique WiFi fingerprints for each device. Carleton Univer...
Digg Friends
Over the last (almost) two years we have learned a lot about the user base and how to defend digg from spam, artificial diggs, and digg fraud. It's a battle we will continue to fight and one that we ...
Digg the rigged? A closer look at Digg's democratic model
Earlier this evening (Sept. 5) I decied to take a glance at Digg's frontpage. I do this fairly regularly, as do many other thousands of people. — Upon checking the frontpage, I immediately noticed ...
TiVo Series3: Worth $800?
Many of us can't wait to get our hands on the latest HD DVR; the TiVo Series 3, but others are left wondering why it costs $799, not to mention the monthly service fee. Other than the fact that you h...
A fundamental way newspaper sites need to change
A blog entry titled 9 Ways for Newspapers to Improve Their Websites has been making the rounds lately. I don't write about the online news industry on this site as much as I used to, but this article...
Tzero, ADI Sample Wireless HDMI Prototype
On Tuesday, Tzero Technologies and Analog Devices announced that they have created a wireless HDMI interface for HDTVs, next-gen DVD players, and set-top boxes. — The companies' first wireless HDMI ...
Digg Friends
Over the last (almost) two years we have learned a lot about the user base and how to defend digg from spam, artificial diggs, and digg fraud. It's a battle we will continue to fight and one that we ...
Google to Offer Print-Archives Searches
Google plans to announce on Wednesday that it is offering a service that will permit Internet users to search through the archives of newspapers, magazines and other publications and uncover material ...
Hewlett-Packard Targeted Board In Leak Probe
Resigned director says company fraudulently obtained phone records — In a remarkable bit of corporate cloak and dagger, Hewlett-Packard launched a probe of its own board of directors in a bid to det...
Six Apart Buys Rojo
Blogging company Six Apart will soon announce it has purchased Rojo, the web-based feed reader, for undisclosed terms. — Six Apart won't be adding an aggregator based on Rojo, but instead incorporat...
Silicon Valley to Receive Free Wi-Fi
A consortium of technology companies, including I.B.M. and Cisco Systems, announced plans Tuesday for a vast wireless network that would provide free Internet access to big portions of Silicon Valley ...
The Ultimate Blog Post
While blogging has only reached prominence in the last few years, it was actually invented by the ancient Romans who built a majestic blog in 200 BC from marble, granite and links they stole from the ...
This Web TV Is for You, Especially if You're a Male Aged 21 to 34
IF Anheuser-Busch has its way, it may not be long before consumers start insisting "I want my BTV." — That's "BTV" as in Bud TV, an online entertainment network that Anheuser-Busch, the nation's big...
IronPython 1.0 released today!
I'm extremely happy to announce that we have released IronPython 1.0 today! — I started work on IronPython almost 3 years ago. My initial motivation for the project was to understand all of the rep...
Results of the Google Desktop Gadget Contest!
We received a number of creative submissions for the Google Desktop Gadget Contest. In fact, because there were so many great gadgets to choose from, we've decided to recognize a few additional stand...
Really Free Software
Mark Shuttleworth is rich enough to cause some havoc in the feel-good Linux community. In January 2000, at the peak of the dot-com bubble, Shuttleworth sold his South African security software firm, ...
MSN Adds Behavioral Targeting To Search
MSN TUESDAY BEGAN INCORPORATING BEHAVIORAL targeting features into its paid search program, adCenter. With the new service, advertisers can arrange to have their pay-per-click ads shown to users who ...
The Dark Side of Windows Vista RC1
In a recent showcase, I highlighted five things I really like about Windows Vista. That's a cute list, and certainly, I could easily come up with another 5, or 10, or 20. And you know, maybe I'll do...
Online Classifieds Increase in Popularity
comScore Media Metrix, the leader in digital media measurement, today released an analysis of consumer activity at the top online classified sites.
FTC Closes Door on Spyware Operation
An operation that placed spyware on consumers' computers in violation of federal laws will give up more than $2 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges. — Under a stipulated final judgmen...