Who Is Jonathan Ive?
An in-depth look at the man behind Apple's design magic — Last spring, an eclectic mix of designers thrilled an auditorium full of their peers at a conference called Radical Craft, put on by the Art...
Universal Music chief blasts YouTube, MySpace over copyrights
LOS ANGELES - Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris said the wildly popular Web sites YouTube and MySpace are violating copyright laws by allowing users to post music videos and other content involvin...
Mixi's IPO Doubles on Day One; $1.9 Billion Valuation
Office of the Future
What the heck, it's Friday so I might as well push Nick Carr's post up the techmeme flag pole. — I can agree with Carr on the following: … Aside from everyone completely discounting OpenOffice and t...
New York Times Reader Launches
The next generation Times Reader desktop application, built by NY Times and Microsoft, has just gone live. At the end of August Read/WriteWeb published exclusive pre-launch screenshots of Times Reade...
Phising Exploit Discovered in 'Google Public Search Service'
If any DIGGers read this, the reason I linked to this blog is because as far as I can tell, I'm the only person to ever come across this; there isn't any other site to link to. — DIGG this article
Segway Recalls Scooters for Injury Risk
Segway Inc. is recalling all 23,500 of the self-balancing scooters it has shipped to date because of a software glitch that can make its wheels unexpectedly reverse direction, causing riders to fall o...
PC Forum's demise marks the end of an era
Call it a sign of the times, but what is arguably the longest running elite high-tech conference became a thing of the past. Technolgy guru Esther Dyson has quietly put out the word that the 2006 PC ...
Rupe looks to release bird
Murdoch considering DirecTV sale to Liberty — In a splattering blow to the satellite biz, Rupert Murdoch supposedly dubbed DirecTV a "turd bird" and is considering selling News Corp.'s controlling s...
Sources: Apple phone on track for early '07
Apple is working at a feverish pace to finish up its initial foray into the cellular phone market, but reliable sources report the new device will not be announced until Macworld Expo San Francisco in...
Today's Zune News - First Take
Well, we heard from Apple earlier this week (but don't think that's the last word. Last year Apple followed up the Nano announcement with the 5G iPods just a few weeks later) and now it's Microsoft's...
Spam fighter hit with $11 million judgment
The manager of a popular blacklist used to block spam was hit with a multimillion-dollar judgment on Wednesday, but the order may not be enforceable. — The U.S. District Court for the Northern Distr...
Zune ain't got no alibi
As you have probably heard by now, Microsoft spoke out on Zune yesterday. Most of what we previously learned through leaks, rumors, and FCC filings was confirmed: Zune will be built by Toshiba. It's...
Microsoft sued over Xbox Live
Wrap your head around this bit of legal maneuvering: Paltalk, a company based in New York (but incorporated in Delaware), sues Washington-based Microsoft in an East Texas court. Why would the Eastern...
Netvibes Five Million Users & Counting
The upside of conferences such as The Future of Web Apps confab (currently underway in San Francisco) is that you run into folks you never expect. Today, I ran into Tariq Krim, chief executive office...
Yahoo Throws Down Classifieds Gauntlet with New Division
As local search, online classifieds, and Web business directories continue what seems to be an inevitable merger, Yahoo has planted a stake firmly at the crossroads. The firm announced today a new cl...
Study: Vista could create 50,000 jobs in Europe
The launch of Windows Vista will create more than 50,000 technology jobs in six large European countries and will lead to a flood of economic benefits for companies there, according to a Microsoft-fun...
AOL Vice Chairman to Give Up Division Presidency at Year-End
Ted Leonsis, the boisterous entrepreneur turned sports mogul who has been a top leader of AOL for 13 years, will give up his management responsibilities at the end of the year. — Mr. Leonsis will gi...