Microsoft Security Advisory (925568)
Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language Could Allow Remote Code Execution — Microsoft has confirmed new public reports of a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows implementation of Vector Markup Lan...
Redesign of the Google Base homepage
by Ellen Beldner, User Experience Designer — As part of our ongoing effort to make Google Base easier to use, we launched a redesign of the Base homepage today. This doesn't change any functionalit...
Mary Jo Foley: The Exit Interview
Alright, I admit it. I knew what was going on all along. Mary Jo Foley dropped a bombshell this afternoon, announcing she was leaving MicrosoftWatch to branch out on her own after 11 years at ZiffDa...
H.P. Is Said to Have Studied Spying on Newsrooms
Hewlett-Packard conducted feasibility studies on planting spies in news bureaus of two major publications as part of an investigation of leaks from its board, an individual briefed on the company's re...
Yahoo! Launches Better Video Content
On a day that saw it's stock take a hit, Yahoo! has teamed up with Current TV to launch Yahoo! Current Network, a video site with a mix of profesional and user submitted videos arranged in channels. ...
Napster hangs "for sale" sign in front window
Napster is evaluating the possibility of a sale by hiring of an investment bank. Citing "recent third party interest," the company has asked UBS Investment Bank to explore strategic partnerships or a...
Google's Internal Subdomains
As many of you will already know, I like to investigate new Google subdomains to try and guess what they might be working on next. Having already compiled a list of Google's publicly accessible subdo...
Sony Intros HVR-V1U HDV Pro Camcorder, Filmmakers Ogle Its 24p-ness
Sony's HVR-V1U HDV camcorder was on display at a special touchy-feely roll-out event in New York this afternoon, and Gizmodo was there for a quick hands-on. Sony presented a refined HDV camcorder tha...
Panasonic May Relaunch Connexion
Connexion is shutting down, but Panasonic's avionics division may step in: This is not a sale of assets, but rather Panasonic Avionics Corporation may use Connexion by Boeing's general approach in a w...
TGS06: Live Blogging Xbox 360 Media Briefing
And our 2006 Tokyo Game Show coverage officially kicks off this afternoon with Microsoft Japan's Media Briefing at Shibuya's super swish Cerulean Tower hotel. Press continue to filter in, and we've g...
Positively 10th Street RIP
It was a good run. But it ended in apathy and rebellion (from the kids). — We had a lot of fun doing it and I hope those of you who checked in now and then enjoyed listening. — Here's where I com...
Emmy New Media Chief Tells Beet.TV the
Shelly Palmer heads the committee charged with following the evolution of television for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, better know as the Emmys.
How to make the Tablet PC even better
As a developer, if I could snap my finger, what four or five things would I like to see that could make the Tablet PC platform even better? — Here's my short list: — 1) Integrate ink into the brow...
AOL gains more new customers after going free
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc. on Tuesday said a strategy to offer most of online unit AOL's services for free was making faster-than-expected progress in attracting new Internet users and cutt...