Google in Talks to Acquire YouTube for $1.6 Billion
Google is in serious talks to acquire YouTube, the wildly successful online video-sharing Web site, for $1.6 billion in cash and stock, people involved in the negotiations said today. — A deal would...
Completely Unsubstantiated Google/YouTube Rumor
I got an email tonight about a possible Google acquisition of YouTube that may be in the final stages before closing. Rumored price is $1.6 billion. A quick phone call to a VC confirmed that the rum...
Windows Vista RC2 is now available to technical beta testers!
Today, Microsoft is excited to announce the availability of Windows Vista RC2 to Technical Beta Testers, TAP Testers, and MSDN/TechNet subscribers. This new build of Windows Vista offers users a high...
Google Puts Lid on New Products
Realizing that its myriad services are confusing users, it will focus on refining what it has. — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — In another sign of Google Inc.'s growth from start-up to corporate behemoth, ...
20 Smart Companies to Start Now
Howard Schultz, Steve Case, Vinod Khosla, and other major investors are sharing their best startup ideas. And they're willing to give a collective $100 Million to the entrepreneurs who can make them ...
Youths no longer predominant at MySpace
NEW YORK - It's not all youths on MySpace. — Half of the site's users are 35 or older, according to comScore Media Metrix's analysis of its U.S. Internet traffic measurements. Only 30 percent are u...
Apple prepares for Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro ramp
Apple Computer this month has begun to slow production of its existing Core Duo MacBook Pro professional notebooks ahead of refreshed models that will sport Intel Corp's higher-performance Core 2 Duo ...
Fanatec Heäd$h0t—The Most Over-featured Mouse Ever
The Most Over-featured Mouse Ever — We do plenty of mouse reviews here at ExtremeTech. And why not? High-end products like Logitech's G7 Laser Cordless and Creative's Fatal1ty line cater to the kin...
Mod chip seller hit with million-dollar damages
Mod chip seller Divineo and two other defendants are on the hook for over $9 million in damages after a federal court judge found that they had violated the DMCA by selling mod chips for consoles. Th...
Quick Hits about Business, Politics and the Google Truth In Between
Which One of These is Not Like The Other — The Hub, Wal-Mart's attempt at social networking, is dead after just three months online. The Hub encouraged teens to create pages and "Wal-Mart Wish List...
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The Lockdown: The Targus iPod Lock, or, a modicum of security
Noted security expert Marc Weber Tobias contributes a new column, The Lockdown, exposing the shoddy security you may depend on. — Targus is offering what they call a "mobile security lock" that they...
Technorati Daily Vlog
Hooray — here's the very first edition of our Technorati Daily Vlog (well, actually, we'll post every weekday!) The Daily Vlog is really our view of what's hot on the World LIVE Web each day, bringin...
Phantom Lapboard Gets a Price And a Date: $129 in November
The Phantom Lapboard, the keyboard and mouse combination left over from the doomed Phantom console, finally has a price and a ship date. It's going to be $129.95 in November, but if you order now you...
Seller of telephone records settles FTC charges
Charges still pending against four other companies accused of pretexting — An Internet business that sold people's telephone and credit-card records has agreed to settle charges that it violated U.S...
In-Game Ads Burrow Deeper
Undaunted by the fact that most 18- to 34-year-old male consumers TiVo through commercials and click off intrusive online ads, corporations are plowing ahead with novel interactive strategies to bring...
Singing the Praises of the Non-Nano
THE CHALLENGERS: Samsung Yepp YP-T9J, left, 2GB: $150, 4G: $200; iRiver Clix,top center, 2GB: $170; 4GB: to be announced; SanDisk Sansa e200, bottom center, 2GB: $140; 4GB: $180; 6GB: $220; 8GB: $250;...
Hava Wireless: a better Slingbox alternative for Windows Media Center owners?
Remember Hava? When we previewed it back at January's Consumer Electronic Show, the folks at Monsoon Multimedia were touting it as a better Slingbox than Slingbox. But once the show ended, we prompt...
Braun busts out six new boringcams
You'd think a company that's been around since 1915 could've come up with something a bit more exciting, but it looks like this is all Braun Phototechnik has to show for 91 years on the market. Their...
Wii production exceeding expectations
Briefing.com reports (subscription only) that, according to UBS, 2 million Wii consoles were completed in Q3 (July-September) to support Nintendo's upcoming Q406 global console launch, beginning Novem...