Better Bookmarks, Better Toolbar
We're here to introduce the new beta versions of the Yahoo! Toolbar (for IE) and Yahoo! Bookmarks. — Bookmarks first appeared on the Yahoo! Toolbar in 1999. Back then, the big virtues of online boo...
Microsoft Zune in depth
[...] Last time I was at Microsoft I met with the Zune team and got this in-depth look at Zune (the iPod competitor). [...] Original post by ScobleShow: Videoblog about geeks, technology, and develop...
Talent Agency Is Aiming to Find Web Video Stars
Brent Weinstein, left, heads the new UTA Online. Its three agents are Jason U. Nadler, right, Barrett D. Garese, seated, and Ryan Reber, rear. — One of Hollywood's top five talent agencies has crea...
Like Yahoo, Google Adds Customized Search Engine
Google introduced a tool Monday that allows Web sites and blogs to offer visitors a customized version of its search engine, narrowing down its vast index so the results are more relevant for users. ...
Ze Errors
After some discrepancy, Ze Frank has laid into me because he doesn't believe how he could only have a fraction of the audience size of Rocketboom. — I was pretty surprised because we have had some f...
Firefox 2 is no dud
Arguably the world's most popular open source project ever, Mozilla Firefox just got even better today with its 2.0 production release. Previously I've written articles that compared Firefox and IE, ...
Telecom: Bulking Up to Take On Cable
Consolidation has allowed AT&T, BellSouth, and others to achieve the national scale and scope that will enable them to compete — The new AT&T has been on a tear. A year after SBC Communications com...
Windows Defender Leaves Beta
Microsoft has released another fine piece of software, Windows Defender for Windows XP. Some new features the final release has over the most recent beta: — New option to display Windows Defender sy...
Amazon says no to Google info request
OCT. 24 4:19 P.M. ET As expected, online retailer Amazon.com Inc. has objected to providing details about its book search feature to rival Google Inc., which says it needs them to fight copyright infr...
iTunes, iPod...iLike?
Another day, another social music discovery service. iLike, which we've covered before, will tomorrow open its private beta. The real measure of these services is how well they find new music for you...
Hacker claims to have cracked iPod restrictions
SAN JOSE, California (AP) — A hacker known for cracking the copy-protection technology in DVDs claims to have unlocked the playback restrictions of Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod and iTunes music products...
How-To: Craft an analog control stick for your Sony PSP (part 2)
Every so often, that console-modding Benjamin Heckendorn wanders away from his lair at benheck.com to share some interesting projects with Engadget. — A couple weeks ago we showed you, the teeming P...
Flash Conceptions and Misconceptions
I'll be at the Adobe Max conference in Las Vegas tomorrow and Wednesday. I'm looking forward to learning as much as I can about what Adobe's doing these days, especially in the area of Flash, Adobe's...
trixbox 2.0 released
trixbox 2.0 beta will be available for download on Wednesday. This release will be Fonality's first big contribution to the trixbox/Asterisk community after the recent Fonality acquisition of trixbox...
Blatant Facebook Rip-Off Gets Acquired
It was announced today that China's leading college social networking site has been acquired for an undisclosed sum. That sounds reasonable, since the Chinese social networking space is growing fast....
MusicForMe cracks AllOfMP3's MusicForMasses DRM
Last week I reported on MusicForMasses, a new program from questionable Russian online music retailer AllOfMP3 that lets you download and listen to every song in their expansive library for free, prov...
I.B.M. Sues Amazon.com Over Patents
I.B.M., the holder of the largest patent storehouse in corporate America, often finds itself defending itself against patent claims from aggressive plaintiffs, seeking a payout. — But I.B.M. became ...
Hazards: A Study Gauges the Risks for Ears With iPods
Avid iPod users who wonder if they are putting their hearing at risk may find some relief in a new study that tries to arrive at guidelines for safe listening levels. — The key to avoiding hearing d...