Xbox 360 Elite: new, black limited edition Xbox with HDMI and 120GB drive
We've confirmed with trusted sources that the black Xbox 360 is indeed coming (the image above is of the original 360 dev kit, FYI), and will be dubbed the Xbox 360 Elite. Here's what you need to kno...
Palm Deal in the Final Stretch
A Palm Inc. buyout could be finalized by Thursday this week, demanding $20 or more per share, according to sources close to the situation. Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK - message board) is seen as the leadi...
Google's Launches Pay-Per-Action; a Threat to Affiliate Networks?
If you're reading this post, then you can expect a flurry of news covering Google's beta launch of its Pay-Per-Action (PPA) product for AdWords. Yep, after years of hinting, Google is finally ready t...
Symantec Reports Rise in Data Theft, Data Leakage, and Targeted Attacks Leading to Hackers' Financial Gain
New Internet Security Threat Activity Research Reveals a Shift towards Collaborative, Global Online Communities Operated by Cyber Criminals — The latest Internet Security Threat …
John W. Backus, 82, Fortran Developer, Dies
John W. Backus, who assembled and led the I.B.M. team that created Fortran, the first widely used programming language, which helped open the door to modern computing, died on Saturday at his home in ...
BUBBLE: Alexa error triggers crisis of confidence
Web 2.0 may indeed be waning as a meme, as Crosslink Capital's Peter Rip suggests. Technology evangelists and journalists have probably vented all there is to say about dynamic web pages and online s...
Ridiculous: One Digg Clone Takes Legal Action Against Another Digg Clone
File this under "ridiculous." Digg clone SuperGu has sent a cease & desist letter to (open source) Digg clone Pligg alleging a number of copyright infringements. — Among the complaints: SuperGu is ...
MySpace Restrictions Upset Some Users
Some users of MySpace feel as if their space is being invaded. — MySpace, the Web's largest social network, has gradually been imposing limits on the software tools that users can embed in their pag...
37signals Launches Highrise
Thanks to Email Tipper (is that your real name?) for letting us know that 37signals launched its Highrise contact manager a few minutes ago without even announcing it on the 37signals blog! — Like a...
PlayStation 3 price cut may be ahead
Sony game console's hefty price tag has drawn criticism; Goldman Sachs analyst expects worldwide price reduction of $100 later this year. — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Japanese electronics giant Sony ...
The Coming Apollo vs. Firefox Battle
Adobe announced the public alpha of its Apollo development framework that allows developers to build cross-platform hybrid web/desktop applications using Flash and Ajax. The tech blogosphere responde...
Yahoo! Reinvents Search for the Mobile Web
Yahoo! oneSearch(TM) Accessible Today Through More Than One Hundred Million Mobile Phones — SUNNYVALE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - News) has today expanded the reach of the pop...
Who exactly wrote the first blog
Someone, somewhere created the very first Web log. It's just not quite clear who. — It may not be one of the Internet's grandest accomplishments, but with the number of active bloggers hovering som...
Virtual worlds are 'worth $1bn'
Millions of people are flocking to inhabit virtual online worlds, says research by analysts Screen Digest. — The market for massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) in the West is now worth more t...
Twittering your Home
I had no sooner got finished writing "don't discount twitter. I'll lay odds that it gets hacked into a really useful service before long" in the comments on Nat's twittervision post, in response to t...
VMware Fusion Beta 2 now available
VMware, the top banana in the virtualization market though relative new comer to the Mac, has just released Fusion Beta 2, their Mac virtualization client. Fusion, much like Parallels, allows you to ...
ADOBE: Scoble's favorites
Robert Scoble, the geek commentator whose fame still mystifies me, once tried to answer a question — Who is the Adobe blogger? — about the web communications strategy of one of the key web software fi...
Web 2.0 - Over and Out
Many of us in the VC community have been quietly wondering about the state of Web 2.0 innovation. We aren't seeing much. Startup activity remains strong, but the consumer web landscape seems to be p...
Feds to rehear Webcaster fee dispute
The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board has granted a series of requests for a rehearing on a contentious decision that would elevate royalty fees required of Internet radio services. — In a one-paragraph ...
Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google
Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google, talks about Google's industry and competitors, about leading innovation, and career advice. — MP3 File | Subscribe via iTunes | Digg it! Add to del.icio.us — We...
Mashing with Mike
Today we had that Mashup event at the Sun campus with Mike Arrington. There were somewhere between 100 and 200 people there; I had fun and learned things. — Mr. Schwartz showed up to say hello and ...
Apple's next-generation iMacs to add a touch of grace
AppleInsider has learned that Apple's popular line of iMac personal computers are about to undergo a substantial facelift that will showcase striking new industrial designs aimed at leaving both compe...
GPS navigation plan to help blind
Age & disability correspondent, BBC News website — An Italian technology company is pioneering a GPS satellite system that will give blind people greater independence and mobility. — The Easy Walk...
Google's Next-Gen of Sneakernet
How do you get 120 terabytes of data — the equivalent of 123,000 iPod shuffles (roughly 30 million songs) — from A to B? For the most part, the old-fashioned way: via a sneakernet. It's not glamorou...
Should Apple be making fun of Vista UAC?
Windows Vista UAC (User Account Control) has an additional security feature called Secure Desktop that hardens the UAC privilege escalation prompt, but some people seem to be upset with this feature b...
YouTube to present video awards
Video-sharing website YouTube is to present awards for the best user-generated videos of 2006. — YouTube users will be able to vote for their favourite clips in seven categories, including most crea...
Philips intros iPod-ready LCD-TV kitchen system
Philips has introduced a new iPod-compatible, under-cabinet multimedia player. The Philips DCD778 Docking Entertainment System sports an 8.5-inch widescreen LCD display and can play audio and video f...
Google Personal Homepage Gets Skinnable
When I think of Google, I think of a site with a relentlessly consistent—and ultimately mundane—look and feel. Which is why a fairly minor new Google feature—dynamic themes (aka skins) for the Google...
Launch Late to Launch Often
A common theme I hope to address in this blog is accepted wisdom, especially when I think I've got a bit of a different spin on things. One piece of accepted wisdom one hears in software circles thes...
PlayStation 3 is down 2-to-1 to Nintendo's Wii
Sony's new PlayStation 3 video game has gone from top dog to underdog in record time. — Despite the buildup and hype around its arrival in November, the PS3 has been outsold so far — at a rate of al...
Userplane Releases Userlist - IM for Websites a Trend to Watch
Disclosure: Userplane is a sponsor of Read/WriteWeb — Userplane, the provider of community web apps that was acquired by AOL in August last year, is today releasing Userplane Userlist - a Flash-base...
5 Reasons Why Apple TV Rules, 5 Reasons Why it Sucks
Apple TV is finally on sale and on the boat. So, why bother? Here's why Apple TV will change the world, slightly. — 1. It's currently the only easy way to get stuff locked away in iTunes streaming...