Music site Last.fm bought by CBS
Social music site Last.fm has been bought by US media giant CBS Corporation for $280m (£140m), the largest-ever UK Web 2.0 acquisition. — The online network was founded in the UK five years ago and ...
First Look: Microsoft Surfacing Computing!
About a year ago I gave a presentation to a group of journalists about gadgets of the future and showed a video about a theoretical multi-touch computing system. When asked when we would see somethin...
Apple Releases iTunes 7.2, Launches iTunes Plus (DRM Free) [Now Available]
Apple released iTunes 7.2 updated in the Mac OS X Software Update tonight, which offers support for "iTunes Plus", Apple's new DRM-free $1.29 offerings announced in April. — With iTunes 7.2, preview...
Palm's Foleo a "smartphone companion product"?
According to a RSS news feed from Palm, their mystery "3rd category" device is a compact smartphone companion product named Foleo that let's you view and edit emails using a large screen and fullsize ...
The Shape of Computers to Come?
The Latest Products Seek — To Explore New Forms, Uses — It's time for computer designers to think outside the box. From Microsoft Corp. to Silicon Valley start-ups, technology companies are intro...
DEATH OF JOURNALISM - BLAME GOOGLE? NO. ASK GOOGLE TO LEAD? YES.
Thanks to commentor Kimo for pointing me to this SF Gate Op Ed, written by Neil Henry, a former colleague at the Graduate School of Journalism. — Snip: … I can't disagree more with what Neil is sayi...