Google Introduces Hosted Site Search for Small Businesses
New Google Custom Search Business Edition adds powerful site search at very low cost — Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced Google Custom Search™ Business Edition, a simple and inexpensive way...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows leaked to BitTorrent
We first got wind of this when two torrents of the book appeared on Demonoid.com. They became immensely popular with over a 1000 leechers and seeders each. But after some time were removed by either...
Fisher Communications Expands Online Local News Strategy with Acquisition of Pegasus News
Neighborhood Content Site Opens New Opportunities for Reinforcing Fisher's Commitment to Local News — SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE)—As part of its initiative to develop new online-only content …
3 Out of 4 U.S. Internet Users Streamed Video Online in May
Average American Video Streamer Watched More than 2.5 Hours of Video Online — comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its comScore Video Metrix report for Ma...
RIAA's final tab for Capitol v. Foster: $68,685.23
Debbie Foster's battle with the RIAA appears to be finally over. Today, a federal judge in Oklahoma closed the book on Capitol v. Foster by awarding her $68,685.23 in attorneys' fees, a ruling first ...
News Corp. Reaches Tentative Agreement to Buy Dow Jones
News Corp. reached a tentative agreement for the purchase of Dow Jones & Co. at its original $5 billion offer price. The deal will be put to the full Dow Jones board Tuesday evening for its approval,...
Yahoo Messenger 8.1 Buffer Overflow
From: Rajesh Sethumadhavan <rajesh.sethumadhavan_at_ yahoo.com> — Yahoo Messenger 8.1 Address Book Buffer Overflow — Vulnerability Discovered : 10 April 2007 — Class : Buffer OverFlow — Affect...
Now That SunRocket Is Gone, What Should You Do?
Now that we can stick the fork in SunRocket, many of their customers are wondering, what should they do in order to keep their phone numbers working. There are many things you can do, but one thing y...
Microsoft patents the mother of all adware systems
It's such a tremendously bad idea that it's almost bound to succeed. Microsoft has filed another patent, this one for an "advertising framework" that uses "context data" from your hard drive to show ...
Teh Future: Japanese PSP Slims Getting Digital TV
Japanese PSP Slims Getting Digital TV — This Fall, Japan will be watching digital TV on PSPs. Retailing for ¥6,980 ($57), a 1seg add-on tuner will hit shelves along with the PSP Slim on September 2...
Peter Moore resigns as head of Xbox
It's hard to call the Xbox 360 anything but a success, but having missed some sales numbers, ringing up an extra unexpected $1b on the corporate card because of warranty issues, and still generally fa...
Steve Jobs tops list of online music "Powergeeks"
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Steve Jobs, the father of the iPod, was on Tuesday crowned the undisputed king of the online music revolution by U.S. music magazine Blender, topping a list of the 25 most ...
Save the date: August 7 for new iMac, iLife to emerge early?
Reliable sources have zeroed in further on the release date for Apple's revamped iMac since our last report, pointing to an announcement on August 7. Meanwhile, preliminary signs suggest Apple may be...
Facebook Will Sit Tight, As It Should
At the iMeme panel last week I had the opportunity to sit next to Jim Breyer and watch him take some tough questions from Adam Lashinsky about why Facebook doesn't sell at the huge numbers that are be...
PEEKYOU PEOPLE SEARCH CAN'T FIND JACK
The PeekYou people search engine launched today in open beta. It's yet another site (see Wink and Spock) designed to help you find people. — If you're interested in this space, my recommendation is...
Intel Second-Quarter Revenue $8.7 Billion
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Intel Corporation today announced second-quarter revenue of $8.7 billion, operating income of $1.35 billion, net income of $1.3 billion and earnings per share (EPS)...
Ad Downturn Threatening the Survival of Business 2.0
One of the voices chronicling the resurgence of high tech may soon be silenced. — Business 2.0 magazine, a seven-year-old Time Inc. publication that covers start-ups, technology trends and changes i...
Rumors of second-generation Apple iPhone continue to surface
Speculation about whether Apple will introduce a cost-down version of its iPhone continues to arise in the Chinese-language media, with a recent report in the Chinese-language Commercial Times newspap...
Sunny Days Ahead For Sunrocket Customers
Vonage to Offer Number Transition and Discount Service for SunRocket Customers — Vonage, a leading provider of digital phone service, is offering a way for SunRocket customers to transition their ph...
RIAA ordered to cover suit target's legal fees
In what appears to be the first such occurrence, the recording industry must foot nearly $70,000 in legal bills incurred by an Oklahoma woman whom it unsuccessfully accused of "vicariously" aiding cop...
The numbers driving 'Unbreakable Linux'
It would seem that Oracle is serious about its Unbreakable Linux. The company announced today that it has pulled in Symantec (Veritas data center software) as a certified partner. This is a good ste...
Oh Look. An Apple WORM.
Yes, you read the title correct. — With a few hours work I have put together a proof of concept worm that works on Mac OS X (Intel). I need to get a hold of an older PPC Mac to test that platform b...
Microsoft Office Live To Let Customers Purchase Ads On Ask.com
Ask Sponsored Listings is going to be added to Microsoft Office Live's adManager Beta search advertising service. — This is reportedly the first time in five years that two of the top five search en...
Fujitsu fetes world's slimmest waterproof mobile
Receive the day's biggest stories by email, sign up here — Sometimes you suddenly come to your senses and ask yourself what in the world you are doing. This happened to me today, as I was taking pi...
Microsoft starts priming the pump for Vista SP1 Preview
Microsoft is still on track to make a beta available later this week of what it's referring to as "Vista Service Pack 1 Preview," according to sources close to the company. — Microsoft is expected t...
ModBook ship date pushed back due to parts shortages
Ahh, the venerable ModBook. Made by Axiotron and distributed by Other World Computing, the ModBook made waves when it was announced just before Macworld this year. And at its demo boot at Macworld, ...
The Next Big Thing: Why Web 2.0 Isn't Enough
It's easy to spot revolutions or major events in the past. The shrinking of computer parts in the 70s, the PC revolution of the 80s that led to the Internet explosion of the 90s, etc. At the beginni...
T-Mobile outs itself as German Iphone supplier
Web posting spawns kerfuffle — APPLE WILL put its iDogandbone on T-Mobile's network in Germany, it seems. — At least, a promotional page for the mobile phone appeared briefly on T-Mobile's German ...
Why the FTC Will Likely Block the Google-DoubleClick Merger
My detailed analysis over the last several weeks leads me to believe that the FTC is likely to block the Google-DoubleClick merger because it will enable Google to dominate online advertising and dram...
Google Launches Custom Search Business Edition
The new service is hosted by Google, and offers all of the same functionality of the free Google Custom Search product, with a few key differences: — Customized search results. You can change the l...
The Future of Search
The head of Google Research talks about his group's projects. — Peter Norvig, Google's director of research, is an expert ace at building machines that answer tough questions. An authority in progr...
Sun's Project Indiana: turning OpenSolaris into a practical platform
OpenSolaris is possibly Sun's most significant attempt to garner relevance in a market that increasingly demands the freedom and flexibility of open-source software. Although the availability of sour...
Microsoft looks to improve its name game
When Microsoft showed off Silverlight at an April conference, it generated near-instant buzz. — Interestingly, though, it was not the first time Microsoft had talked about the technology. But when ...