The social graft
"Once every hundred years media changes," boy-coder turned big-thinker Mark Zuckerberg declared today at the Facebook Social Advertising Event in New York City. And it's true. Look back over the las...
Time Warner to buy Quigo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc's AOL (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it will buy Internet advertising technology company Quigo to bolster its ad force and make it more compet...
The power of the Web with Opera Mini 4
After three betas we're proud to release the shiny new Opera Mini 4 to the world. — We've done a lot with this new Opera Mini. For example, we rewrote the entire code for Opera Mini 4 and added lot...
Windows Live Drops Out of Beta, @live.com Email Addresses Available [Windows Live]
Microsoft's Windows Live package has just dropped out of beta development. The released package contains various desktop programs for email, IM, blogging and photo sharing.
Prince, Has Lost The Plot Prince, To Sue A Lot
To all those TechCrunch commenters who took offense at our previous coverage of the singer Prince's intentions to sue YouTube, The Pirate Bay and eBay for copyright infringement in September, read thi...
Google maps find their way to gas pumps
The Internet giant will join with another firm to give directions at service stations. — Lost drivers soon will be able to Google for help at the pump. — As part of a partnership to be announced t...
Attack of the 20%'ers
At Google, 20% time is core to our culture and today's Reader release incorporates features developed by two engineers in their 20% time. Those two engineers would be us! — Steve Lacey: As a blogge...
Symbian dismisses Google Android
Google's dominance of the web will not translate to the mobile phone market, a senior executive at Symbian has said. — John Forsyth, vice president of strategy at Symbian, the platform that powers m...
Google's Game-Focused Advertising Initiative To Launch This Month
Google's (GOOG) long-rumored, game-focused advertising initiative is going to come to life later this month, according to sources familiar with the Mountain View, Calif-based company's plans.
Microsoft confirms new Xbox 360 Parent Tools
Sorry kiddies, your days of unlimited 360 playtime — which seem primarily dedicated to screaming pre-pubescently into your headset while you trash us in Halo 3 — are numbered. As rumored, Microsoft i...
Yahoo! Roundly Criticized in Congress
In a congressional hearing on Yahoo's activities in China, Committee Chairman Lantos hammers the Internet giant for what he calls "misleading" statements — Statement of Representative Tom Lantos (D-...
Microsoft moving closer to Centro
The product is still months away, but Microsoft is sharing a few more details on its forthcoming custom software package for midsize business servers. — Microsoft first announced its plans for Centr...
The head of Times Online on tech women, and Google
Yesterday at the Society of Editors conference, Times Online editor Anne Spackman had spoken about how she thinks online news will become more dominated by men because journalists increasingly need te...
Windows Live Drops Out of Beta, @live.com Email Addresses Available [Windows Live]
Microsoft's Windows Live package has just dropped out of beta development. The released package contains various desktop programs for email, IM, blogging and photo sharing.
Attack of the 20%'ers
At Google, 20% time is core to our culture and today's Reader release incorporates features developed by two engineers in their 20% time. Those two engineers would be us! — Steve Lacey: As a blogge...
Fans Shortchanging Radiohead's Rainbows?
That pot of gold at the end of Radiohead's Rainbows may not be as full as thought. — The band's ballyhooed In Rainbows, available only online at a price set by individual fans, may not be the paradi...