The Future of Reading
Amazon's Jeff Bezos already built a better bookstore. Now he believes he can improve upon one of humankind's most divine creations: the book itself. — "Technology," computer pioneer Alan Kay once s...
In Korea, a Boot Camp Cure for Web Obsession
MOKCHEON, South Korea — The compound — part boot camp, part rehab center — resembles programs around the world for troubled youths. Drill instructors drive young men through military-style obstacle c...
Facebook Offers $85 Million To Acquire Chinese Social Networking Site Zhanzuo.com
Facebook is said to have offered $85 million to acquire Zhanzuo.com, a Chinese social networking site with seven million users. — According to The Times, Jack Zhang, Zhanzuo's chief executive …
17 More Newspapers Join Yahoo Group
NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo Inc. has added 17 more newspapers to its group of online publishing partners, giving the group added heft as it approaches its one-year anniversary. — Yahoo executives told The...
Terabit-class data pipes movies in an instant
Advanced maths brought to bear on fibre-optic speed problem — When it comes to internet speeds, we've long-since consigned the humble kilobit-class connection to the dustbin, so a mathematics-based ...
Is Facebook Advertising Effective?
Fred Wilson has been updating the world about his venture in Facebook advertising over the past week. Today, Fred posted and updated screenshot of his ad campaign's performance and it doesn't appear ...
Firefox Exploit can Hack Gmail
Vulnerability allows malicious code into browsers, revealing users' Google accounts. — Darren Pauli, Computerworld Australia — Recommend this story? — Mozilla has taken another security blow wit...
Why Virtual Theft Should Matter to Real Life Tech Companies
The BBC recently reported that Holland police apprehended a teenager suspected of heisting nearly $6000 worth of furniture that does not, in the strictest sense, exist. That's because he stole the go...
Adding Math to List of Security Threats
One of the world's most prominent cryptographers issued a warning on Friday about a hypothetical incident in which a math error in a widely used computing chip places the security of the global electr...
AT&T talks with Google about joining wireless software group
AT&T eyes teaming up — AT&T has talked with Google about joining its mobile-phone software alliance. The phone company is "analyzing the situation" and may use Google's software for phones, Ralph d...