Encouraging people to contribute knowledge
The web contains an enormous amount of information, and Google has helped to make that information more easily accessible by providing pretty good search facilities. But not everything is written nor...
Opera files antitrust complaint with the EU
Urges Microsoft to give consumers a genuine choice of standards—compliant Web browsers — Opera Software ASA, the only company that can put the Web on any device, filed a complaint with the European ...
Apple's'Podfather' Now Aims to Revive A Wilting Palm
In mid-July, as Palm Inc. was putting the finishing touches on its new $99 Centro smart phone, the gadget's development team received a stark message: It wasn't good enough. — The warning was delive...
Top 10 reasons IT won't support the iPhone
Wondering why your corporate Information Technology department won't buy you an Apple (AAPL) iPhone or support the one you bought yourself? Here's your answer. — Or, rather, 10 answers. Channeling...
A Chapter of 'Jackass' as Web Test
LOS ANGELES — Paramount Pictures is lurching onto the Web with its "Jackass" franchise, with what it says will be the first studio-backed feature film to have its premiere online. And the studio hope...
Apple removes displays from front page of store
I've been saying for a while that Apple is due to announce new displays any day now. Apple's current Cinema Displays were released at WWDC in June 2004 and three and a half years is an eternity in co...
Facebook outmaneuvers Google; Bebo launches FB-compatible platform
When Google announced "OpenSocial", a set of three common APIs designed to create an alternative developer platform to that offered by Facebook, I described it as a 'combine and conquer strategy'.
The Top 10 Worst Gadgets of 2007
To responsibly critique art, wrote W. H. Auden, requires "an inclination to praise rather than blame, and regret when a complete rejection is required...." But we've done our share of praising this ye...
It's your business
Yesterday, while I was on a panel discussion at LeWeb3 talking about the future of video something happened that discussed my future. I was driving the computer during the panel discussion, demonstra...
Google's wireless chief, Sacca, leaves to become angel investor
Chris Sacca, the head of special initiatives at Google who led Google's efforts to open up the wireless spectrum to more competition, is leaving Google to invest in early-stage technology companies. ...
Flickr Introduces Traffic Stats for Pro Users
Users with a pro account at Flickr are now able to view a variety of interesting statistics about the viewers of their photos. Heather Champ said in a post on the Flickr blog this morning that the st...
Kwiry, Hooja offering new texting features
Texting is commonplace, but new companies are building new features around it now that more people comfortable with it and sending more texts (SMS) than ever. — Kwiry, a San Francisco company, now l...
Adobe open-sourcing data access technology
San Francisco - Adobe Systems is announcing on Thursday plans to release source code for its high-performance remoting and messaging technology via an open source product called BlazeDS. — The techn...
Russian computer program fakes chatroom flirting
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Internet chatroom romantics beware: your next chat may be with a clinical computer, not a passionate person, trying to win your personal data and not your heart, an online security ...
Here's to You Mr(s) Arrington, Goodbye and Good Luck Startups
It's ironic that 1 year ago today I resigned from Techcrunch following my Le Web 3 review on TCUK. Mike Arrington, the publisher of Techcrunch, has never forgiven me for that post and the aftermath t...
Congressman Hollywood: It's time to revisit the DMCA
Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), also known as Congressman Hollywood, is one of the most powerful members of the House when it comes to intellectual property issues, so when he muses aloud about "revisiting...
YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A HYPER-V BETA
With a tip of the cap to Francis Church's famous 1897 editorial, I'm very proud that the team has come through just like St. Nick. Today we announced the public availability of a beta of Hyper-V, the...
2007 Year-End Zeitgeist
We're bidding adieu to 2007 with a look back at the breaking news, the big events and the must-have gadgets that captivated us this year (give or take a few weeks; we compile this list by early Decemb...
BBC iPlayer for Mac launched
BBC iPlayer service to come out of beta on Christmas day, Mac stream beta launches — Jonny Evans — The BBC plans to launch the full version of its catch-up TV service, iPlayer, on Christmas Day. ...
Mobile Ads: Not So Fast
Mobile advertising revenues aren't growing as fast as expected, and that could spell trouble for a bunch of venture-funded startups — Ads on cell phones have long been hailed as the next big thing. ...
Kwiry Launches. Will Anyone Use It?
A new service called Kwiry launched today that lets you text yourself things so you don't forget them, and then e-mails you a link to search results for the same terms. Huh? That was our reaction to...
Microsoft to release Hyper-V virtualization beta
Microsoft is set to deliver a downloadable beta release of Hyper-V, its virtualization product, on December 13, according to sources close to the company. — Hyper-V is Microsoft's hypervisor that al...
Forecasting 2008: AMD [Apologist] Analyst Day
AMD held its annual Financial Analyst Day this morning. This time around, there was no glitter, no flash, and no rosy pep talks about the current (or future) dominance of AMD products in the marketpl...
Scoop: Google Analytics Updates - Compare Data Points
There's no official announcement from Google, but we're seeing new features showing-up in Google Analytics. — It appears you'll be able to compare different data points... Options let you compare d...
Shock at $85k mobile phone bill
A Canadian man has been shocked to receive a mobile phone bill for nearly $85,000 (£41,000). — Piotr Staniaszek thought he could use his new phone as a modem for his computer under his $10 unlimited...
Yahoo! launches new WordPress plugin
Do you use WordPress? Are you a fan of really annoying pop-up advertising links/badges? Then Yahoo! has the plugin for you! Launching today, the Yahoo! Shortcuts for Bloggers WordPress plugin is de...
Meebo Hits 20 Million Reach; Updates Partner Edition
Rememeber the game of Risk? Today it's like that game between Meebo and eBuddy. Meebo controls North America and eBuddy controls the rest of the World but overall the market is probably split 50/50.
FIRESTORM!
New wave IT analyst James Governor has written a long, long post that picks up on last weekend's hubbub about the "sexiness" (or lack thereof) of enterprise software, a hubbub that started with Robert...
Google Answers to Relaunch as Google Q&A
Google intends to relaunch the question-answering service Google Answers, which was closed last year. In Google Answers, "users could post a question (...) and specify how much they were willing to p...
Install Vista SP1 Release Candidate in ten easy steps
Are you looking to try out the Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate but you're not quite sure where to start? It's not as straightforward as you might have thought, huh? — Just follow this simple...
Google-DoubleClick deal hit by deleted Web page controversy
A political controversy over deleted documents and conflicts of interest could, opponents of the deal hope, imperil Google's planned $3.1 billion acquisition of the DoubleClick advertising firm.
Segway Polo match featuring Woz to be broadcast live on the 'net
Curb your enthusiasm, young buck. We know you're pretty stoked to hear that a live Segway Polo match will be coming to a browser near you this Sunday, but really, you don't want your office mates to ...
Encouraging people to contribute knowledge
The web contains an enormous amount of information, and Google has helped to make that information more easily accessible by providing pretty good search facilities. But not everything is written nor...