Microsoft chops Vista retail prices
In what may be an unprecedented decision, Microsoft said Thursday that it plans to lower the retail prices for several flavors of Windows Vista. — For those in the U.S., Microsoft is cutting prices ...
Technorati To Launch Blogger Advertising Network
Through a variety of sources we've confirmed that Technorati is making plans for a major shift in its going forward strategy, and is also considering a number of corporate development transactions. —...
Steve Chen: YouTube to Add Live Video
YouTube will support live video before the end of this year, co-founder Steve Chen told Pop17 videoblogger Sarah Meyers. Check out the clip: — The background party music is thumping, so here's a tr...
Why the TED list is troubling
Chris Anderson, the organizer of the TED conference, has complained, not to me, not to my boss, but to my boss's boss about our publishing the complete list of his 1,198 attendees. Anderson — not to ...
News: iPhone/iPod SDK: Apple to approve, distribute apps, limit add-ons
iPhone/iPod SDK: Apple to approve, distribute apps, limit add-ons — According to several sources familiar with Apple's iPhone and iPod touch software development kit (SDK) plans, the company will us...
Firefox 3 Performance Numbers
Moving on from the “let me use that API” conversation and only some real stuff, urandom (thanks for the comment) let us know about the Cybernet News article on Firefox 3 performance. — They are repo...
Yahoo's MyBlogLog Adds An Activity Stream Feature
MyBlogLog, a blogger social network acquired by Yahoo about a year ago, launched v.2 of their service tonight, with a significant new feature. You can see the MyBlogLog widget in the right sidebar of...
IAC: Ready To Bail On Ask?
More on the impending shakeup at IAC's long-suffering Ask. An insider tells us that IAC is considering finally pulling the plug on Teoma, the engine that powers Ask's search, and just using Google: ...
Sprint: WiMax Partnership With Clearwire Still Possible; Dual-Mode Handsets Out This Year
Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel's CEO Dan Hesse confirmed a partnership of some kind with Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) may still be in the cards although he wasn't prepared to elaborate during today's earnings call...
Office Live Workspace - first feature update goes live
Office Live Workspace launched last December and just got it's first update, what's new: … Besides these, other fixes and improvements have been made and the Office Live add-in has been updated. — N...
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US Air Force shoots down blogs, airmen frustrated
The United States Air Force has stirred up controversy with a new Internet filtering policy that aims to prevent Air Force personnel from reading blogs while on the job. The ban has been implemented ...
Final goodbye for early web icon
A web browser that gave many people their first experience of the web is about to disappear. — Netscape Navigator, now owned by AOL, will no longer be supported after 1 March 2008, the company has s...
Will New Blu-ray Drives Suck Your Laptop Battery Dry?
Watching a Blu-ray movie in all its high-definition glory on your laptop may finally become an affordable prospect this year. Just don't wander too far from a power outlet. — With the Sony-backed H...