Memo to Yahoo: Incoming-Duck and Cover!
And, as BoomTown wrote yesterday, so the war of attrition for Yahoo begins. — Not with a bang, but a whimper. And so much whine, I am considering serving up a nice plate of cheese to all players. ...
3G IPhone Due on June 9, Analysts Say
The 3G iPhone will be announced June 9, the likely date of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' keynote at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference, analysts said in research notes on Thursday. — The 3G iPhon...
Twitter Turmoil Not Finished: Engineering VP Lee Mighdoll Out
Blaine Cook isn't the only high-profile engineer to leave Twitter in recent weeks. Lee Mighdoll, brought on in early January as the startup's VP of engineering and operations, is also out. — “After...
Marc Andreessen: Bill Gates Ain't So Bad
Question: When is Bill Gates not the devil? Answer: When he's saving the world from total technical chaos. That's according to internet golden child Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Ning. — “[Bill G...
Ballmer: You want XP, we'll keep XP
The death of Windows XP may have been greatly exaggerated. — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company could re-evaluate its plans to phase out Windows XP by June 30, if customers demand that it ...
Motorola phone sales tumble 39%
Messy quarter at Motorola — Motorola (MOT) continues to struggle. The Schaumburg, Ill., handset maker posted a first-quarter continuing operations loss of $194 million, or 9 cents a share, compared...
CNET and Yahoo Broadly Expand Editorial and Ad Relationship
When it reports its first quarter earnings this afternoon, CNET Networks will also announce a much expanded editorial and advertising relationship with Yahoo that will give the tech news site broad di...
Facebook Chat in your Firefox sidebar
Enter a name. Enter http://www.facebook.com/presence/ popout.php for the location and check the Load this bookmark in the sidebar checkbox. — Now you can select the just created bookmark to load Fa...
MySpace Apps Are Go For All Users
MySpace officially opened its Application Gallery to all users this morning after launching it in public beta last March. In that time over 1,000 applications have been approved and added to the gall...
Searching on a map just got a whole lot easier on Yahoo! Local
We have seen countless users struggle to find what they're looking for in a specific area or neighborhood using current local search and online maps products (ahem...ours included). The results may b...
Nintendo: Average Wii Sits on Shelf for Just an Hour
Wii consoles, on average, sit on the shelves for just an hour before they are purchased. — That stat comes straight from Reggie Fils-Aime (pictured), Nintendo of America's president, who visited the...
The Heron has landed: Ubuntu 8.04 officially released
Version 8.04 of the Ubuntu Linux distribution was officially released today. Ubuntu is released every six months with many new features and the latest versions of popular desktop software application...
Geezeo Takes Investment From TheStreet.com With Option To Buy
Boston-based online money management tool Geezeo has taken a $1.2 million investment from TheStreet.com. The investment equals a 13% in Geezeo and the company noted that TheStreet.com has an option t...
Yahoo Open Search Platform Launches Into Private Beta
Yahoo is letting a limited number of beta testers into its SearchMonkey developer platform, a service announced in February that allows site owners to customize their Yahoo search result listings. (A...