BlackBerry Bold delayed on AT&T until at least mid-August!
We know what you're thinking... but this is for reals! We've just confirmed this now with two high-level sources: the Bold is actually delayed until August on AT&T. It seems like AT&T and RIM are sti...
iPhone 2.0 Golden Master Could Hit this Friday
According to a sources inside the Cupertino's iPhone software development effort, it is “highly probable” that the iPhone 2.0 Golden Master will hit this Friday. The final version could arrive two we...
Google's Vint Cerf, ‘Father of the Internet’: “Online Video Will Be Distributed in Download Mode”
Vint Cerf, a computer scientist who is most often called the “father of the Internet,” says that the popularity and demand for online video will mean that the distribution will eventually be done …
Virgin Mobile and SK to combine operations in the US
Virgin Mobile USA is to acquire the US mobile phone operation controlled by SK Telecom of South Korea, after each side decided to combine their struggling businesses to build scale in the fast-maturin...
The Mouse Is Dead
You're probably using a mouse today, but you may never buy one again. All the planets are aligning against this humble pointing device. — The computer mouse has long been associated with the PC, bu...
Time of iPhone 3G Launch Remains Unclear
Unconfirmed reports claim that the U.S. iPhone launch will take place starting at 8am, July 11th at AT&T stores nationwide. A screenshot posted to our forums claims to depict the actual email sent to...
Next New Networks Inks With Hulu, Yahoo, Metacafe
Next New Networks, the conglomerate of niche video channels that's best known as home of Obama Girl, has struck online video distribution deals with Yahoo, Hulu and Metacafe. Yahoo (YHOO) and Metacaf...
Farewell then, Symbian
Epoc's journey: from world-beater to basket case — The smart in smartphone disappeared — The smartphone wars once devoured a great deal of attention and energy, particularly during the long PR war...
I'm sticking with Windows XP
You've heard it all before — the bell tolls for Windows XP. The governor isn't calling to give it a reprieve — Microsoft is officially declaring it end of life for system OEMs on June 30. On April 1...
The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete
“All models are wrong, but some are useful.” — So proclaimed statistician George Box 30 years ago, and he was right. But what choice did we have? Only models, from cosmological equations to theori...
Starbucks (SBUX) Dumping CDs, iTunes Gift Cards (AAPL)
Starbucks, which has been scaling back its once-grand ambitions to turn itself into an entertainment hub, is about to shrink its plans yet again. We hear that by September, the chain will have dumped...
Yahoo fixes e-mail cross-site scripting flaw
Yahoo has fixed a vulnerability in its Web mail site that could allow a hacker to get access to a person's account. — The problem was in the way Yahoo's Web mail interacts with version 8.1.0.209 of ...
One open source interface to rule them
isn't about open source's soul, nor is it about making open source comply with closed spectrum's norms. — It's about the search for one great interface. — The iPhone has one great interface, and t...
Mixx Gets Serious About Community Building
Digg competitor Mixx just launched an extension to its groups feature that founder Chris McGill describes as “Ning for social media”. — Users can now set up Mixx community sites on their own subdoma...
Nintendo rated as ‘least eco-friendly tech firm’ by Greenpeace
Games firm Nintendo has come bottom of a ranking of the world's most eco-friendly electronics firms. — The quarterly Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics ranks 18 electronics firms by how green t...