ASUS Eee PC “Ultimate” S101 revealed, and it's brown
We've already seen the S101 Ultimate Eee PC at the top of ASUS' Eee PC pyramid of implosion. ASUS' prez, Jerry Shen, told us earlier to expect the Atom-based netbooks to ship with a 32GB SSD, 10.2-in...
Google believes $1B investment in AOL is crumbling
SAN FRANCISCO - In an assessment that could lead to a substantial charge against its future profits, Google Inc. believes its $1 billion investment in advertising partner AOL is souring. — The Mount...
WMG Call: Bronfman: We're Not Doing As Bad As The Rest Of The Music Industry
Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Warner Music Group's Chairman and CEO, began the call offering a set stats designed to show how the company is outpacing the rest of the music industry—or at least doing less wors...
Black Hat expels reporters in network snooping
Elinor Mills of CNET News co-wrote this story. Updated 6:50 p.m. with more detail. — LAS VEGAS—Three journalists for a French security magazine were kicked out of the Black Hat security conference a...
The Top Five Reasons Not to Upgrade to the New iPhone 3G
I've had my new 3G iPhone for about a month now and I thought I'd take a few minutes to write some of my thoughts and reflections on the experience for people who might be considering upgrading to the...
Rumor Control: Why I Can't Put ‘Tibet’ in My Hotmail Address
A reader wrote in to say he had heard that Microsoft was not letting people choose usernames with the word “Tibet” in them when signing up for its online services. This turns out to be true, technica...
Sony Ericsson announces the slim and elegant T700 - a phone that shines above the rest
Shine with the new Sony Ericsson T700, a phone with slim elegance that will help you stand out from the crowd. This flawless phone combines timeless design and premium features for the mainstream mar...
How Much Will Your Startup Be Worth In Three Years? Go Find Out.
See our review of the YouNoodle startup valuation predictor from a couple of days ago (as well as our skeptical post from earlier this year). The product just came out of private beta. Look for a ta...
BitTorrent dumps sales staff
Products:- Bram Cohen's BitTorrent, the file-sharing protocol which, like P2P file sharing application Kazaa, is most named in the corporate entertainment industry file sharing wars, has fired its ent...
Net address bug worse than feared
A recently found flaw in the internet's addressing system is worse than first feared, says the man who found it. — Dan Kaminsky made his comments when speaking publicly for the first time about his ...
New enhancements on the Google content network
Today we're announcing some key enhancements on the Google content network (partner sites for which we provide advertising) that will offer a better experience for users and better value for advertise...
Apple poised for special event this September
Although it has not yet been announced, investment bank Piper Jaffray believes it's only a matter of time before Apple reveals plans to hold a special event next month to usher in a new array of iPods...
Apple's iPhone Takes a Toll
With the debut of the new iPhone 3G, rival phonemakers and wireless operators—and possibly Apple—will feel the impact — Last year, when Apple (AAPL) unveiled its iPhone and made it available in the ...
Jajah Launches Instant Chinese/English Voice Translation
Jajah, a popular VoIP service provider, has released a new English/Chinese translation service called JAJAH.Babel just in time for the Olympic Games. The service, which was developed in conjunction w...
From the Trenches: OS Who?
Between reviewing tons of plans, conducting due diligence meetings, and being in an airplane 40 of the last 90 days, blogging has been light. On the other hand, I've been pulling together lots of fun...