It's a Core Location Blacklist
Yesterday I linked to a story about the discovery by Jonathan Zdziarski of a remote blacklist Apple is maintaining, supposedly, according to Zdziarski, to remotely disable rogue iPhone apps previously...
Leaks in Patch for Web Security Hole
SAN FRANCISCO — Faced with the discovery of a serious flaw in the Internet's workings, computer network administrators around the world have been rushing to fix their systems with a cobbled-together p...
On your mark, get set, go! Follow the Summer Games on your phone.
It's that time again... time for the Summer Games to begin! It may still be August 7th here in Mountain View, but it's already August 8th in Beijing, and the Opening Ceremonies are getting ready to k...
The Perks Of Being The MySpace CEO Include, Apparently, Paris Hilton
Facebook may be the king of the Silicon Valley crowd, but Paris Hilton apparently prefers MySpace. 42 year old MySpace cofounder and CEO Chris DeWolfe has been dating 27 year old Paris Hilton for at l...
blinkx Offers To Acquire Miva
Video search provider blinkx has publicly announced its proposal to acquire online advertising company Miva today. Miva closed yesterday on the Nasdaq at $0.78/share, down from it's 52-week high of $...
Home Renovation: What Tech Do I Need?
My wife and I bought a house a few months ago, and it needs some renovation work (read: holy crap, we're practically gutting the place, what the heck were we thinking???). One aspect of said work is ...
Microsoft to stop selling boxed copies of Money Plus
Microsoft has decided against releasing a 2009 version of Money Plus, its personal-finance-management software. The company also is planning to discontinue selling Money Plus as a boxed software prod...
Wall Street Beat: Time to Put off Buying LCD TVs, Displays
The LCD panel industry is suffering from over supply and falling demand, and in this case, what's bad for Wall Street and stock prices is good for consumers. — Nobody likes to buy an expensive new L...
A stake through the heart of the has-been Inquirer
What the hell are they thinking in Philadelphia? Inquirer ME Mike Leary just sent a memo saying they are going to hold all but breaking news for the paper and even restrict bloggers from using their ...
The iPhone nano rumor may have Legs
On August 3, 2006, the UK's Mail Online claimed that “Apple is about to launch a ‘nano’ version of the hugely successful iPhone. It is expected to be in the shops in time for Christmas.” The report ...
Between a rock and YouTube, video execs see promise
SAN FRANCISCO—If the $1 billion Web video advertising market is to reach the level of television's estimated $50 billion, it ironically won't be thanks to YouTube, the Internet's most popular spot for...
Hands-On with the ECS G10IL: The Sexiest Netbook Yet
With this week's announcement of Lenovo entering the mini-notebook space, there were lots of oohs and ahhs over its S10's design. I haven't yet gotten an in-person look at the S10 (like our bud at no...