Android wants to be on any device, not just your phone
Google's much anticipated Android mobile phone operating system, due to launch within the next few weeks, may actually be much more than a mobile OS. Industry sources tell us that although Android wi...
Ok, so yeah...it's true! We got acquired...
This post has been a long time coming and we're very excited …
Google Launches AdSense for Feeds
I noticed a new option in my AdSense account: AdSense for feeds, a program that displays contextual and placement-targeted ads in FeedBurner feeds. FeedBurner announced in May that AdSense for Feeds ...
Six Apart To Relaunch Blogs.com As Yet Another Blog Directory (Screenshots)
Six Apart is finally doing something with its Blogs.com domain. It is creating, well, yet another blog directory. And I do mean that in the early-days-of-Yahoo sense: it will be edited by a small gr...
Dell Puts the Bite on Apple
Former Apple vet Tim Bucher, now at Dell, is counting on his Zing software to give iTunes some competition — On Nov. 10, 2004, Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs had a strained conversation with Tim Bucher...
10 Worst Web glitches of 2008 (so far)
We have been reminded several times lately that Web 2.0 is in no way a synonym for “reliable.” Major services have crashed. Big product launches have fizzled. Users have raised their collective fis...
Palm Treo Pro Revealed (Lookin' Good)
Yesterday's leaked Treo Pro was definitely not a rendering. We've now got a whole gallery of it in the flesh, confirming its good looks, and maybe more importantly, its size. While a little taller a...
Gmail leaves Google Apps admins nervous
When Gmail crashed on Monday, affecting many organizations that depend on it for work e-mail via the Google Apps suite, widespread gnashing of teeth ensued. — At Alaska's APTI public TV and radio st...
Google Ordered to Unmask Mystery Blogger in India
Google has been instructed to reveal the identity of an anonymous blogger in a defamation lawsuit filed by an Indian construction company against them, reports the Wall Street Journal. — The blogger...
NBC Laughs All the Way to the Bank (Take That, Bloggers)
UPDATED with quotes from Jeff Zucker. — NBC may be taking lumps in the blogosphere for its decision to provide so much of its Olympics coverage exclusively through traditional channels, but they hav...
Interview with Epic Games' Mike Capps, on teaming up with Electronic Arts
Mike Capps, president of hit video game developer Epic Games announced today that Electronic Arts will publish a new action game from Epic's new subsidiary, People Can Fly. — People Can Fly is the g...
Confirmed: Microsoft to proceed directly to Windows 7 Server
Microsoft's Windows Server division has veered from its regular schedule to eliminate — at least in name — the minor “R2″ update of Windows Server 2008 that was slated to arrive in the next year or tw...
Merge your Outlook and Gmail contacts
I spend most of my workday Alt-Tabbing between my Gmail inbox and the Outlook account on my employer's Exchange Server. The problem is, when it comes to contacts, there isn't much overlap between the...
Netflix shipments back on track after severe outage
Online DVD rental pioneer Netflix Inc (NFLX.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said it resumed normal shipping on Friday after a three-day disruption, the worst in the company's decade of operat...
Friday Rant: Hey Microsoft! How about some more dialog about Vista before moving on to Windows 7?
It's a Friday (again!) so that means time for another Friday Rant! — Yesterday Microsoft indicated that it might be getting ready to peel back the almost Apple-like secrecy surrounding Windows 7 …
RushmoreDrive: We need a black Google
Is Google too white? No, we're not talking about the white home page that's so bright it motivates some people to change its appearance to save energy. We're wondering if it is too white, as in Cauc...
Twitter Implements Threaded Comments, Sort Of
By Jesse Stay of Stay N' Alive (Identi.ca/FriendFeed) — Today Twitter made a quiet announcement on their developer mailing list that could have profound implications. On the mailing list, Alex Payn...