New iPods Coming Very Soon
Latest rumors: — Revamp of entire iPod line. — Small cosmetic changes to Touch, Nano to see significant redesign (see pic below). — iPods to see fairly large price drops to distance itself from the...
Turning Point for Touch Screens
BREAKTHROUGHS often beget other breakthroughs, and Apple's slick use of touch technology on its iPhone has set touch-screen makers to salivating. An industry once relegated to niches now sees the pot...
WidgetLaboratory Strikes Back At Ning Where It Hurts
Yesterday we reported on Ning's termination of its most popular premium widget developer, WidgetLaboratory. Although apparently justified, Ning removed all WidgetLaboratory widgets from its platform ...
New version of Kindle in development & more
Amazon is working on a new version of the Kindle, and sees a big opportunity to market its e-book reader to college students, McAdams Wright Ragen analyst Tim Bueneman said Friday in an e-mailed note ...
Google making SSL changes, other sites quiet
A security researcher has been in discussions with Google on an exploit he plans to release that would allow a hacker to easily intercept someone's communications with supposedly secure Web sites over...
Newegg Stops Collecting NY Sales Tax
Consumer electronics retailer Newegg announced Friday that it would no longer comply with a New York state law requiring the collection of online sales tax. — “After careful review and consideration...
Ma.gnolia Blog: The Open Road Ahead
Today at Gnomedex in Seattle, we're kicking off a project bigger than any we've taken on since starting Ma.gnolia. It's brighter than a snazzy feature, and more than a social bookmarking service. It...
Caution: Driver May Be Surfing the Web
ANYTHING that keeps tykes pacified on long car trips, like video systems in rear seats, is a boon to automotive safety. Today, Chrysler is poised to offer in its 2009 models a new entertainment optio...
SSDs are hot, but come with security risks
IDG News Service) Solid-state drives are fast becoming popular replacements for hard drives, especially in laptops, but experts caution that SSDs aren't as secure as commonly thought. — SSDs may off...
Jaiku is the New Twitter
By “Jaiku is the new Twitter”, we're hardly suggesting it is a popular new microblogging site that may overtake the reigning king. No, that ship has sailed. We mean it never works anymore. Twitter ...
In a Downturn, but Still Spending on Technology
It can be hard for a business to stay ahead if its technology is falling behind. That is one reason that despite an uncertain economy, worldwide information technology spending is on track to reach $...
Firefox 3.1 Proposal: Tabs in the Awesome Bar
At the end of my last post on tabs, I mentioned Madhava's concept for putting tabs into the Awesome Bar. — It's a scalable and elegant solution. It has the hallmark of a good interface: it's almost...
NBC Didn't Cash In on Olympics Video
NBC's decision to limit the amount of Olympics footage on its Web site has ticked off sports fans. But that decision could also dog the network in another way: NBCOlympics.com will generate just $5.7...