Microsoft tries to explain Seinfeld ad
Did you “get” the new Microsoft commercial? Apparently, some people didn't, so Microsoft officials were calling reporters Friday to explain it. — The Redwood, Wash., company started airing a commer...
Breaking News: Satellite
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CA — A Delta 2 rocket carrying a GeoEye satellite lifted off at 11:50 a.m. PDT today. The imaging satellite will provide mapping exclusively to Google.
iPod nano 4G leaked in actual, factual, really-real spy photo
Look, you know the drill here. This may be the painstaking result of some CAD-school-dropout's nights home alone, or the latest in cheapo knock-offs from the Far East. You may be looking at a Photos...
Microsoft Missing the Boat on Mobile?
Yesterday's Microsoft Watch had an incisive article about Microsoft's failure to compete in the mobile phone marketplace. Echoing my own assertions that Microsoft's obsessive focus on competition wit...
iPod nano 4G photo, details [new orig photo]
MacNN can confirm the existence of the fourth-generation iPod nano and has obtained a verified authentic photo of the Apple music player. The device exactly matches claims by Digg founder Kevin Rose ...
So Much Hate For Microsoft's Seinfeld/Gates Buddy Ad
from the what's-wrong-with-it? dept — I wasn't going to comment on Microsoft's new ad campaign featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates buddying around, but the response among the press and bloggers...
Danish File-Sharers Not Responsible For Wi-Fi Theft
Two Danish women taken to court by IFPI affiliates for sharing music were found to be innocent. The two claimed they were the victim of WiFi theft, had no knowledge of the alleged infringements and t...
NBC dumps Microsoft Silverlight after Olympics
NBC streamed all its NBCOlympics.com videos using Microsoft's Silverlight backend tech, but the network dumped Microsoft before last night's NFL kickoff — streamed live over NBCSports.com and NFL.com ...
On iTunes 8 and hunches; also iPhone 2.1 for Tuesday
On Friday, we posted a short roundup of what's expected in iTunes 8 thanks to the rumortastic stylings of Kevin Rose. The Pandora-like Genius feature, Genius Sidebar, Grid view, and more are all said...
Gillmor Gang talks Google Chrome
The Gillmor Gang talked with Google Chrome's Group Product Manager Brian Rakowski and Tech Lead Ben Goodger. The conversation focused mostly on the open source fundamentals of the new browser project...
Google Planning Offshore Data Barges
In a startling new take on data center engineering, Google has filed a patent for a “water-based data center” that uses the ocean to provide power and cooling. The patent also confirms Google's devel...
Europeans locked out of Spore, EA working on a patch
Europeans may have initially got excited when it was announced that Spore would hit their side of the pond first. Now, on release day, all might not seem so great. According to Eurogamer, some Spore...
Chrome's JavaScript challenge to Silverlight
SYDNEY—The biggest rival for Microsoft's next-generation Silverlight Web technology will be JavaScript, not Adobe Systems' ubiquitous Flash, according to experts speaking at Microsoft's Tech.Ed confer...