Why the Google-Yahoo Ad Deal Is Something to Fear
Randall Stross at The New York Times goes to bat for the Google/Yahoo search marketing deal, saying there's “nothing to fear” from the two companies linking their search products. I believe most of h...
Computers are the only worthwhile asset banks have left
Every cloud has a silver lining. Ask the cybersquatters. Even as the short-selling vultures began circling Lehman Brothers, HBOS, Merrill Lynch and co, a legion of entrepreneurs began betting on dom...
Silicon Valley's resiliency might get tested
For the last two years, with the economy collapsing all around it, the technology sector and Silicon Valley in particular have proven to be particularly resilient. — But that might not be the case f...
Is MySpace Music An Antitrust Lawsuit Waiting To Happen?
The billboards are up, the CEO search continues, and MySpace Music is set to launch sometime next week. It would have launched last week, but protracted negotiations with EMI to bring it aboard along...
BlackBerry Javelin 8900 Hands-On Hardware First Look
A Hands-On First Look at the BlackBerry Javelin 8900! — w00t! It's time for yet another hands-on first look of a pre-release, pre-officially announced BlackBerry smartphone. We brought you the web...
Is Facebook Shutting Down Beacon?
Last week, there was a little stir in the blogosphere when some users and developers discovered that Facebook's Beacon service (designed to easily share information about your off-Facebook activity wi...
Robot wheelchair finds its own way
MIT invention responds to user's spoken commands — MIT researchers are developing a new kind of autonomous wheelchair that can learn all about the locations in a given building, and then take its oc...