Amazon Kindle 2 e-books its way to BGR
Yes, people. You're looking at the first shots of Amazon's Kindle 2. The follow-up to their popular e-book reader. Our ninja sent us a ton of shots, and we have to admit, they look pretty good. Th...
Apple Denies Steve Jobs Heart Attack Report: “It Is Not True”
“Citizen journalism” apparently just failed its first significant test. A CNN iReport poster reported this morning that Steve Jobs had been rushed to the ER after a severe heart attack (story and scr...
H-P Plans to Unveil Smart Phone
Hewlett-Packard Co., aiming to grow its device business beyond corporate users, is preparing to release a new smart phone that will also be marketed to consumers, according to people briefed on the pl...
First Royalty Rates Set for Digital Music
In a decision closely watched by the music industry, a panel of federal judges who determine royalty rates for recordings ruled on Thursday to renew the current royalty rate for CDs and other physical...
Google Image Search Ads In The Wild, Looks Like They Need Work
Last May Google announced that it would begin experimenting with display ads on its popular Image Search, which it has largely been unable to monetize - in 2006 the company estimated that it was missi...
Google No Longer Suggests Directory Submission
While Google has condemned buying and selling links that pass PageRank, they've encouraged listing in paid directories like Yahoo for years. It seems that era may have come to an end earlier today. ...
SEC Examining False Report on Apple Chief Jobs
Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the origin of a false report on a CNN citizen journalist Web site that Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs h...
Picasa 3 (beta) for Linux
We're proud to announce the public beta of Picasa 3.0 for Linux (just a few days past the end of summer :-) — With version 3, Picasa adds improved Linux desktop integration. For instance, it now us...
Apple TV update 2.2
Earlier tonight, Apple issued a Security Update for Apple TV. According to Apple, this update (version 2.2) fixes a bug in Apple TV that could allow a “maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an u...
About the security content of Apple TV 2.2
This document describes the security content of Apple TV 2.2. — For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occur...
What's the big deal about WiMax?
Sprint Nextel has made headlines all week as it's started lighting up its first 4G wireless network using a technology called WiMax. But what exactly is WiMax? And how does it fit into the future of...
Fring Enables VoIP Calls Over Wi-Fi for iPhone with Skype Support
Fring has released the iPhone version of their service today as a free download in the App Store. — Fring allows you to chat and interact with others on a variety of networks including Skype, MSN, G...
Yahoogle Delayed: Online Ad Partnership Being Scrutinized Further
Yahoo and Google have agreed to delay their online search advertising partnership to give the Justice Department more time to evaluate the deal. — A Yahoo spokesman confirmed the move in a statement...
Salesforce.com: Worries emerge
Salesforce.com on Friday was downgraded from a buy to a sell by UBS analyst Heather Bellini because software as a service companies are likely to face the same headwinds as larger applications vendors...
Is the link economy really broken?
It happened amid the stream of Twitter messages about the vice-presidential debates between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden, so a lot of people probably missed it, but Allen Stern of Centernetworks said som...
Gawker Cutbacks an Early Indicator of Ad Slowdown
Nick Denton is nothing if not nimble. He has built a budding blog empire at Gawker Media, with lean, hungry staffs that are very focused on attracting an audience. — So I take it as an important in...
Microsoft's Viral Video Adventure: Seinfeld/Gates vs. I'm a PC
Microsoft recently went on a marketing offensive, launching a $300 million campaign that was unexpectedly divided into two distinct sections. The first, ostensibly designed as a teaser, featured lege...
Nokia's Touch Screen 5800 Nods to iPhone
Boasting many of the iPhone's features, the 5800 XpressMusic handset targets the young by offering a year's worth of free music downloads — The new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic handset certainly looks lik...
Obama uses iPhone to win support
US Democratic candidate Barack Obama is set to turn the iPhone into a political recruiting tool with an application aimed at getting the vote out. — The most notable feature is a “Call Friends” opti...
Congressmen finally allowed on YouTube
Members of Congress can finally use Web sites like YouTube, after committees in both the House and Senate adopted new rules allowing members to post content outside of the .gov domain, as long as it i...
Flickr's iPhone-friendly (beta) redesign
A great deal of Web companies have long since converted their iPhone-optimized sites into native iPhone apps, but not Yahoo's Flickr. Instead, Flickr is just getting around to tweaking its mobile sit...
CIOs look to open source to do “more for less” in tough economy
I've been doing an informal poll recently of open-source companies, asking them how the tight economy is affecting their sales. In every single case, these companies are recording record sales.
Big Blogger Pay Cuts At b5Media
Toronto based b5Media is changing the way it pays bloggers in its hundreds-strong blog network, according to an email memo sent out to partners by CEO Jeremy Wright and copied below. — Gone are guar...
Photokina Interview Series: Canon
Photokina 2008 Interview: Canon — Dpreview.com met up with one of Canon Inc's most high ranking executives, Director and Chief Executive of Image Communication Products Operations, Masaya Maeda, at ...
Nokia shows off new Communicator concept device, adds touch!
During the just-concluded S60 webcast organised by Nokia, the presentation slide showed a concept device that just blew our minds away! The device seems to be an all-touchscreen phone that converts i...
Sprint Finds Bidders for Nextel, but Hurdles Remain
Wireless provider Sprint Nextel Corp., which has been exploring a sale of its Nextel business, has received interest from Latin American carrier NII Holdings Inc. and several private-equity firms, peo...