Introducing Google Earth for iPhone
Even before we introduced Google Earth back in 2005, the team had long dreamed of being able to carry the Earth around in your pocket. Well, today that dream becomes a reality as we introduce Google ...
New in Labs: Calendar and Docs gadgets
Gmail Labs has been a really fun way to easily try out new ideas and get some of our pet feature requests implemented quickly. We wanted to take this to the next level and let you start adding your o...
WORLD FIRST review of Inspiron Mini 12: Dell's super-slim netbook!
Netflix finally brings ‘Watch Instantly’ to Macs via Silverlight
In a move that seemed like it would never, ever, ever happen, Netflix has finally managed to bring its streaming video technology (and decent library) to Macs everywhere, thanks to Microsoft's Flash-e...
Microsoft About To Open Surface For Developers In Search For Killer App
At this week's Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft is set to make a slew of announcements about its product lines, and hopefully show a glimpse of some exciting new ones. One of the first g...
Verizon's third quarter on target; iPhone dings wireless churn
Updated: Verizon's third quarter results were in line with Wall Street estimates courtesy of a solid performance in the telecom giant's wireless business. But wireless churn was up as the company did...
To Survive, Net Start-Ups Slow Their Metabolism
SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley has always been a land of big, bold dreams. In the first Internet boom its start-ups either grew fast or died trying, sometimes spectacularly. The casualties of the bu...
Microsoft readies pre-beta release of ‘Windows 7 Server’
Microsoft is readying a beta of Windows Server 2008 R2, a k a “Windows 7 Server,” and will share some more details about the features and rollout plans for that product during the company's Profession...
Cable operator Cox to launch cellphone service
NEW YORK — Cox Communications (CCI) plans to rock the wireless phone business Monday by unveiling plans to launch cellphone service in the second half of 2009 that ultimately will make the No. 3 cable...
Apple to sweeten Snow Leopard with more Cocoa
According to developer build notes leaked on the web, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard's new Finder and “almost all” other graphical apps will be delivered using Cocoa. Here's why, and what benefit this ad...
With Smartphones, Cher Wang Made Her Own Fortune
No one is ever going to call Cher Wang “poor little rich girl.” — The daughter of one of the richest men in the world, she never made headlines as a profligate jet setter sponging off her father's w...
IT pays the price for your fun at work
It's clear that the line between work and play is blurring. Many people check work e-mail accounts in their off hours as much as they check their personal e-mail accounts. And who isn't occasionally...
Crispy Gamer lands $8.25 million
Crispy Gamer, a video game site that has emerged from beta with 1 million unique visitors, said Monday it has raised $8.25 million from Constellation Ventures. — Crispy Gamer's executives have their...
Even if Royalties for Web Radio Fall, Revenue Remains Elusive
After a 19-month battle over Internet radio royalties, a truce between record labels and webcasters is finally in sight that would allow Internet radio start-ups to eke out an existence for at least a...