What just happened at Valleywag? The FAQ
I love Owen, but he has trouble writing in English during a crisis. So here's the basics on what's happening at Valleywag: — Some guy named Denton can't figure out how to sell ads on Valleywag. — S...
Sweeping Changes At Live.com: It's A Social Network!
Microsoft's Live.com portal will change significantly this evening. No longer will it be a simple search engine with a few other services bolted on. It's now a social network, too, pulling in activi...
Twitterank Creator Speaks
After my post yesterday afternoon about Twitterank, its creator Ryo Chijiiwa contacted me by email to ask if I'd like to hear his side of the story: I offered him a guest post. Over to Ryo: — I bla...
Is Apple Building A Search Engine?
We've received multiple (if thin) reports that Apple is working on a search engine of some sort. — At first glance, the rumors make sense. Apple's Safari browser has 6-7% market share, and currentl...
Verizon announces BlackBerry Storm release date, November 21st, $199
At least y'all will have to wait less, not longer, right? We're finally allowed to publish what the BlackBerry world has been waiting for — the official release date for the BlackBerry Storm. Novemb...
AMD launches video conversion software, opens new fronts against Nvidia
Just after taking a swing at Intel, Advanced Micro Devices is opening up another front in the battle with graphics chip rival Nvidia. — Today, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AMD is announcing that it will ...
3 Flat-Screen Makers Plead Guilty to Trying to Keep Prices High
Prices for the flat screens in televisions, personal computers and cellphones have plummeted in recent years — but the decline would have been even faster if it hadn't been for an international price-...
Google Analyst: “Worst Economic Environment In Our Collective Lifetimes”
Google's stock price closed yesterday at $291, the first time it has dropped below $300 since 2005. It's 44% off of its 52-week high of $725. Most analysts think its cheap and getting cheaper - the ...
Your school chum's not asking about you: Classmates.com sued
“Your former classmates are trying to contact you! Upgrade now to see their messages!” That's the pitch many of us have seen from Classmates.com as a lure to pony up for a subscription. At least on...
Google's Chrome: The Danish Magic Inside
Danish JavaScript expert Lars Bak is the wizard behind Google's new Web browser, Chrome, which aims to change the way we use computers — A Danish farm nestled just a bike ride away from Aarhus—a sma...
Zynga's Live Poker brings live social gaming to the iPhone
At first, the social gaming startup Zynga's new iPhone game “Live Poker” seems pretty run-of-the-mill. The interface is intuitive, the visuals make good use of the iPhone's widescreen, but there are ...
Sony Commercializes World's First(*1)
Also announces 8.11/5.15 effective megapixel CMOS image sensor and lens modules realizing image quality equivalent to compact-type digital still cameras