WordPress 2.7 “Coltrane”
The first thing you'll notice about 2.7 is its new interface. From the top down, we've listened to your feedback and thought deeply about the design and the result is a WordPress that's just plain fa...
Google To Take Chrome Out Of Beta
Google vice president Marissa Mayer announced Google Chrome is coming out of beta in an interview with Michael Arrington at Le Web 08. The Google's open source browser has a number of eager customers...
Yahoo's secret layoff doublespeak revealed!
Yahoo isn't firing people en masse — it's “getting fit.” That noisome euphemism for today's layoffs of 1,500 people must have hissed forth from the brain of some overpaid management consultant. Like...
2008 Year-End Google Zeitgeist
As the year comes to a close, it's time to look at the big events, memorable moments and emerging trends that captivated us in 2008. As it happens, studying the aggregation of the billions of search ...
AOL Gets More Social With Renovation of Bebo (But There's Much More to Come)
This morning, AOL will launch an updated look for its Bebo social-networking property, with a new “social inbox” profile for its users. — The inbox, which you can see below in the old and new versio...
Sony to launch Home virtual world for PlayStation 3 on Dec. 11
Sony will launch its much-anticipated virtual world, Home, for the PlayStation 3 on Dec. 11. The service will still be in beta testing but it will now be freely available to all 16 million-plus PS 3 ...
Verizon Aims for LTE Deployment in 2009
Verizon Wireless expects to begin deploying next-generation LTE (Long-Term Evolution) wireless broadband within a year, a top executive of the carrier said Tuesday. — “We expect that LTE will actual...
HP to offer 3-year laptop battery
A fast-charging laptop battery that promises to last at least three years without any degradation in performance is coming to the market as an option with Hewlett-Packard laptops. The Sonata battery ...
Amazon EC2 Crosses the Atlantic
You can now launch Amazon EC2 instances in Europe! — We've created a new region for Europe, separate and distinct from the existing region in the United States.For fault tolerance, data separation, ...
MSI to Demo Touchscreen Wind, Release Wind U110, Wind U115 and U300 in U.S.
MSI has gained a significant chunk of the netbook market thanks to its 10-inch Wind. But can the company keep up in the now crowded space that is saturated with products from the top notebook manufac...
Linux - Stop holding our kids back
This blog is momentarily interrupted to bring you a snippet of recently received email. … Karen xxxxxxxxx — xxxxxxxxx Middle School — AISD — Hmmmm.... I suppose I should, before anything else, ...
Nortel Seeks Bankruptcy Advice
Nortel Networks Corp. has sought legal counsel to explore bankruptcy-court protection from creditors in the event that its restructuring plan fails, according to people familiar with the situation. T...
Really new in Labs this time: SMS Text Messaging for chat
How often do you try to chat with somebody and they don't respond because they just walked away from their computer? Or maybe you're in the middle of chatting with them just as they need to leave.
Latest twist in Apple vs. Psystar
Mac clone maker Psystar has modified its counterclaim against Apple. Gone are the Clayton Act and Sherman Act antitrust claims, and in are sections that refute claims of violating the DMCA. — Psyst...
VoIP on the iPhone Without Wi-Fi
TruPhone just last week released an iPod Touch application that allows for VoIP calls on the device using Wi-Fi and also has such an app for the iPhone. But this morning the company has pushed out an...
Street View on Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile? Check.
(cross posted with the Google LatLong Blog) — In case you hadn't noticed, the Google Street View team has been busy photographing France, Italy, Spain, and Australia. Given the international focus ...
New President of Online Services Group Sees Chance to Make Impact at Microsoft
Q&A: Qi Lu discusses what attracted him to Microsoft and how he plans to boost the company's efforts in online search and advertising. — On Dec. 4, Microsoft announced Qi Lu had been hired as presid...
Report: Yahoo investor urges Microsoft search deal
A major Yahoo shareholder is reportedly pushing for the company to renew discussion with Microsoft for a deal over its search business, CNBC reported Wednesday. — Ivory Investment Management, a hedg...
Vint Cerf's Twitter account hacked, suspended for spam
It appears that Vint Cerf, the father of Internet who needs no introduction, has had his Twitter account compromised, with a multitude of spam messages posted on his behalf during the last 24 hours, a...