“Hurricane Carol” Bartz Could Announce a Major Yahoo Management Reorg Next Week
Several sources inside and outside Yahoo told BoomTown that new Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz could be ready to announce a major reorganization of its management structure as early as next week, most likely o...
How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 9 Into the Ultimate OS X Netbook
I am typing this on a 9-inch, 3G-equipped, almost-pocketable computer, running the best consumer OS money can currently buy. It costs around $400. Do you want one too? Here's how to get yours.
Twitter's ‘suggested users’ get mammoth boost from new feature [UPDATED]
A sampling of Twitter's “suggested users.” — Some high-profile Twitter accounts have been seeing astronomical jumps in the number of users subscribing to their profile updates — tens of thousands of...
Oops: Microsoft Asks Some Laid Off Workers To Send Back Part Of Their Severance
Talk about adding insult to injury. Apparently Microsoft has inadvertently overpaid severance to some of its recently laid off employees, and is now asking for some of the money back.
Sources confirm Microsoft is buying 3DV Systems
A report surfaced last week that Microsoft was buying 3DV Systems for $35 million. My sources confirm that this is true. — It's not quite as big a deal as buying Yahoo would have been. But I consi...
BlockShopper bullied into settling over Web links
Faced with the potential of crippling legal fees and an unsympathetic judge, Internet startup BlockShopper has settled with massive Chicago law firm Jones Day over how, exactly, to craft its links to ...
FBI Tracks Down Oscars BitTorrent Uploaders
Two Californian men have been charged with uploading leaked copies of Oscar-nominated Hollywood movies to the Internet. — According to the U.S. attorney's office, yesterday a federal grand jury indi...
Tech companies turning to pay cuts to lower costs
While the tech industry has announced thousands of layoffs in recent months, as the global recession spread through Silicon Valley, some local companies are also starting to trim employee pay and bene...
OUT WITH A WHIMPER, NOT A BANG
Way back in August - that's like 8 years for those using the site — Digg went on a banning spree, kicking off users left and right for using scripts that, for the most part, enhanced the Digg experien...
What's at Stake in the Apple-Psystar Case
Apple and Mac clone maker Psystar spent much of 2008 trading allegations in court filings. And with the companies' ongoing legal dispute not slated to go to trial until November, count on 2009 to fea...
Amazon posts Kindle 2 user manual
We know, you can't wait to cuddle up with your Kindle 2 and have Tom read you a bedtime story while you turn pages 20 percent faster than before — and it looks like Amazon wants to alleviate your pain...