Nine Inch Nails iPhone App Extends Reznor's Innovative Run
LOS ANGELES — Trent Reznor was backstage one afternoon last summer, fooling around with his iPhone to stave off boredom before a show, when he realized that fans standing in line outside were broadcas...
Sun following the IBM deal collapse: Customer confusion en route
Sun Microsystems won't be acquired by IBM after all. Now the explaining—mostly to customers and shareholders—really begins. — Sun will tell its customers that the IBM deal was just a slight detour ...
Blackberry Storm 2 due in September, has WiFi
According to a source very close to the issue, Verizon has given the go for RIM to release the BlackBerry Storm 2 in September of this year. The followup to the groundbreaking Storm that was released...
Payment Processor Revolution Money Pumped With $42M
At a time when both consumers and merchants are looking for ways to cut costs, several major financial firms and individual investors have pumped $42 million into Revolution Money, the payment-process...
New iPhone To Have FM Radio Transmitter, Video Editing
In addition to faster wi-fi networking via a new wireless chip, Apple's (AAPL) next iPhone — which we expect the company to announce on June 8 — will have a built-in FM transmitter, 9 to 5 Mac reports...
New FriendFeed: Simpler, Faster, Better (Maybe Too Fast)
FriendFeed cofounder Paul Bucheit was recently asked what it was like to be the R&D department for Facebook. His response was appropriately humble, but you can't help but wonder how long it will be b...
YouTube, Sony Pictures in talks over feature films
“YouTube is in negotiations with Sony Pictures to get licensing rights to some of the studio's movies. The Professional” is from Sony Pictures and is available at Crackle.com. — YouTube is in talks...
Email the way you want it - Nokia E75 begins shipping
Espoo, Finland - The Nokia E75 has arrived in stores, bringing the company's best efficiency and productivity solution to the market. The new arrival is the first device to ship with the new email us...
How I Came to Get a PC and Not a Mac
I don't buy new computers very often, and for a long time I slightly favored Macs over Windows PCs. So no one perhaps is more surprised than me that my now four-month old laptop is a Sony and not an ...
Sony PS3 outsells Nintendo Wii in March in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 outsold Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii in March for the first time in 16 months in Japan thanks to hot new PS3 titles from Sega Sammy (6460.T) and...
Now streaming on Netflix: SpongeBob, Cartman
Viacom's MTV Networks has brought some of its television content to Netflix's library of streaming online video, the companies announced Monday. — The offering consists primarily of kids' shows from...
Commodore 64 Original Hardware Laptop
Visit Hack N Mod for more hacking coolness! — Click photo to super-size it — This project somehow has the distinction of being both the longest and fastest portable electronics project I have ever...
MLB's Web Video Puts Everyone Else To Shame
Today is Major League Baseball's Opening Day, which means the first real game in more than five months for most players and fans. It's also a big day for the league's Internet division: MLB Advanced ...
Glam Raises $10 Million Fifth Round For German, Japan Expansions
Glam Media has raised a $10 million fifth round from investors related to its Japanese and German units, paidContent has learned. The Japanese funding comes from Mizuho Venture Capital. The VC arm o...
Facebook Completes Rollout Of Haystack To Stem Losses From Massive Photo Uploads
One nugget of information Facebook leaked out to press last week during the Gideon Yu fiasco: the company has been EBITDA profitable for five quarters, but doesn't expect to generate positive cash flo...
The Motorola Media Mover Video Gadget
This one's been percolating for some time within Motorola's labs. We last saw the “Media Mover” back in September sporting a different enclosure and name (MCUBE). Motorola (MOT) hopes the device wil...
Isilon cuts 10 percent of staff, shares plunge on sales shortfall
Citing economic weakness and uncertainty, Seattle-based Isilon Systems today announced that it is cutting 10 percent of its workforce. The Seattle digital storage company also said that revenue for t...
As FeedBurner Flails and Fails, Feedblitz Fights
A week and a half ago, FeedBlitz announced it would be taking Google head on, offering a much-needed alternative to FeedBurner in the RSS automation space. (See our initial post) At the time, they sa...