Exclusive: Yahoo's Bartz and Microsoft's Ballmer Finally Talking About Search and Advertising Partnership
In early discussions that began in the last several weeks that apparently included a face-to-face meeting last week, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer are finally talking …
Is this the Zune HD?
Uh. Looks like something is happening — big time — in Zune land. We present what might possibly be your first look at, yes... the Zune HD. In the gallery below, you can see images from what appears...
About Those New CrunchPad Pictures
A little background for those of you who haven't heard of the CrunchPad: This is the post that kicked off the project. I wanted something I couldn't buy, and found people who said it could be built f...
Why Engadget is blocking the DiggBar
Some of you may be wondering why you're not seeing the latest piece of Digg's news-puzzle — the DiggBar — on Engadget. Let me explain. — If you've seen the tool in action, then you know that it app...
CompUSA Comes Back From the Dead
About three months ago, Loretta Alkalay, a retired Florida resident, wanted to get a new HDTV. So she decided to give the CompUSA near her home a try. — Yes, CompUSA. The once-bankrupt electronics...
Skype Founders Seek to Buy Service Back
SAN FRANCISCO — The European duo who created Skype and sold it to eBay for billions may have another trick up their sleeve: buying it back. — Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, the original founders ...
New in Labs: Inserting images
Well, it's about time. You no longer have to use workarounds to put images into your messages or attach images when you really want to inline them. Just turn on “Inserting images” from the Labs tab ...
Apple stores to ditch Windows EasyPay systems for iPhone tech
Apple retail stores are looking to move away from Windows Mobile-based handheld checkout devices in favor of iPod touches with custom accessory add-ons, with a transition expected to follow the releas...
How to Block the DiggBar
Last week Digg released something they call the DiggBar, which serves as both a new interface for Digg and doubles as a URL shortening service. The way it works is that you just add “digg.com/” at th...
Bye, MG Siegler, we'll miss you — especially your headlines
especially your headlines — It's with a heavy heart that I write this post. Reporter MG Siegler is leaving VentureBeat to begin work at competing blog TechCrunch. We always viewed MG as one of our ...
Yelp Will Let Businesses Respond to Web Reviews
Small businesses will soon feel a little more love in their love-hate relationship with Yelp, the Web site whose users post reviews of restaurants, dry cleaners and other local businesses. — Startin...
Why Twitter's Next Fail Whale can be found on their Recruiting Page
I love Twitter and am fascinated by the ecosystem that Evan, Biz and the team at Twitter have created around the popular microblogging service. While many people on the sidelines are obsessed with wh...
Sprint Employees now training on the Palm Pre, Pre's Launch is Near
All the rumors and speculations of a mid-April/late April/May launch of the Palm Pre doesn't appear to be too far of a stretch. Stated in an email from Sprint, “Employees can expect training to start...
Apple begins countdown to 1 billion iPhone apps downloaded
The countdown has begun. Apple posted a Web page on Friday counting down (or actually counting up) to the one billion app downloaded milestone on the App Store. — That's a significant goal for a co...
New Laptop Hunters ad proves Macs are just for children
Microsoft's latest installment in its popular series of ripped-from-the-headlines, “real America” style 'puter-buying adventures follows a mom and son duo — Lisa and Jackson. We learn during the comm...
Sex, Lies, and Software Development
Are there any programming jobs you wouldn't take? Not because the jobs didn't pay enough, had poor benefits, or limited upside — but because the work itself made you uncomfortable? Consider the tale...
Survey: 100% of Teens Want an iPod; 0% of Teens Want Any Other Player
News doesn't get much worse than this for the Zunes and Sansas of the world: a whopping 0% of surveyed teens planned on buying their devices, with 100% wanting an iPod in the coming year.
AMD Fusion Media Explorer
A Better Media Experience — My name is Casey Gotcher, and this is my first official blog on AMD's behalf. I chose to wait a while, specifically to speak to this particular topic. We have been work...
Activist Charged for Inciting ‘Twitter Revolution’ (Updated)
A Moldovan activist faces criminal charges for organizing demonstrations that were enabled by social networking tools like Twitter and Facebook, the Russian press reports. — In an interview with Rus...
Report: IBM researcher says Moore's Law at end
Moore's Law is maxing out. This is an oft-made prediction in the computer industry. The latest to chime in is an IBM fellow, according to a report. — Intel co-founder Gordon Moore predicted in 196...
Mobile Broadband PC Data Card Subscriber Growth Decelerates in Q4 2008 as Consumers Pull Back on Discretionary Spending
Growth Rate of 5 Percent in Q4 2008 vs. Previous Quarter Follows Six Consecutive Quarters of Double-Digit Growth — comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) …