iPhone 3G S Has a 600 MHz Processor, 256MB of RAM, PowerVR SGX
T-Mobile.nl has posted some technical specs about the iPhone 3G S revealing that the newest iPhone carries a 600 MHz processor and 256MB of RAM. — 600 MHz is notably faster than the current iPhone a...
Interview: Part II: Barry Diller: ‘The Business Model For Content Is To Be Paid For It’
The backdrop behind the front desk in the lobby of IAC's Chelsea headquarters shows glittering lights on a world map, each one signaling a visit to one of the company's websites …
Microsoft to discontinue MS Money
Microsoft plans to stop selling Microsoft Money, its venerable, but not market-leading personal finance program, CNET News has learned. — The software maker has been notifying financial institutions...
Does the Venture Industry Need to Shrink by Half?
Will the venture capital industry survive? Yes, says Paul Kedrosky, but it needs to shrink to half its current size if it wants to start generating competitive returns again. — Mr. Kedrosky made hi...
Palm Promotes Ex-Apple Rubinstein To CEO (PALM, AAPL)
Palm (PALM) chairman Jon Rubinstein, a former Apple (AAPL) executive, will become Palm's CEO. Current Palm CEO Ed Colligan will move to Elevation Partners, the private equity firm that owns a big chu...
Exclusive: The Future of Facebook Usernames
A small number of super-geeky obsessives is abuzz over the upcoming launch of Facebook Usernames, an exciting new feature that will let you put some parts of your name into a web address. — Since it...
The Google Wave Highlight Reel
We haven't been invited to try out Google Wave (yet? pretty please Mister Google?), but based on the 80-minute demonstration video, we're jazzed about it. Don't have 80 minutes? These eight 30-60 se...
iPhone 3G S supports OpenGL ES 2.0, but 3G only supports 1.1 — will the App Store splinter?
will the App Store splinter? — When we were breaking down the meaty differences between the old-school 3G and the 3G S yesterday, we made an assumption about support for OpenGL ES 2. 3D graphics APIs...
Supersized Kindle DX Makes E-Reading Easy for a Supersized Price
Another Kindle? It seems that it was only four months ago that we saw a new version of Amazon's e-reader. In fact, it was only four months ago the Kindle 2 arrived on February 9. What's the June re...
Microsoft Declares Quarterly Dividend; Board of Directors Proposes New Shareholder Right
Dividend of $0.13 per share payable in September; board passes resolution recommending that shareholders representing at least 25 percent of shares can call special meetings.
Announcing the Yahoo! Distribution of Hadoop
Today we're announcing the general availability of the Yahoo! Distribution of Hadoop, a source-only distribution of Apache Hadoop that we deploy here at Yahoo!. In my role as quality and release engi...
English's Millionth Word: Web 2.0
For the past few days I've been focused on a final draft of an essay, co-authored with Tim O'Reilly, focusing on the theme of this year's Web 2.0 Summit. It's rewarding work, reminiscent of the early...
Next-generation iPhone game Doom Resurrection debuting next week
One of the true next-generation games on the iPhone debuts next week. Doom Resurrection from id Software will be available in the AppStore to give gamers what they've been waiting for: much better 3-...
The Iterative Web App - Faster Address Auto-complete and Keyboard Shortcuts
On April 7th, we announced a new version of Gmail for mobile for iPhone and Android-powered devices. Among the improvements was a complete redesign of the web application's underlying code which allo...
Total Cost of Ownership: iPhone 3G S versus Palm Pre versus Android G1
With the recent release information on Apple's new iPhone 3GS and Palm's venture back into the market with their highly anticipated Pre, there are more legitimate smartphone options than ever.
Massive Layoffs Coming To MySpace - 25% Or More May Be Cut
MySpace is about to have a major wave of layoffs, according to multiple sources close to the company. One source describes the number of people affected as “massive”, while another source says that t...
Microsoft will soon unveil free anti-virus software
* Will soon put beta version on website — * Company employees testing it internally — * Shares rise 2.1 percent (Adds Symantec comment, updates shares) — BOSTON, June 10 (Reuters) Microsoft Corp...
Looking Forward To Streaming Live Video From Your iPhone 3G S? Not So Fast.
There's a poorly kept secret in Silicon Valley: A lot of people are using their iPhones to stream live video over the web. The reason this is kept secret is because technically, no one is supposed to...
iPhone 3G S features 7.2 Mbps, AT&T's network doesn't
Inside the new iPhone's 7.2 HSPA support — The iPhone 3G S unveiled by Apple Monday has the latest of everything, including 7.2 HSPA, the fastest mobile broadband flavor currently available for U.S....
Apple stores holding fire sales on last-gen Mac notebooks
While Apple retail stores this week have been waiting on the first shipments of new Mac notebooks announced Monday, the company has quietly introduced end-of-life pricing on previous generation models...
Apple Now Testing High-Volume iPhone Push Notifications With AIM
Apple today invited a number of its iPhone OS 3.0 beta users to participate in a second high-volume test of Apple's Push Notifications system. This round of testing will use a developer preview of AO...
Pre Recovery Tool Leaks Out, Including webOS Root Image(!)
It's only been a few days since the Palm Pre was released, but one of the biggest breakthroughs for the outside-the-system developer community may have just been made. As noted in our forums, the “we...
Apple stuns WWDC crowd with pulsating App Store hyperwall
In a rare treat for developers at this year's WWDC, Apple is showcasing 20,000 of the most popular iPhone apps on a massive hyperwall built out of Cinema Displays — one that pulses in sync with each a...
Free broadband won't entice all
Some 43% of adults who currently do not have internet access would remain disconnected even if they were given a free PC and broadband connection. — The statistic, part of research conducted by regu...
Lawyers plan class-action to reclaim “$100M+” RIAA “stole”
Lawyers in this year's two highest-profile file-sharing cases have joined forces, and they plan to file a class-action lawsuit against the recording industry later this summer to claw back the “$100+ ...
Smartphone Rises Fast From Gadget to Necessity
In today's recession-racked economy, penny-pinching is a national pastime. But people are still opening their wallets for smartphones. — Sales of BlackBerrys, iPhones and other smartphone models ar...
Thousands rise to rage at iPhone pricing (which is actually not that many people) [UPDATED]
In a reminder that spurned gadget lovers can quickly turn rabid, several thousand angry iPhone owners in the U.S. and U.K. have signed a pair of Twitter petitions to protest pricing regimes for Apple'...
Eye-Fi launches wireless memory card for pro photographers
Eye-Fi has been building out its product line of memory cards that use Wi-Fi to upload photos directly from a digital camera to the Internet. — Now it's going one step further with the Eye-Fi Pro, a...
Supreme Court Won't Hear Case Over Computer Tech's Right To Search Your Computer
A few years back, we wrote about the case where a guy was arrested for possessing child pornography after techs at Circuit City found child porn on his computer, while they were installing a DVD playe...
Virgin Mobile USA offers Broadband2Go service with no contract
Using Sprint's EVDO Rev. A network, Virgin Mobile USA announced today the launch of their wireless broadband service, Broadband2Go. — When the service goes live later this month you'll be able to pu...
Ironic But True — Many On Twitter Are Just Silent
Many On Twitter Are Just Silent — Yesterday we heard from Harvard Business School researchers that only 10 percent of Twitter users are generating almost 90 percent of the content. Today, HubSpot, a...
Digg's Amazing Business Model, Explained
Now this is where you take out your not-really-that-Easy-Button, and starting jumping on it. Do that while you watch this interview of Digg CEO Jay Adelson, as part of Fox Business Network anchor Liz...
AT&T's Network Problems Aren't Just in Big Cities Anymore
The AT&T hate is strong these days, especially following the carrier's inability to deliver two of the most highly anticipated features to the single largest iPhone market in the world. But now even ...
What AdWords Customers Need To Know About $20 Million Settlement
As many of you know, Google settled an AdWords class action suit for $20 million. Now, advertisers are receiving email notifications on what their rights are in this class action lawsuit.
Introducing Add-on Collections
The ability to completely customize your browser with thousands of add-ons is one of the best features of Firefox, and highlights the talent, dedication, and innovation of our great community. With t...
What Are The Rewards Of ‘Free-To-Play’ MMOs?
stumble it! — Yes, good money can actually be made in the rapidly-growing world of free-to-play massive multiplayer online games (MMOs), but just how much can micro-transactions actually generate? ...
Nokia N86 8MP now shipping
Nokia's best mobile imaging device, the Nokia N86 8MP, which earlier this year won the prestigious TIPA Award for the Best Mobile Imaging Device in 2009, is now shipping globally. — The device featu...
IT staff snooping on colleagues on rise: survey
HELSINKI (Reuters) - More than one-third of information technology professionals abuse administrative passwords to access confidential data such as colleagues' salary details or board-meeting minutes,...
HP Scales Out With New Cloud Servers
The HP Proliant SL2x170z G6, configured for high performance computing, is part of the HP Extreme Scale-Out line announced today. — HP is stripping down to scale out. Today the company is launching...
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My first application works!! I'm so excited! It's just a pretty “hello world” application with a few simple command tests - but hey - it's a working application on the pre! — Here are the steps I ...