Posting to the Stream in Real Time with the Live Stream Box
During the 2009 US Presidential Inauguration, we tested a new feature that let people share Facebook status updates and comments side by side with real-time streaming video on CNN's website. It was a...
Facebook Takes Aim at Twitter: New Publisher Makes Public Status Updates Easy
Facebook has just announced that it's now testing a new version of the “publisher” that allows users to choose who can see their status updates and posts. The most interesting part? The first option...
The Power of Word in Outlook
This morning we became aware of a Twitter campaign run from the website http://fixoutlook.org. This campaign is intended to provide Microsoft with feedback about our decision to continue to use Micro...
Zune HD video hands-on quickie
Sure, we've been chummy with the Zune HD in the past, but we just took it for a quick spin on video so you can check out those smooth transitions for yourself. Unfortunately, the unit we were playing...
Richard Marx (!) attacks RIAA after $1.92M Thomas verdict
There was a time in my life during which I left Richard Marx's “Paid Vacation” album in my stereo system for weeks at a time. This was not because I felt a spiritual craving for the music so strong t...
Changing Of The Guard: Jeff Weiner Takes CEO Spot At LinkedIn
LinkedIn had a management shakeup last December - CEO Dan Nye stepped down. Founding CEO Reid Hoffman stepped in again and former Yahoo exec Jeff Weiner joined the company as President. — The hirin...
Speed Test: iPhone 3GS Even Faster than Apple Claims
Apple has made claims that the iPhone OS 3.0 yields significant performance gains on the 3G model, and that the new 3GS can accomplish the same tasks up to twice as fast as its predecessors. Anecdota...
iPhone 3G S Carries $178.96 BOM and Manufacturing Cost, iSuppli Teardown Reveals
With the new iPhone 3G S's Bill of Materials (BOM) and feature set nearly the same as the previous model in the iPhone line, you might think the product's component selection would be virtually unchan...
Apple TV 2.4 Update Now Available, Updated Remote App with Gestures [Updated]
Apple has quietly released a new software update to the Apple TV which brings the system software up to version 2.4. The exact changes have not yet been listed by Apple so we can't tell you everythin...
HTC Sense interface coming to HTC Magic?
CEO hints at existing devices getting new interface — HTC has confirmed to Pocket-lint that its new Sense interface found on the Android-touting HTC Hero announced on Wednesday would be available on...
Twitter litter
The problem with all of the “we're tracking the most popular links on Twitter” sites is that link sharing on Twitter depends on (in order of decreasing relevance): — 1. the time it takes to read/vie...
Site Reveals Friday Launch for Windows 7 Free Upgrade
Microsoft will launch its Windows 7 free upgrade program for buyers of Vista PCs on Friday, according to a message on a new company Web site. — “Thank you for your interest. Please return to this s...
The Billion Dollar HTML Tag
Marissa Mayer of Google discusses web site performance Wednesday at the Velocity 2009 conference (photo by James Duncan Davidson via Flickr). — Can a single HTML tag really make a difference on a co...
HTC Hero running Android and Sense UI leaks from HTC's own website (updated, official, video)
As we prepare for HTC's official launch event today, we're starting to see some details appear on HTC's own website of the much rumored Hero. Through some URL trickery, we've managed …
Web TV You'll Need to Pay to See: Time Warner, Comcast Roll Out “Authentication.” Who Else Is In?
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes and Comcast CEO Brian Roberts will announce this morning that their two companies are linking up for a trial of an “authentication” effort.
boxee for windows, moving up to the Major Leagues
We have a few exciting announcements today (which makes for our longest blog post ever). — #1 - Boxee for Windows — We are finally releasing a public alpha of boxee for Windows. We are looking fo...
Fincher circles Facebook movie
Director in talks for Columbia's pic about website — Columbia Pictures is in advanced talks with David Fincher to direct “The Social Network,” the Aaron Sorkin-scripted film for Columbia Pictures abou...
Analyst: Palm has sold 150,000 Pres
With Palm's (PALM) quarterly earnings due Thursday — along with Jon Rubinstein's debut performance as CEO — analysts have started to place their bets on what the quarter will show. — First out of th...
Rapidshare Fined $34 Million and Ordered to Filter Content
Collections society GEMA claims to represent more than 60,000 composers, authors and music publishers worldwide, protecting their copyrights. After a request by the group, The Regional Court in Hambu...
Microsoft, Outlook Is Broken, Says 6,000 Tweets (And Growing). Fix It.
While it is pretty much the standard email client, Microsoft Outlook has long had problems rendering HTML correctly in emails. And the latest version, Outlook 2010, due sometime in the next several m...
id Software Bought By Bethesda Parent Company, ZeniMax
Doom, Fallout, Oblivion, Wolfenstein, Carmack, Howard... all in one company. — Two of the most acclaimed game development studios of all time are joining forces. ZeniMax Media, parent company of Fa...
$100 Laptop Becomes a $5 PC
Putting OLPC's software on a USB drive gives old PCs a new lease on life. — The open-source education software developed for the “$100 laptop” can now be loaded onto a $5 USB stick to give aging PCs...
The Startup Entrepreneur's Guide To Risk Management
Only 44% of small businesses stick around four years or more. One big reason so many go away: Poor risk management. — Fortunately, help is on the way from the guys at VC Experts (subscribe to their...
Microsoft leaps into home energy management game with Hohm
As we've reported, the big boys are jumping into the smart grid space just in time for the stimulus funds to rain from the sky. Google introduced its home energy management system PowerMeter in Febru...
Twitter sending traffic to online media sites, but not online retailers
Thanks to everyone that listened to today's Twitter webinar - we managed to reach capacity with 200 people logged in!. If you missed it, we'll be posting the recording soon and will email / blog / tw...
HP Mini 5101: When Did Netbooks Get This Nice?
It's safe to say we've hit the third generation of netbooks. They're nice now. The HP Mini 5105 strikes at Asus Eee Seashell's fancily contoured plastic with aluminum and magnesium. Oh yeah, and 95...
Judge gives Apple green light against Psystar
Apple wanted Psystar back in court, and now it's going to happen. — An automatic stay of proceedings imposed when Psystar filed for bankruptcy in May has been lifted by the court, according to a rep...
App Growth, PalmOS vs iPhoneOS
There's a chart I've been meaning to put together for a while to explain why I'm expecting the iPhoneOS to be the dominant mobile platform for at least the next decade. I've been thinking of the role...
Android now capable of running Flash with a slower CPU than iPhone
Today, Adobe is demonstrating a version of Flash running on the HTC Hero, the recently released Android device on Tmobile. The demo seems to work fairly well which may be an important benchmark to Ap...