TPB might change owner
Yes, it's true. News reached the press today in Sweden - The Pirate Bay might get aquired by Global Gaming Factory X AB. A lot of people are worried. We're not and you shouldn't be either! TPB is ...
LogMeIn's IPO Prices At $16/Share As Second Quarter Closes
Only three venture-backed companies went public in the year's first half, which ends today. The bright side? The third quarter will open up tomorrow with a bang, as LogMeIn Inc. is set to become the...
Firefox 3.5: The Technologizer Review
Was it really fewer than five years ago that Firefox 1.0 debuted? Its arrival ended the dismal period in which only one browser-Microsoft's mediocre Internet Explorer-seemed to be viable. With Firef...
RIAA triumphs in Usenet copyright case
The Recording Industry Association of America has prevailed in its copyright fight against Usenet.com, according to court documents. — In a decision that hands the RIAA an overwhelming victory, U.S....
Here Comes the Video Shakeout: Joost Scales Down, CEO Mike Volpi Steps Out
Here's the beginning of the inevitable online video shake out: Joost, the once-hyped video service that was supposed to rival Google's YouTube (GOOG), is restructuring to focus on “white label” servic...
Following and Followers Page Improvements
When you click on the Following and Followers links from your Twitter home page, you'll notice that we've upgraded the design of these pages and added features. Instead of a basic list, there are now...
YouTube To Broadly Release Call-To-Action Overlays, Allow Linking Off-Site
Tomorrow, YouTube is going to release a very important addition to its suite of advertising products, and it has the potential to have a huge impact for politicians, brands, and charities alike.
China Delays Rule on Software Censor
BEIJING — Facing strong resistance at home and abroad, China on Tuesday indefinitely delayed enforcement of a new rule requiring manufacturers to pre-install Internet filtering software on all new com...
The iPhone 3GS: Should You Get It?
Disclosure: I have not bought an iPhone 3GS — I'm still unsure if I will. Apple gave me a review unit to play with for 60 days. — I've had the new iPhone 3GS for a little over a week now. Using it...
Microsoft to charge Europeans double for Windows 7
Prices new OS at 41% to 100% more than in the U.S., but leaves out browser — Computerworld - European customers will pay up to twice as much for Windows 7 compared to U.S. users, even though the new...
Michael Jackson Draws Record Traffic to TMZ
TMZ was the first to break the news about Michael Jackson's death last Thursday and scooped all of the major news outlets. As a result, traffic to TMZ reached a 3 year high, with visits increasing 5x...
$6 Million For Sense Networks? Makes Sense.
Intel Capital has led a Series B funding round in Sense Networks, a NY-based developer of nifty machine-learning technology that allows for digital indexing and ranking of real world locations based o...
Is scientific publishing about to be disrupted?
Part I: How Industries Fail — Until three years ago, the oldest company in the world was the construction company Kongo Gumi, headquartered in Osaka, Japan. Kongo Gumi was founded in 578 CE when th...
oDesk using Facebook Connect to Match Freelancers with Jobs
Members of the online marketplace oDesk now have another means of connecting to potential job contracts with the addition of Facebook Connect to the oDesk web site. One of the largest online marketpl...
Carmack: ‘Doom Classic’ Closing in on Release, ‘Quake’, ‘Wolfenstein RPG’ and a Lot More Coming from id
On Monday TouchArcade.com interviewed id Software's John Carmack and Escalation Studio's Tom Mustaine about their new game Doom Resurrection [App Store] but we also delved into id's future plans for t...
Most Dead Newspapers Not Doing Well Online
Falling circulations and shrinking advertising revenues have forced dozens of newspapers to close down their presses over the last three years. — Among that many, a brave few — eleven since 2007, by...
Blind Hacker Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
A legally blind Massachusetts phone hacker was sentenced Friday to over 11 years in federal prison, following his guilty plea on computer intrusion and witness intimidation charges earlier this year. ...