Introducing our new venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz
My partner Ben Horowitz and I are delighted to announce the formation of our new venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz, and our first fund — $300 million in size — aimed purely at investing in the...
Apple may add micro projectors to iPhones, iPod touches
With the storage capacities of iPhones and iPod touches on the rise, consumers are likely to begin carrying more and more of their digital video content on the devices, and could soon have the capabil...
Making Google Maps even more useful with real estate search
Ever since Google Maps launched in Australia in February 2007, we've been committed to adding more and more useful and up-to-date information to make it a truly valuable resource for Australians.
Microsoft Security Advisory (972890)
Vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX Control Could Allow Remote Code Execution — Version: 1.0 — Microsoft is investigating a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX Control...
Prepare Yourself For iPod Video
Like most people who've had an iPhone 3GS in their hands, we've been extremely impressed with the video capabilities of this little device. Not only Does it take near-HD video, it has excellent basic...
Justice Department May Bust Up AT&T's Exclusive Deal With Apple's iPhone
Obama's anti-trust cop Christine Varney is dusting off the Sherman Act and reviewing wireless companies' exclusive handset deals—most notably AT&T's monopoly control over Apple's iPhone. — One suspe...
Nokia denies plans phone running Google's Android
The world's top cellphone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) said on Monday it was not working on introducing a phone running on Google's (GOOG.O) Android operating system. — British daily The Guardian said on ...
Sprint Offers a Netbook for Under a Buck. Will AT&T & Verizon follow?
If you thought a $99 netbook might spur demand, what do you think a 99-cent netbook will do? We'll soon find out, because Sprint is subsidizing Compaq's 1040DX netbook. Customers can get the offer i...
Paging Dr. Grey
Today marks the official start of a new relationship: the launch of ABC content on Hulu. Things kick off with five episodes of Grey's Anatomy, the primetime drama set at Seattle Grace Hospital, where...
Twitter censors Moonfruit? What does it mean for the future of Twitocracy?
Late Friday night 3rd July, around midnight UK time Moonfruit finally tumbled off the top of the trends list on Twitter. Now this wasn't wholly unexpected with July 4th on the way and the resignation...
Facebook revenue to be “billions” in 5 years: board member
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook will likely be posting billions of dollars in revenue in five years, up from about $500 million this year, according to Silicon Valley entrepreneur Mark Andreessen w...
Nokia N97 Review: Nokia Is Doomed
The N97 is Nokia's attempt to stand tall in an unfamiliar, hostile world populated by the iPhone, Pre and Android the only way it knows how: by throwing the kitchen sink at them. If this is it, they'...
Mike Volpi Jumps From Joost to Index: A BoomTown Interview (And Full Press Release)
Two years ago, Index Ventures was part of a group that invested $45 million in Joost, the then-hot-and-hyped online video service, while bringing on well-known tech exec Mike Volpi (pictured here) as ...
Amazon Ordered To Pay Back $119 Million In Taxes In Japan. More Tax Trouble May Be Ahead.
Bad news for Amazon over the weekend. The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau slapped Amazon's affiliated unit “Amazon.com International Sales” with a $119 million tax bill.
Municipal complaint? There's an app for that
Tech-savvy staff bridges a gap — Boston City Hall, a drab concrete monument to 1960s Brutalism run by a self-described urban mechanic who despises voice mail, isn't exactly known as a hotbed of tech...
A Goldman trading scandal?
Did someone try to steal Goldman Sachs' secret sauce? — While most in the US were celebrating the 4th of July, a Russian immigrant living in New Jersey was being held on federal charges of stealing ...
Online Ad Spending Rises At Double-Digit Rates, Gains Share Vs. All Other Media
Despite the global economic recession's drag on advertising budgets, the growth in online ad spending appears to be defying expectations, and is expanding at double-digit rates, according to the lates...
Taking flight: why the iPhone still beats Pre for air travel
If you're one of the handful of people who follows me on Twitter, you know that I (plus wife and eight-month-old baby) was stuck in New York's JFK airport for two days with no luggage, no laptop power...
Paypal Looks to Crush Amazon's Fledgling Payment Service With A New, Secret API
It looks like PayPal is rolling out a more flexible payments API called Adaptive Payments. We've obtained a confidential document, which is embedded below, explaining the details of the new system.
Facebook's Own Estimates Show Declining Student Numbers; Now More Grandparents Than High School Users
How fickle are kids these days? Just when all the grown ups started figuring out Facebook, college and high school users have declined in absolute number by 20% and 15% respectively …
Telecoms Face Antitrust Threat
Wireless Market, Generic Drugs Reviewed as White House Steps Up Enforcement — The Department of Justice has begun looking into whether large U.S. telecommunications companies such as AT&T Inc. and V...
Slide Cuts Ad Staff, Shifts Focus
Max Levchin's Slide, a San Francisco-based startup that caught the Facebook application wave early, is making a strategic shift, refocusing its revenue efforts on higher-margin premium advertising tha...
Motorola Woos Android Developers
The cellphone maker is investing in developers months before its Android phones launch. — It's no secret that Motorola Co-Chief Executive Sanjay Jha is betting on Google's Android mobile platform to...
Google wants a bigger slice of the real-estate search business
In a move that has raised eyebrows among established players in the classified real-estate business, Google Australia has unveiled a new tool on its mapping service that will directly link buyers and ...
Yahoo to Formally Launch New Research Tool
Search Pad, a search feature Yahoo has been developing to help users store and organize their search results, is set to be released to the public Tuesday, according to people familiar with the company...
Maybe The Palm Pre Isn't Selling So Well, After All
My, how time flies in the tech world. It was only one month ago today that the Palm Pre launched to the public, giving users their first chance to try out WebOS first hand. Critical response to the ...
Marc Andreessen's Burgeoning Blogging Empire: Invests In Talking Points Memo
More news about Marc Andreessen making venture investments this morning after the launch of his new $300 million fund, Andreessen Horowitz: he is leading a round of financing for TPM Media, better kno...
Nokia and Symbian: Forget about Android, it's all about Cutey (Qt)
Nokia, the world's largest phone handset maker, is denying reports stemming from “industry insiders” that it is developing a smartphone that runs on Google's Android software. Nokia said, “everyone k...
EMC ups Data Domain bid as NetApp deal proceeds
EMC on Monday increased its bid for Data Domain to $33.50 a share from $30 a share to $2.1 billion after NetApp's acquisition plan received regulatory clearance. NetApp said Monday that Data Domain s...
Internet, Twitter blocked in China city after ethnic riot
IDG News Service - China appeared to block Twitter across the country and Internet access in a western province today after ethnic riots killed at least 140 people in the remote region. — The moves ...