Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man
A robot that can open doors and find electrical outlets to recharge itself. Computer viruses that no one can stop. Predator drones, which, though still controlled remotely by humans, come close to a...
For Mozilla and Google, Group Hugs Get Tricky
BOXES lined the cubicles and hallways in the offices of Mozilla on a recent afternoon, and its chief executive, John Lilly, seemed a bit disoriented as he looked for a place to sit. Mozilla, which ma...
ERICSSON TO ACQUIRE MAJORITY OF NORTEL'S NORTH AMERICAN WIRELESS BUSINESS
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has today entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the parts of the Carrier Networks division of Nortel relating to CDMA and LTE technology in North America.
Is the party over for Microsoft?
Everyone knew the day would come when the fortunes of Microsoft Corp. would reverse. The company might now be in actual decline. If it's true, it brought it on itself by ignoring its core competenci...
How Reuters Should Be Responding To The AP's Suicide
Earlier today we wrote about the AP's plans to DRM the news, explaining what a backwards plan it was. The story is getting lots of play elsewhere, with many pointing to a NY Times report, where the A...
Free Windows 7 Upgrade May Not Reach $298 Laptop Buyers
Wal-Mart will start selling a fully loaded laptop from Hewlett-Packard for a breakthrough price of US$298 on July 26, but it may have a caveat: The Windows Vista OS included with the machine may not q...
The iPhone's Latest Hit App: A Sex Offender Locator
Looking over the top 10 paid iPhone apps list today, the list appeared pretty typical: A bunch of games, a camera app, etc. Then I noticed one called Offender Locator [iTunes link], mostly because it...
Buy.com, Orbitz linked to controversial marketers
Thousands of Web shoppers have complained that “mystery charges” are showing up on their credit card statements and have accused those who operate so-called Web loyalty programs of duping them into si...
Barry Diller Calls Free Web Content a ‘Myth,’ Joining Effort for User Fees
Barry Diller, chairman and chief executive officer of IAC/InterActiveCorp, said Web users will have to pay for what they watch and use, joining the refrain of media moguls who say an era of free Inter...
Microsoft to push out critcal patch on Tuesday for IE, Windows
Out—of-band patches fix critical hole in Windows and IE and moderate hole in Visual Studio — Late Friday, Microsoft notified users that on Tuesday, July 28, it would be pushing out a critical patch ...
Full Disclosure: Sponsored Conversations on Twitter Raise Concerns, Prompt Standards
In light of the FTC's recent scrutiny of Social Media practices and the activity that connects brands to influencers and ultimately consumers, we will soon see guidelines and corresponding penalties t...