Does Apple need to refresh iTunes? Probably
Apple's purchase of streaming music service Lala reportedly represents a shift in the company's iTunes strategy. The aim: Make iTunes more Web friendly. — The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple...
Mozilla worker touts Bing over Google, citing privacy
Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the latest Silicon Valley CEO to draw ire after suggesting that folks seeking privacy might not want to look to the Internet to find it. — “I think judgment matters,” Schm...
New version of Google Mobile App for iPhone in the App Store
Hello, iPhone users! We have just received the good news that our new version of Google Mobile App for iPhone was approved and is now available on in the App Store everywhere. — In this version, we...
4 Out of 5 Viewers Leave If a Stream Buffers Once
Whatever happened to patience? More than 81 percent of all online video viewers click away if they encounter a clip rebuffering, according to a new study by Tubemogul. The Emeryville-based video dis...
Eldar Murtazin: “Foxconn received order for next generation iPhone”
You've heard of Twitter, right? What about Eldar Murtazin, heard of him? He's editor in chief of Mobile Review and the ultimate insider when it come to all things mobile. So when we see a Tweet lik...
There Are Already 500 Chrome Extensions. They'll Work On Mac Chrome By Week's End.
Tonight at the Googleplex in Mountain View, Google held an event to formally unveil and showcase the new Google Chrome Extensions. The browser add-ons, which launched just yesterday are already provi...
WiGig alliance creates next-generation wireless networking standard
By next year, the speed of Wi-Fi networks could be significantly faster thanks to a new generation of technology being announced today by the Wireless Gigabit Alliance (WiGig). — The WiGig 1. standa...
Asustek planning to launch Eee Pad device
Asustek Computer is making preparations to launch a new device named Eee Pad featuring a 4- to 7-inch panel, and which will offer a combination of tablet PC and MID functions, according to industry so...
Dell Android tablet hitting CES 2010
Dell is to launch an Android-based tablet device, Pocket-lint has learnt, possibly beating the also rumoured Apple tablet to the market. — The new model, which will go up against the currently avail...
Windows Live Messenger 2010 revealed
We promised you a look at Windows Live Messenger 2010 earlier this week when we revealed Microsoft is planning both Bing and Messenger iPhone applications next year. — Thanks to an anonymous tipster...
Cable Freedom Is a Click Away
Welcome to our living room. Take a seat, make yourself comfortable. Would you like to watch a movie, or the new “Family Guy” episode? — Oh, that, over there. You want to know why there's a pile o...
‘People looked at me like I was an alien’
Microsoft researcher Danah Boyd talks about social networking, young people and how the web is more private than your home — From “technology-baffled grannies” to “pale-skinned gaming addicts”, ther...
Motorola Motus AT&T rumor gains momentum
We can't confirm the details here, but we've received some pretty in-depth information about the Motorola Motus' possible launch on AT&T that would seem to largely corroborate what we've been hearing ...
Microsoft Asked Apple To Pull 360 Live
We've told you about 360 Live a little while ago but it seems like it wasn't of Microsoft's taste apparently since they just contacted Apple to have it pulled. — Not that they have an issue with the...
Cap My iPhone? Try This Instead, AT&T
AT&T is planning to find ways to convince heavy iPhone users to stop using so much data (despite paying for unlimited plans), as a way to ameliorate the perpetually clogged 3G networks in San Francisc...
China Unicom's IPhone Sales Hit 100,000
China Unicom has sold more than 100,000 iPhones since it launched the country's first official sales of the handset at the end of October, it said Thursday. — The figure is the first China Unicom ha...
Jolicloud pre-beta now ready for download, and I love it
While Chrome OS has been getting the lion's share of netbook/smartbook buzz of late, Tariq Krim and company have been steadfastly plugging away at Jolicloud. — Today, the Jolicloud pre-beta has been...
Objection! Florida Bans Judges From “Friending” Lawyers on All Social-Networking Sites
In one of the craziest proclamations I've ever read, the Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee has banned judges from “friending” lawyers on social-networking sites. The reason?
Microsoft adds another company to its healthcare portfolio
Microsoft is continuing to add to its family of healthcare sofware and services with yet another purchase: Sentillion Inc. — On December 10, Microsoft announced its intentions to purchase for an und...
New Spotify for Android release
Late last night we released a new version of Spotify for Android. The new version (v 0.3.24) can be downloaded from the Android Market or use your phone's browser and go to m.spotify.com and select t...
Yahoo joins the real-time search parade
Yahoo is ready to integrate real-time results from Twitter directly onto its search pages. — Not to be outdone by its rivals, Yahoo is getting into the real-time search business as well. — Days af...
AOL Spinoff Faces Not Challenges, Not Hurdles, But Steep Cliffs
Today's the day — AOL (AOL) gets spun off and out of the hair (and off the balance sheets) of Time Warner (TWX), which hopes to look better in the stock race by not having to run carrying dead weight ...
Skype for Symbian beta release
We're pleased to announce that we are ready to release a limited beta of our upcoming Symbian phones client, Skype for Symbian. — This beta release of Skype for Symbian supports more than ten differ...