Whitman pledges not in Craigslist contract
GEORGETOWN, Del. — Assurances that former eBay CEO Meg Whitman gave Craigslist's officials before eBay bought into the online classifieds company were never put in writing, the founder of Craigslist a...
Apple Countersues Nokia
Responding to a lawsuit brought against the company by Nokia, Apple® today filed a countersuit claiming that Nokia is infringing 13 Apple patents. — “Other companies must compete with us by inventin...
CrunchPad Federal Lawsuit Filed; Some Additional Thoughts
Thursday afternoon we filed a lawsuit against Fusion Garage in the Northern District of California Federal court. The causes of action include Fraud and Deceit, Misappropriation of Business Ideas, Br...
Microsoft Acquires Opalis Software
The Deal reports that Microsoft will today announce it has acquired Opalis Software, “a venture-backed maker of IT process automation technology.” — Terms were not disclosed. — In early October, O...
Either Mark Zuckerberg got
When Facebook's new privacy settings were rolled out yesterday, many privacy gurus complained that the default setting was for “Everyone” to have access to your Facebook profile …
Microsoft Is Losing Fight for Consumers, Analyst Says
Mark Anderson is the writer behind the Strategic News Service, a predictive newsletter with a wide following among technology executives and venture capitalists, which he publishes from the island red...
Motorola Milestone sells out in less than 3 hours
eXpansys says it's the fastest-selling gadget in its 11-year history — Online retailer eXpansys, the exclusive stockist of the new Motorola Milestone, has revealed the new high-end handset has sold ...
Hackers root Motorola Droid
These are not the Droids you are hacking for — Updated Hackers have successfully rooted Motorola's Droid smartphone, allowing users to install applications or services of their choice outside the se...
Chevy Volt Will Connect to Blackberry and iPhone Apps
It is GM's intention to make the Chevy Volt a very wired and connected high-tech car. — We have already known that charging will be programmable at least from the dash. Drivers will be able to set ...
Apple offers free taste of iTunes LP format with ‘Holiday Sampler’
Apple is promoting its new iTunes LP format with a free downloadable selection of 20 holiday songs from a variety of popular artists. — The free iTunes Holiday Sampler download includes a variety of...
Nokia 5235 Comes With Music rolls into view
GLOBAL - The new Nokia 5235 Comes With Music promises to bring a plethora of free music to users at a price they might not expect. Based on the 5230, this Comes With Music edition boasts the perfect ...
No, Virginia, the Apple Tablet is a big fat Fairy Tale
Dear Rex: — I am 8 years old. — Some of my little friends say that Apple will be coming out with a cool device that's like an iPod Touch or iPhone, but only bigger — you know, like the rumor you s...
Google needs your help to improve Google Voice transcriptions
If you're anything like us, you take Google at its word that it's not evil, and that it hasn't been running rampant with your ... well, your life ... handing over your contacts, trusting it with your ...
Google backs world's fastest net cable
• Undersea line set to run 5,000 miles across southeast Asia — • £245m cable marks latest investment in net infrastructure — In little more than a decade, Google has conquered the technology indus...
Rather than patch, Microsoft blocks buggy code
In a rare move, declines to fix multiple flaws in Windows 2000, XP — Computerworld - Microsoft has decided to disable a 17-year-old video codec in older versions of Windows rather than patch multipl...
Six Million More Seniors Using the Web than Five Years Ago
While people 65 and older still make up less than 10 percent of the active Internet universe, their numbers are on the rise. In the last five years, the number of seniors actively using the Internet ...
Apple's Next Media Frontier Will Be Streaming Video
Video entertainment was “the one that got away” from Apple, but recent moves reveal the company is taking a second stab at the category, and that streaming video will play a major role. — The additi...
The iPhone moves from the quad to the classroom
Most college professors will tell students to put away their iPhone or iPod once class starts. But not Ken Joy. His class requires them. — Professor Joy teaches ECS 198H, Introduction To iPhone Ap...
iPhone users suffering ‘Stockholm Syndrome’, analyst firm reckons
iPhone users are suffering from delusion akin to Stockholm Syndrome, says Strand Consulting in a weird little slice of research released this morning by this particular team of generally anti-iPhone a...
Motorola prepping 3G module with support for AT&T and T-Mobile USA alike
T-Mobile's oddball 3G network makes creating a device that simply supports all forms of North American HSPA a challenge for a very simple reason: even triband HSPA radios are still a bit of a novelty ...
Are Microsoft Users More Gullible When It Comes To Online Advertising?
Is there something about people who use Microsoft products that makes them more likely to click on an online ad? Some data from search advertising network Chitika suggests so. Earlier this week …
With draft standard, 3D Web closer to reality
3D graphics became ordinary first in games, then in operating systems, and on Thursday, it took a significant step toward being built into Web browsers as well. — The Khronos Group, which oversees t...
Hamstrung by Delays, Fitbit Explains and Tries to Deliver
Nicholas Cole was determined to shed a few pounds after the holiday season. So when he heard about a nifty new fitness device called the Fitbit Tracker, a wearable sensor that tracks movement, distan...