Our new approach to buying a mobile phone
Android was developed with one simple idea: Open up mobile devices to enable greater innovation that will benefit users everywhere. — We first executed on this vision a little over a year ago, when ...
Google Nexus One: Everything You Need to Know
The Nexus One, the Google Phone, is really here. And everything you need to know about it? Right here. — What Is It? — It's the latest, maybe greatest, Android phone. Google calls it a “superph...
Nexus One review
The Nexus One. In the modern climate of hyped (and over-hyped) smartphone launches, Google's official entry into the phone-sales game has excelled in a department where many find difficulty: generati...
Microsoft and H.P. To Reveal Slate PC Ahead of Apple
It could be one of Steve Ballmer's riskiest trade show moves in years. — On Wednesday, Mr. Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, will unveil a novel take on a slate-type computer during his evening ...
ESPN to launch 3D network in June
ESPN is going 3D. The venerable sports network will launch ESPN 3D on June 11 with a World Cup soccer match, creating what it says will be the first all three-dimensional television network to the ho...
A Few Thoughts on the Nexus One
There will be many posts focusing on the look, feel, and features of the Nexus One, so I'm going to focus on what Android's latest incarnation says about the competitive landscape - what I've elsewher...
T-Mobile Upgrades to HSPA 7.2Mbps, First to Deploy HSPA+
Today T-Mobile announced that it has upgraded its entire 3G network to HSPA 7.2Mbps (peak speeds). That's an improvement from 3.6Mbps, and should allow for faster wireless downloads. T-Mobile also p...
By the pricking of my thumbs, something awesome this way comes.
It's the first press event at CES and time to tease you before our big announcement on the 7th so here's a sneak peek of something about the Boxee Box that we didn't show off at the Boxee Beta Event i...
Nobody Has A Million Twitter Followers
Last week, I wrote a bit about what it's like to be on Twitter's suggested user list. The response to that post has been really gratifying, and I wanted to share a bit of what I've learned, as well s...
Now you can play Foursquare anywhere
Attention, suburbanites: You, too, can be the mayor of your local Home Depot. — That's because New York-based mobile location-sharing service Foursquare has made a subtle but big improvement. It's ...
Apple's App Store Downloads Top Three Billion
Apple® today announced that more than three billion apps have been downloaded from its revolutionary App Store by iPhone® and iPod touch® users worldwide. — “Three billion applications downloaded in...
Songbird Lands Deal With Philips, To Come Bundled With Millions Of Portable MP3 Players
Don't count Songbird out yet. The open source media player that's increasingly positioning itself as an alternative to Apple's iTunes has forged a deal with global electronics maker Philips.
Apple's tablet will use Verizon's 3G network, sources say
Wall Street analyst claims multiple carriers to support device, but ‘definitely Verizon’ — Computerworld - Apple's tablet will use Verizon's wireless data network to connect to the Internet when use...
Minneapolis' $20 million Wi-Fi completed
In October 2007, Bill Witzany of US Internet installed a relay node on Lasalle Avenue in Minneapolis to improve the Wi-Fi signal strength in that area. The network, built under city contract, suffere...
Apple, Verizon in disagreement over CDMA iPhone pricing - report
As Apple and Verizon are rumored to be in negotiations for a summer 2010 CDMA iPhone launch, the nation's largest wireless carrier and the handset maker are believed to be at odds over pricing.
Gawker Media Moves To Uniques: Be “Even More of a Hustler,” Says Nick Denton
“We all know that some pageviews are worth more than others,” writes Gawker Media honcho Nick Denton today in an internal memo. “Think of an exclusive such as Gawker's embassy hazing pics …
Doing It Wrong
Enterprise Systems, I mean. And not just a little bit, either. Orders of magnitude wrong. Billions and billions of dollars worth of wrong. Hang-our-heads-in-shame wrong. It's time to stop the mad...
5 Reasons Why RSS Readers Still Rock
Recently I wrote about the decline of RSS Readers as a way for people to keep up with news. I noted that while many people still use RSS Readers, usage has decreased due to the emergence of real-time...
Poor IDNs. The Media Will Never Understand.
Recent coverage of internationalized domain names was erroneous. — They sky is falling! The sky is falling! — Or so the headlines read. — Last week I mentioned an article in The London Times ab...
Google Blocking Negative Search Recommendations On Islam - Why?
Religion always causes a stir when it is debated, and Google seems to know it. Google is not taking a fair approach to the way that it handles searches for different religions. — When you search fo...
Why I Agree With Bono
When I logged onto Twitter yesterday, I discovered U2's Bono going down in Tweeted flames. Turns out the singer/philanthropist wrote a forward-looking Top-10 list for The New York Times in which he ...
A Venture Integrating Skype Into the Family Room
SAN FRANCISCO — There will soon be something new to watch on the living room TV: your relatives and friends in different parts of the world. — On Tuesday, Panasonic and LG Electronics, two of the to...
FTC set to examine cloud computing
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating the privacy and security implications of cloud computing, according to a recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission. — The FTC, whic...
What's Your Online Content Worth? Global Consumers Say: It Depends
Across countries, demographics and content types, consumers have diverse attitudes about paying for content online. — Nic Covey, Director of Cross-Platform Insights, The Nielsen Company
Google To Introduce Click-to-Call (Billing) in Ads on Mobile Devices
Google sent out notification to its AdWords advertisers that this month “your location-specific business phone number will display alongside your destination url in ads that appear on high-end mobile ...
Gartner Acquires Burton Group
Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT), the leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry, today announced that, on December 30, 2009, it acquired Burton Group, Inc....
Nexus One vs iPhone, Droid & Palm Pre - Total Cost of Ownership
Today is Nexus One launch day and we decided in typical BillShrink fashion, we would take a look at the overall total cost of ownership of the Nexus One vs. iPhone vs. Droid vs. Palm Pre. This is the...
Silicon Valley ‘Bloodbath’ Leaves Entire Office Buildings Empty
Over 43 million square feet of office space stands vacant in California's Silicon Valley, adding to the technology hub's biggest property glut since the dot-com bust — (Bloomberg) — Silicon Valley i...
Best Buy Optimization Is A Big Stupid Annoying Waste Of Money
Over the past year, a number of you have been telling us that, due to “pre-optimization” of computers, it's difficult — sometimes impossible — to walk into a Best Buy and leave with the advertised dea...
AirStash expands your iPhone's storage, wirelessly
You may be able to get your iPhones and iPod Touches in 32GB flavors these days, but what's an unlucky early adopter stuck with an 8GB model to do? Get an AirStash, maybe, a device that pledges to ad...
Msnbc buys breakingnews.com
A little more than a month ago msnbc announced plans to take over the @breakingnews Twitter handle, a news feed of breaking news tidbits with a whopping 1.5 million followers. Today, the msnbc Digita...
iPhone and Magic Mouse linked up by BTstack (video)
Even though you probably still can't figure out what good the ability to connect your Bluetooth keyboard to your iPhone will do, the BTstack project is steaming ahead with this demo of a connected Mag...
Boxee Box officially announced: under $200, Flash 10.1 support
The Boxee Box has already been semi-announced once, but it's making a much more grand debut here at CES — and it's coming with a spec list this time. Just as we'd heard, the asymmetrical streamer wil...
OpenID Connect
I've been thinking about how we make OpenID both easier and sexier for quite a while now. As frustrating as the answer may be to technologists, the problem is not necessarily one that can be solved w...
Microsoft rethinks, reveals prices for its Office 2010 SKU line-up
Microsoft is adding one new version to its line-up for Office 2010, a “Professional Academic” SKU that includes Outlook, as rumored late last year. The company also is sharing its planned retail pric...
Stewart, ‘South Park’ dragged into YouTube row
Stephen Colbert, the comedian, political satirist, and host of Comedy Central's “Colbert Report,” is funny on his show. The animated characters on “South Park,” created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker,...
Eye-Fi Pro X2 Wireless Transfers Photos Farther and Faster
What would make the Eye-Fi wireless SD cards even better? Most folks would either say “more storage” or “more speed.” What would you say to both? Actually, you can bite your tongue because no matte...
ASUS calls for better PC design
LAS VEGAS — Computer maker ASUS, which fueled the netbook craze with its Eee PC lineup, took a different direction during its Consumer Electronics Show press event here today, stressing the importance...
Lenovo Pushes New Smartbook as Netbook Alternative
Lenovo on Tuesday made a splash in the mobile market with the launch of its first smartbook, a mini-laptop that the company says combines the best features of netbooks and smartphones, albeit without ...