Google Launching Twitter-Killer For Gmail! (GOOG)
Google could launch a Twitter-killer as soon as this week, the Wall Street Journal reports. — Google already allows Gmail users to update their status. The prompt reads, “let people know what you'r...
Google leaps language barrier with translator phone
GOOGLE is developing software for the first phone capable of translating foreign languages almost instantly — like the Babel Fish in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. — By building on existing t...
iPhone 4G Parts are Here...
1) The LCD appears to be factory glued to the digitizer which is more similar to the first generation iPhones than the iPhone 3G and 3GS. The digitizer can be separated from the LCD on the 3G and 3GS...
Verizon Blocks 4chan
According to 4chan's Twitter account and status update blog, they have been “explicitly blocked” by the Verizon wireless network. — If you're unfamiliar with 4chan and why an ISP/wireless company wo...
Google Launches Phone Support For The Nexus One, Lowers ETF By $200
Since the launch of the Nexus One, early adopters have likely had one question lurking in the back of their minds: who to take the phone to if it broke. You see, when the phone was first launched, Go...
How to split up the US
As I've been digging deeper into the data I've gathered on 210 million public Facebook profiles, I've been fascinated by some of the patterns that have emerged. My latest visualization shows the info...
Apple Job Posting Suggests Video Recording Coming to Future iPad Models
A new job posting on Apple's site suggests that the company is preparing to add still and video camera capabilities to its iPad tablet device in the future. The position is for a quality assurance en...
Tapulous launches new iPhone game, Riddim Ribbon
Tapulous has managed to maintain a strong business on the iPhone with its Tap Tap Revenge music games, despite the entry of RockBand from the big guys, MTV Networks and Electronic Arts. Now Tapulous ...
1080p streaming not coming to Netflix this year
Editors' note, 4:30 p.m. PST: Netflix now claims that it incorrectly acknowledged 1080p streaming in the company's 2010 development road map. A Netflix representative has clarified that the company p...
Biggest hacker training site shut down
What is believed to be the country's biggest hacker training site has been shut down by police in Central China's Hubei province. — Three people were also arrested, local media reported yesterday. ...
An SD memory card adapter for your iPhone
I don't normally blog about gadget hardware, but zoomMediaPlus' new zoomIt SD card adapter for iPhone and iPod Touch fills a gaping hole of utility. Not only does it let Apple handset owners look at ...
Google doppelgänger casts riddle over interwebs
Why is Google routing the world through ‘Googol’? — Sometime in the middle of October, Google silently launched a new net domain - a barely-disguised doppelgänger to the familiar google.com - and ac...
The Ten Biggest Advertising Publishers On The Web
Last year, Yahoo still dominated display advertising on the Web in terms of sheer number of ad impressions on its properties, but social networking sites MySpace and Facebook came on strong. Some new...
IBM Unveils Power7 Systems, Ramps Up Competition Against HP, Sun
IBM is rolling out the first of its Power7 systems as it looks to grab more market share in the $14 billion Unix server space from HP and Sun. The move comes as HP and Intel prepare to release the ne...
As Data Flows In, the Dollars Flow Out
John Anderson and Sharon Rapoport estimate they spend $400 a month, or close to $5,000 a year, keeping their family of four entertained at home. — There are the $30-a-month data plans on their Black...
The Bids Are In for AOL's Sale of ICQ-It's Down to a “U.N.” of Four Buyers
AOL has taken another step closer to selling off its ICQ instant messaging service, culling seven bids to four “serious” ones, said sources close to the situation. — The price for the service is hov...
Hackers ship Pwnage Tool for 3.1.3 for iPhone
The iPhone Dev-Team has introduced PwnageTool 3.1.5 for Mac OS X which now supports Apple's recently-released iPhone OS 3.1.3. — “Phone 3GS users (regardless of unlock) should stay away from this an...
Disney, Google eye stake in China bus media firm
* Google among investors in Disney consortium — * KFC to partner with Bus Online in 2,000 restaurants (Adds KFC deal, Disney and Google's China business) — A consortium led by Walt Disney Co (DIS....
British Library to offer 19th Century first editions for free download on Amazon Kindle
The British Library is to make more than 65,000 rare first editions of 19th Century fiction available for the public to download for free from the spring. — Owners of the Amazon Kindle e-book device...
Mobile ad exchange Mobclix teams with Nielsen to sharpen ad targeting for 890,000 households
Mobile advertising is one of the hottest fields we report on at VentureBeat. Gartner analysts expect it to be a $7.4 billion market by the end of 2014. Not as big as Google's $20 billion-ish ad econ...
Apple Management: iPad Prices Could Change
That was just one of the items in a note out Sunday night from Credit Suisse recounting meetings with Apple executives.
Nokia Targeted in US Class Action Suit
A class action complaint against Nokia alleges the company committed securities fraud when describing its operations in 2008. — The class action complaint was filed on Friday in U.S. District Court ...
Loopt Launches Local Advertising
Competition is heating up in the social location space, with companies like Yelp, Gowalla and Foursquare recently raising fresh capital and adding new features and partners. And then there's Google, ...
Nook to reach Barnes & Noble shops this Wednesday
Barnes & Noble today said that the Nook will at last reach its retail shops. While it has had demo units in stores since launch in the fall, the bookseller now says it expects most locations to have ...