Facebook Loses Face: Board Member's Account is Breached
Yesterday morning, some of the 2,301 Facebook friends of venture capitalist and Facebook board member Jim Breyer received a message from him, through Facebook. “Would You Like a Facebook Phone Number...
Firefox 4: fast, powerful, and empowering
Today, I presented an early product plan for Firefox 4 to the Mozilla community (live, over the web!) to share our vision for the next version of Firefox, and what projects are underway to realize it....
A faster Wi-Fi format aims to eliminate most wires
Ready to cut the cord? The next generation of Wi-Fi technology could make most wires obsolete. — The Wi-Fi Alliance, an organization that certifies wireless industry standards, announced the specif...
Twitter to Launch Twitter Business Center [SCREENSHOTS]
We have confirmed with Twitter that beta testing of its new business features, dubbed the “Twitter Business Center,” has begun. — According to the company, “only a handful of accounts have these fea...
Steve Jobs Says Printing “Will Come” for iPad
Since Steve Jobs has taken it upon himself to answer customer queries, he becomes a frequently cited source for what Apple is working on. According to one reader, Steve Jobs replied to an email askin...
Sprint Won't Sell the Nexus One
First, Verizon changed their mind about the Google Phone after releasing the similar HTC Incredible. Now Sprint, weeks before the release of the Evo 4G, has done the same. And with that, the CDMA Ne...
New MacBook Air or 27-inch Cinema Display coming this week?
Macworld.com.au today predicts a new product release this week based on a “well-placed source familiar with Apple inventory levels and product refreshes.” This is the same person who was aware of the...
It's hip to be square (and Android 2.1-powered): Meet the Motorola Flipout
Square phones, man. Call me old fashioned, but I just don't get it. Nokia did it with the Twist, LG did it with the LG Lotus and Lotus Elite, and now Motorola appears to be giving it a go — but unli...
The Unified Database Of Places Is Coming Soon. Or Maybe Never.
Last month, Erick wrote a post calling for the creation of an open database of places. As location-based services continue to gain popularity, each of them is building up these massive databases of p...
iPad Multi-Touch
A friend of mine recently asked how many simultaneous touch events the iPad supported; I wasn't sure, so I promised to write some code to conduct an experiment and find the answer. I got around to do...
Apple to SIM-lock Japanese iPads
IDG News Service - Apple appears to have reversed course in Japan on a key feature of its iPad 3G: It won't offer a version capable of being used with different cellular carriers there. — All Japane...
Fujitsu to unveil improved color e-paper screen
Fujitsu Laboratories announced today that they will be unveiling a new version of their color electronic paper display at the company's Fujitsu Forum exhibition in Tokyo next week. The new screen is ...
Google backed by almost all U.S. publishers on digital bookstore
NEW YORK — U.S. online search giant Google Inc has clinched the support of almost all publishers in the United States for its digital bookstore expected to be launched as early as the end of June, co...